2018 Massoni Reserve Cabernet Shiraz 750ml Franciacorta 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4%

6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc

The initial palate impact provides ripe plum notes with a striking corset of fine savoury tannin that focuses and defines the wine

imparts the wine with depth and a mineral edge

with mermaid sightings adding to local lore

with concentrated red and dark berry fruits

2018 Massoni Reserve Cabernet Shiraz 750ml Franciacorta 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4%Good depth of colour, still youthful at six years of age. It offers plenty of ripe aromas berries, black olives, earthiness, a whiff of regional eucalyptand is warm and full in the mouth with layered tannins fitting harmoniously. Traditional in style, it's a bit fumey with alcohol, but it's a winner for those who like the warming, old school, slightly porty type of Oz red Drinking Window 20252033 (04 Dec 2024) 90 100 from The Real Review Ralph Kyte