2023 Bloody Hill Villages Cabernet Sauvignon

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Bouncy and playful Cabernet Sauvignon, pure blackcurranty goodness with a lick of fine grip.

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Beautifully fresh and supple Cabernet from Timo's son Rivar, and wonderful value again in the Bloody Hill Villages range.

Made at the family winery the fruit is sourced from the Coldstream sub-region. Hand-picked, wild fermented and matured in old oak for just six months.

Very pure fruited, with blackcurrant leaf and cassis dominating. Gracefully mid-weight with real palate lift.

Cracking Cabernet for early drinking..(maybe not early morning though).

95 points
"If you could grow cabernet in Beaujolais, this is what it would smell like. Fragrant with ripe raspberries, blackcurrant pastilles and spices. Juicy on the palate, with light, grippy tannins making this a delicious wine to drink, ever so slightly chilled, on a warm night with food."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points
"The more I tasted, the more I liked and then loved. Ripper drinking. One of those ‘wow wines’ for the bucks."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

95 points - "Made with 40% whole bunches and matured in neutral French oak for six months. A gorgeous crimson purple. If you could grow cabernet in Beaujolais, this is what it would smell like. Fragrant with ripe raspberries, blackcurrant pastilles and spices. Juicy on the palate, with light, grippy tannins making this a delicious wine to drink, ever so slightly chilled, on a warm night with food." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points - "Yep, pepper, green capsicum, mezcal, cassis, lavender. Nice start. Fragrant. Juiciness in the palate whipped away with green, stemmy tannins and peppery spice accompanied by layers of minerally tannin. Luncheon Claret vibes with a bit more under the hood. The more I tasted, the more I liked and then loved. Ripper drinking. One of those ‘wow wines’ for the bucks." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Sweet cassis, mint, and a hint of fresh anise. Very juicy and expressive on the palate, sweet black currants and Blueberry fruit with super fine integrated tannins. simply joyful!.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure DIAM Cork

Timo Mayer

German-born, enigmatic winemaker Timo Mayer is one of the great characters of the Yarra Valley. The words bombastic, charismatic and wild are as much applicable to the man as his wines.

From his close-planted Yarra Valley vineyard, evocatively named 'Bloody Hill', Timo carves out some astounding wines made with low levels of new oak and minimal additions. The signature of Timo's winemaking style is his penchant for whole-bunch ferment. His wines have an ethereal quality, firm tannins and impeccable structure.

These are compelling and extremely limited wines that tell a unique story of the Yarra Valley.
The Bloody Hill range is now the responsibility of Timo's talented son Rivar Mayer Ferguson, and has dropped the Mayer on the label from the 2021 releases. They continue to be superb value wines.

Winemaker Timo Mayer Yarra Valley, VIC Timo Mayer

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