Sticks No 29 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

The Sticks winery is located in Yarra Valley but this wine comes from two sub-regions, Dixons Creek and Yarra Glen.  Dixons Creek is not that big of a sub-region with only 34 people studying at the school in the area. What this area does provide is elegance in the Cabernet variety.  Below is a map of the two areas that this wine herald from.

Image from Google Maps

Image from Google Maps

Sticks No 29 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

True easy going and sophisticated flavours of fresh leaves and tiny blackcurrants slowly waltz out of my glass but they do so in such a manner that I have to stand to attention. The wine is definitely well constructed with the tannin and acid sitting firmly under the flavours of fun and frivolous joy. There is life brimming from the beautiful knight in well worn armour but that only adds to the experience now and in the future. It is the sort of wine that could be consumed now but I get the feeling that it will reward a few years in a dungeon.

Alcohol: 14.5%
Price: $40
Rated: 88
Drink: 2014 - 2025