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Nocturne SV Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Nocturne SV Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Free Delivery Orders over $250*
Or $9.95 flat fee Australia wide.
Dispatched from our Melbourne store.
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Critic reviews
Critic reviews
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – "The 2023 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Sheoak vineyard and leads with all the purity, precision and balance that we have come to expect from the glorious 2023 season. You get cassis, raspberry pip, dried herbs, sheets of nori, iodine and leather. The wine is potently intense; the fruit penetrates the palate and stains it with flavor. The wine is still opening up; it's so young as to be inchoate and with a long, bright future ahead. It has a glittery, purple, shimmering sort of vibrancy to it, as if lit by its own inner light. Margaret River is at its greatest when wines are like this, with concentrated flavor, weight without heaviness, resolved ductile tannins and purity of fruit. Unstoppable. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." 97+ points. Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate Nov 2024
Vintage Vigilant
Vintage Vigilant
We aim to have all wines above $30 be vintage specific. In the case the listed vintage is out of stock and you note you would like that particular vintage, we will inform you via email for approval to go ahead.
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Delivery Times
Delivery Times
To be able to supply such a unique & extensive range of boutique wines, we don't hold much of the inventory. So with us, there is the added step of receiving the wine from our local suppliers before it is dispatched to you. Most orders are dispatched within 3-6 working days.
Returns and Warranty
Returns and Warranty
Replacement or refund offered if bottles are faulty or damaged. All our deliveries are insured against loss, however you must notify us in a reasonable amount of time.
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – "The 2023 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Sheoak vineyard and leads with all the purity, precision and balance that we have come to expect from the glorious 2023 season. You get cassis, raspberry pip, dried herbs, sheets of nori, iodine and leather. The wine is potently intense; the fruit penetrates the palate and stains it with flavor. The wine is still opening up; it's so young as to be inchoate and with a long, bright future ahead. It has a glittery, purple, shimmering sort of vibrancy to it, as if lit by its own inner light. Margaret River is at its greatest when wines are like this, with concentrated flavor, weight without heaviness, resolved ductile tannins and purity of fruit. Unstoppable. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." 97+ points. Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate Nov 2024
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The 2023 vintage; it is a thing…… as is this wine. In seasons when you can wait, and pause, and asses the grapes for perfect tannin ripeness is when you know you have something special going on. Not too hot, not too cold, it was the ‘Goldilocks’ season where everything was just right. In this instance from what I see as the best part of the Sheoak vineyard slope, we have made an effortless wine with the finest of tannin structures.
We commenced picking Sheoak Cabernet on the 6th of April, relatively early given the even nature of the vintage. Darkly coloured though wonderfully fine and ethereal from the outset. Instantly perfumed and richly coloured, the wine spent 14 days on skins with a peak fermentation temperature of around 26 degrees C. The wine was pressed to tank and settled briefly, before being transferred to a combination of new (25%) and two & three-year-old barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. The wine was racked only once in this time and, after 16 months in oak, was emptied from barrel. Only the best barrels were selected for this final blend. The wines was then settled, clarified and bottled.
The Sheoak vineyard makes expressive, medium-bodied, silky structured wines. This for me is the perfect incarnation: Dark fruit flavours and high notes of cassis and warm spice frame this fine and completely poised vintage of the Nocturne SV. While it’s amazingly accessible on release, this wine would love 5 to 8 years further maturation, which will really make this amazing wine shine. – Julian Langworthy
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal(s) | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Margaret River |
| Brand | Nocturne |
| Vintage | 2023 |
Nocturne SV Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
The 2023 vintage; it is a thing…… as is this wine. In seasons when you can wait, and pause, and asses the grapes for perfect tannin ripeness is when you know you have something special going on. Not too hot, not too cold, it was the ‘Goldilocks’ season where everything was just right. In this instance from what I see as the best part of the Sheoak vineyard slope, we have made an effortless wine with the finest of tannin structures.
We commenced picking Sheoak Cabernet on the 6th of April, relatively early given the even nature of the vintage. Darkly coloured though wonderfully fine and ethereal from the outset. Instantly perfumed and richly coloured, the wine spent 14 days on skins with a peak fermentation temperature of around 26 degrees C. The wine was pressed to tank and settled briefly, before being transferred to a combination of new (25%) and two & three-year-old barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. The wine was racked only once in this time and, after 16 months in oak, was emptied from barrel. Only the best barrels were selected for this final blend. The wines was then settled, clarified and bottled.
The Sheoak vineyard makes expressive, medium-bodied, silky structured wines. This for me is the perfect incarnation: Dark fruit flavours and high notes of cassis and warm spice frame this fine and completely poised vintage of the Nocturne SV. While it’s amazingly accessible on release, this wine would love 5 to 8 years further maturation, which will really make this amazing wine shine. – Julian Langworthy