Seppelt Dorrien Cabernet Sauvignon
Barossa Valley
Price Range at Release: $30-$49
Vintage: 1998
Wild, briary aromas of cassis, prunes and currants, with meaty, earthy undertones of licorice and sweet cedar/chocolate oak. Smooth and polished, its elegant, creamy palate offers a fine length of vibrant cassis and plum flavours supported by sweet oak and framed by smooth tannins. Finishes long and tight, with some herbal complexity.
Last Date Tasted: 18/6/2002
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Vintage
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1998
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93 | 18.0 | 2006-2010+  | |
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1997
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89 | 16.8 | 2005-2009+ | |
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1996
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95 | 18.6 | 2008-2016 | |
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1994
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93 | 18.0 | 2006-2014 | |
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1993
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88 | 16.6 | 2001-2005 | |
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1992
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90 | 17.1 | 2000-2004 | |
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1991
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94 | 18.4 | 2003-2011 | |
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1990
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91 | 17.5 | 2002-2010 | |
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1989
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92 | 17.9 | 1997-2001 | |
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1988
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84 | 15.3 | 1993-1996 | |
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1987
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91 | 17.4 | 1995-1999 | |
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1986
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91 | 17.5 | 1998-2003 | |
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1984
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94 | 18.3 | 1996-2001 | |
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1982
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93 | 18.0 | 1990-1994 |
Winery
Seppelt
The Seppelt team continue to produce thrilling wine as they thoroughly over-deliver from the bottom to the top of their extensive range of Victorian wine. A list of edited highlights hardly looks edited at all Today Seppelt releases an increasing number of individual vineyard wines of the highest standard -Ę including two Five-Star wines of genuine Grand Cru status in the St Peters Shiraz and Drumborg Riesling -Ę plus a series of regional blends and two remarkable sparkling shirazes, all sharing the same stamp of elegance, balance, textural and savoury charm. There's a strong sense of aspiration and pride throughout this range -Ę it's hard to escape the feeling that the least expensive wines are made to the same parameters of style and quality as the elite.
The range is being redressed again as part of a new focus to take Seppelt to the world. What a shame that its over-fussed labels now feature detail such as the number of hectares planted at the Drumborg Vineyard (when the Drumborg wines are but a small selection from this) and feature the word 'Varietal' ahead of the correct 'Variety'. Labels are not the place to show a lack of wine smarts.
Chief Executive(s):
Tim Ford
Winemaker:
Clare Dry
Viticulturist:
Andrea Hart, Larry Sadler
White Wines
Bellfield Marsanne Roussanne >Botrytis Gewürztraminer >Coborra Pinot Gris >
Corella Ridge Chardonnay
Drumborg Vineyard Chardonnay >Drumborg Vineyard Pinot Grigio >Drumborg Vineyard Pinot Gris >Drumborg Vineyard Riesling >Drumborg Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
Drumborg Vineyard Traminer >Grampians Chardonnay
Great Western Riesling >Jaluka Chardonnay >Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris >Sheoak Spring Riesling
Victoria Chardonnay
Victoria Riesling
Victoria Sauvignon Blanc
Red Wines
Barossa Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Benno Shiraz >Chalambar Shiraz >Dorrien Cabernet Sauvignon >Drumborg Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon >Drumborg Vineyard Pinot Meunier >Drumborg Vineyard Pinot Noir >Grampians Cabernet Sauvignon
Grampians Shiraz
Great Western Reserve Shiraz
Great Western Shiraz >Harpers Range Cabernet Sauvignon >Mount Ida Shiraz >Moyston Cabernet Sauvignon
One Mile Drive Shiraz >Silverband Shiraz >St Peters Shiraz >Sunday Creek Pinot Noir
Terrain Cabernet Sauvignon >The Victorians Shiraz >Victoria Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Victoria Shiraz
Victorian Limited Release Pinot Noir
Fortified Wines
DP 117 Flor Fino
Sparkling
Drumborg Reserve Sparkling White >
Fleur-De-Lys Vintage Brut Sparkling
Hans Irvine Brut Sparkling
Limited Release Show Sparkling Shiraz >Millennium Release LD Sparkling Shiraz
Original Sparkling Shiraz >Salinger Vintage Cuvée >
Address:
36 Cemetery Road , Great Western , Victoria 3374 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Grampians, Henty, Heathcote, Bendigo
Telephone:
(03) 5361 2239
Facsimile:
(03) 5361 2328
Website:
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