2024 Joshua Cooper Claret

A supple yet structured Bordeaux blend, packed with plush dark fruit, fine tannins, and effortless drinkability - perfect now or with time in the cellar.

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Joshua Cooper’s Claret is a nod to the softer, more fruit-forward Bordeaux blends of old - immediately appealing yet still structured enough to age gracefully. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec, it’s made in a supple, juicy style that works just as well for luncheon drinking as it does alongside a serious meal.

Bright garnet red in the glass, it opens with blood plum, cassis, and creamy black cherry, layered with hints of violet, tobacco, and iodine. The palate is plush and generous, full of purple berry fruit, yet framed by fine tannins and balanced acidity that give it structure without weight.

Approachable now, but will evolve beautifully over time - this is a modern take on a classic style, and one of the easiest-drinking reds in the Joshua Cooper lineup.

93 points
"It’s Claret alright. Medium weight, supple, dark cherry, cola, cassis, violet florals, sweet tobacco, light mahogany and choc-mint. A lively wine yet at medium weight, maybe a little more, sweet fruit and that herbal inflection running riot. All of it mellow in a way, seamless in integration. Light on its feet, pretty, and then, again, you know you have something of concentration. A touch resinous in this, but we move past, that’s micrometer detail. Wonderful wine here."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

93 points - "It’s Claret alright. Medium weight, supple, dark cherry, cola, cassis, violet florals, sweet tobacco, light mahogany and choc-mint. A lively wine yet at medium weight, maybe a little more, sweet fruit and that herbal inflection running riot. All of it mellow in a way, seamless in integration. Light on its feet, pretty, and then, again, you know you have something of concentration. A touch resinous in this, but we move past, that’s micrometer detail. Wonderful wine here." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, made in a slightly softer and more fruit forward style than our other Cabernet wines, though with enough structure to enjoy both now or later.

Bright garnet in colour, the Claret is full of blood plum, cassis and creamy black cherry fruit, while subtle tobacco, violet and iodine add complexity. Plush and full of purple berry fruit, the palate is light enough for luncheon drinking, yet also has enough stuffing and structure to take serious food matching, or some time in the cellar.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Macedon Ranges
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure DIAM Cork

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