Woodlands
Nicolas Woodlands Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River, South West Australia, Western Australia, Australia
See previous Delectable notes for the 2007 “Nicolas”. Incredibly youthful in colour, nose and palate for 17 years. Full bodied and powerful still with years to go. Palate shows blackcurrant, mulberry and spice. This is a wine where most experts underestimated the drinking window. Sadly I only have one bottle left and I will leave until at least 2027 when it is 20 years old, and preferably longer if I can summon the willpower.
See previous Delectable notes for the 2007 “Nicolas”. Incredibly youthful in colour, nose and palate for 17 years. Full bodied and powerful still with years to go. Palate shows blackcurrant, mulberry and spice. This is a wine where most experts underestimated the drinking window. Sadly I only have one bottle left and I will leave until at least 2027 when it is 20 years old, and preferably longer if I can summon the willpower.
Oct 26th, 2024Incredibly youthful - opaque dark ruby in colour. Aromas of mulberry, cigar box, herbs, cassis, and bracken. This wine has a lot of intestinal fortitude (guts) and will live well past 2030. Longer living than most experts drinking window. This is the top Cuvée from Woodlands, always named after a family member or friend, in this case, Nicolas. Have the next in 2 years.
Incredibly youthful - opaque dark ruby in colour. Aromas of mulberry, cigar box, herbs, cassis, and bracken. This wine has a lot of intestinal fortitude (guts) and will live well past 2030. Longer living than most experts drinking window. This is the top Cuvée from Woodlands, always named after a family member or friend, in this case, Nicolas. Have the next in 2 years.
May 13th, 2024This is the first vintage I discovered how good the top Cabernet from Woodlands is (always named after a family member or friend). This is the 3rd bottle from an original 6. A dense Ruby red in colour Herbal, Bay Leaf and some cassis aromas . Very much a capsicum red pepper taste on the medium weight palate with other herbaceous characters which dominate the fruit - lacking cassis and blackberry. A good wine nonetheless. Will continue on until at least it’s 20th Birthday but I’m inclined to drink the remaining 3 bottles in the next few years before the fruit disappears altogether.
This is the first vintage I discovered how good the top Cabernet from Woodlands is (always named after a family member or friend). This is the 3rd bottle from an original 6. A dense Ruby red in colour Herbal, Bay Leaf and some cassis aromas . Very much a capsicum red pepper taste on the medium weight palate with other herbaceous characters which dominate the fruit - lacking cassis and blackberry. A good wine nonetheless. Will continue on until at least it’s 20th Birthday but I’m inclined to drink the remaining 3 bottles in the next few years before the fruit disappears altogether.
Sep 23rd, 2021The premium red cuvée from Woodlands is named after family members or friends. The Nicolas is not as ripe as subsequent vintages but still exhibits dusty, cassis, left bank Bordeaux notes. Quite tannic with a long future.
The premium red cuvée from Woodlands is named after family members or friends. The Nicolas is not as ripe as subsequent vintages but still exhibits dusty, cassis, left bank Bordeaux notes. Quite tannic with a long future.
Feb 21st, 2016