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As Reviewed on release ...

"From 28ha of Estate vines dating back to '49, matured for 18 months in predominantly French oak.
In typical Tahbilk fashion, medium-bodied and well structured, has blackcurrant fruit, bramble, earth and bay leaf inputs at various points along the journey.
Taken together, the fruit swells in the mouth, asserting the great value this wine offers."
James Halliday | www.winecompanion.com.au

“Victoria’s oldest family-owned winery, situated in the Nagambie Lakes district, continues to lift the bar on the quality of its reds. Fruit driving this fine effort from vines up to 60 years old which explains its deep, robust flavours and long-term cellaring appeal.”
John Fordham | Sydney Sunday Telegraph

“An excellent persistence and intensity of black fruits, spices, oak and tannins. Needs more time.”
Winestate Magazine

“Tahbilk had a bumpy ride up to 1925 when it was bought in a run-down state by UK Conservative Parliamentarian Reginald Purbrick. His son Eric Purbrick, a qualified barrister, turned his back on the London Bar and came to Australia as custodian of the historic vines, winery and cellars.
Today Eric’s grandson Alister is the fourth generation Purbrick to head Tahbilk and produce beaut wines like this bright garnet, 14 per cent-alcohol, forest-floor scented, spicy blackberry front-palate flavoured Cabernet Sauvignon.
The middle palate has dried cranberry, Turkish delight chocolate, mint and mocha oak and the finish dusty tannins”
John Lewis | Newcastle Herald

“You certainly get a whole lot of bang for your buck with this Estate grown wine, which is powerful and dark with spice, herbs and mint characteristics all contributing to the product, along with classy French oak. The Purbricks say this will cellar for a decade or more but it would be delicious right now with a weekend lamb roast.”
Winsor Dobbin | c!ao Magazine | www.winsordobbin.com.au

Enjoy Now to 2030/2033
Character and complexity define this bottle-aged Museum Cabernet Sauvignon.
Great colour development reflecting the 9 years spent in bottle. Aged, also known as secondary, characters immediately hit the nose. Forest floor, mulch, freshly picked mushrooms. The fruit is dried; dried blueberries, dried figs, dried goji berries. Subtle charred oak creating depth of aromas on the nose. There is a youthfulness on the palate still shining through, lifted by tart blueberry and cranberry juice. More of the dried secondary notes on the palate ... savoury black truffle and charred oak. This aged Cabernet Sauvignon is full of complexity and tannins providing a lovely backbone to the wine which will keep it in good stead for up to 8 years.
Holly Cusworth | Tahbilk Cellar Door Manager 

VINTAGE 2016
Vintage 2016 started dry with only two thirds of the average rainfall for winter recorded, followed by half the usual for September and budburst and then none measurable at all in October. The vineyard managers were watering two weeks before budburst and through to January when a massive thunderstorm dumped 86 mm of rain in just two hours with some parts of the Old Tahbilk vineyards also hit by hail storm damage.
Fortunately cool windy days followed with no mould or other diseases evident.
The harvest itself was 'compressed' with many of the red blocks going through veraison at the same time as the whites, leading to the same amount of grapes being taken in but in a shorter period of time.
Despite the early and quick vintage, the flavours were good with crisp and delicate whites and reds picked at optimum ripeness showing juicy and bright fruit.
Overall a good to very good vintage in terms of quality and quantity