Joshua Cooper Wines - Redbank Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon - 2022

What a coup that cabernet enthusiast and cheerleader Josh Cooper gets fruit from this vaunted and celebrated Pyrenees vineyard! Proprietor Neill Robb still farms the 1970s planted vines. Dark chocolate, dark plum, dark cherry, dark plum, you get the gist… It’s a vortex of potent and powerful cabernet flecked with mint, eucalyptus, cedar, clove, rich and smooth, though ribbons of fine, firm tannin, slightly bitter, do a wonderful job of tensing the wine up and guiding the lengthy persistence of these flavours. Fantastic wine, I hound the glass seeking the characters and textures on hand – an orchestral wine of high drinkability and prized age worthiness. Mega attractive. 96+ Points Mike Bennie, The Wine Front The wine world is a far more interesting, intriguing and diverse place with Josh Cooper in it plying his trade. Here, he sources fruit of a well-known vineyard planted in the '70s by Neill Robb, who still tends it. Skilfully, Josh teases the dark fruit into a savoury, complex wine that’s utterly delicious. Mid-weighted, fine tannins and lots of them, rolling smoothly across the palate. A striking wine. 95 Points Jane Faulkner, The Halliday Wine Companion