Baileys HJT Cabernet Sauvignon 1979

Baileys HJT Cabernet Sauvignon 1979"Baileys of Glenrowan celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2020. Baileys, originally known as Baileys Bundarra, was the first winery I visited as a young graduate engineer. My passion for wine was kindled that day and the first wine I purchased was the trophy winning 1975 Baileys Bin RLS Hermitage. My love affair with Baileys blossomed over the ensuing decade and their wines constituted a large part of my cellar. Their red wines on release were quite

"  Coldstream Hills

its closest match is to what would be reckoned a great … season in Bordeaux… That was the major premise on which Wilyabrup was specifically selected for the first Margaret River plantings

This is still evolving

and in 2003 the WA Wine Industry Association introduced the annual Diana Madeline Cullen Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Individual to the WA Wine Industry in her honour

honeysuckled sweetness to the mid-palate

lengthening extract of somewhat sour-edged

breezy vineyard

A mighty Coonawarra cabernet and yes

mid-palate fruit than the Burgundy style and the tannin structure to evolve for many years

Potential to reach 98/100 (magnums likely to score higher)

Will cellar for decades

"I won’t tell you what I thought of her at the time