2014 Deep Woods Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Highly Rated
An extremely rare museum release of this legendary Jimmy Watson Trophy-winning Cabernet!

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**Jimmy Watson Trophy Winner!**
- Extremely limited museum release

This rare release from Deep Woods is a real treat – the 2014 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine that’s etched its place in Aussie wine history by taking out the Jimmy Watson Trophy. It’s from a stellar Margaret River vintage and crafted by Julian Langworthy and his team, using fruit from the estate’s old vines and neighbouring Abbey Vale. Now, with over a decade under its belt, it’s showing just how special it is.

The years have softened and deepened this wine beautifully. The bold blackcurrant and herb notes of its youth have settled into more complex layers, with earthy hints and perfectly integrated oak adding extra depth. The tannins are smooth, the structure’s spot-on, and it’s drinking like a dream right now.

Whether you’re cracking it open for a big occasion or just treating yourself, this is a rare piece of Margaret River’s story worth savouring. Perfect with slow-cooked lamb or a good hard cheese.

Jimmy Watson Trophy - Melbourne Wine Show

97 points - "Elegance and purity personified. The varietal expression is pitch perfect, cassis standing proud, its handmaidens fine-grained tannins and cedary French oak. It is an effortless wine, no more than medium-bodied, and needs no further elaboration. Shades of Xanadu." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

97 points - "Very deep, brilliant and young purple/red hue, with a bouquet which is likewise very fresh and primal, featuring lots of green bean among its strong herbal notes and very much a regional expression of cabernet. Full-bodied, firm and statuesque: a powerhouse of a wine. This needs time and will be very long lived. The rating reflects the future more than the present: it's too young to drink." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

97 points - "Beautifully curated oak and perfectly ripe fruit on offer here. This has a level of refinement in the tannin texture and shape that sets it apart. Packed with dark cherries, blackberries and blueberries, delivering strength and depth with a long thread of fleshy fruit. Shows density, seamlessness and dark fruit flavors. This really is a magnificent wine. Drink or hold." - James Suckling

97 points - "The 2014 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is famously dripping in gold medals, after winning the Jimmy Watson Memorial trophy and a swag of other trophies and golds across Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Western Australia wine shows. It's clear why it did so well. Lashings of dark chocolate, cocoa, cassis, dark forest berries, tobacco, tapenade, exotic spice and brine greet the bouquet, and the palate is imbued with wall-to-wall tannin and muscular fruit. This is full bodied, powerfully structured and thrusty, with persistent, consistent fruit for days. Impressive. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

94 points - "So much bling. And the Jimmy Watson winning wine too. Long sold out, I’d expect, but for those of you who have some in the cellar, a review! (at last). Have to say, I think Deep Woods winemaker Julian Langworthy gets the best out of the grapes he’s given to work with.

Dark chocolate, suede, mint, black fruits and baking spices. Medium bodied, firm mesh of fat chocolaty tannin, fresh acidity, a leafy and almost violetty mouth-perfume, maybe a bit of black tobacco too, and a long finish slick with fine-grained tannin. Lovely poise and polish, in a robust Northern Margaret River frame. Excellent. Satisfying." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Margaret River
Australian State WA
Feature High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Front
The Real Review
The Wine Advocate
Halliday Wine Companion
James Suckling
Critic Score 97
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2014
Closure Screw Cap

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