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2009 First Drop Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Mother's Ruin McLaren Vale
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2009 First Drop Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Mother's Ruin McLaren Vale

Producer: First Drop Wines
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale

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88 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2011

Inky ruby.  Pungent, floral-accented aromas of blackberry and cherry compote, with a slow-building vanilla quality.  Oak-spiced dark fruit flavors show a strong vanilla quality and supple texture, with some heat on the back end.  The cherry note repeats on the firmly tannic, gripping finish.

87 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon built its reputation on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Here, in the district of Medoc, the varietal is the key component of blended wines that also may include some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and even Malbec and Petit Verdot. Moving slightly south, Cabernet Sauvignon meets Merlot in roughly equal proportions in the red wines of Graves. In both of these Bordeaux regions, the top bottles...
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