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Corymbia ‘Calgardup Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Name: Corymbia ‘Calgardup Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Brand: Corymbia
SKU: COCS202312 UCAU
Price: 59.99 AUD
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— 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Margaret River.
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— The realisation of a dream seeded by Rob’s grandfather, Jack Mann.
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— "My emphatic advice is to find it if you can." 98 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate March 2025

Origin

Western Australia Margaret River, Australia

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SKU: COCS202312 UCAU

98 Points
95 Points
95 Points

TASTING NOTES

This Cabernet Sauvignon is your fresh new obsession for savoring quiet evenings or intimate dinners. Grown just a stone’s throw from Margaret River’s iconic Redgate Beach, the 2023 Calgardup Vineyard bottling is a real showstopper. Expect vibrant black fruits—think juicy pomegranate and rich crème de cassis—woven with delicate hints of Dutch licorice, wet slate, and a subtle sea breeze. It’s medium-bodied but feels anything but simple, delivering a silky texture with a thrilling brightness and a lingering finish that invites you back for more.

This wine is a beautiful expression of place and passion, crafted from organically farmed, hand-harvested grapes with a unique approach that captures the spirit of both land and sea. The mild dry season gifted this vintage a freshness and depth that promise it will shine early yet age gracefully over time.

We adore pairing it with dishes that have a little smoky or earthy edge—think grilled mushrooms or slow-cooked lamb—to really let its complex layers pop. Whether you’re unwinding after a long day or sharing stories over dinner, this wine invites you to find your place and savor the moment.

98 points from The Wine Advocate seal the deal—Erin Larkin calls it a “must-find” for lovers of nuanced, character-filled Cabernet Sauvignon.

TASTING PROFILE

LIGHT
FULL

LOW TANNIN
TANNIC

SWEET
DRY

LOW ACIDITY
HIGH ACIDITY

Aroma: Blueberry, Boysenberry, Herbal

Palate: Blue Fruits, Cassis, Graphite

Food Pairings:

Pork
Red Meat

Classification: Red

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage: 2023

Bottle : 750ml (Bottle)

Country: Australia

Region: Western Australia

Alcohol: 13.8%

Cellaring: 15 Plus Years

Scores

98/100

The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon springs from a most glorious season in Western Australia (WA), and in particular, Margaret River. I judged at eight wine shows last season, six of which had classes of wines from Western Australia in 2023. It is my estimation that 2023 was a vintage that extracted the very best from every variety in every region in WA, and some of those classes—the Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon classes at the Margaret River wine show, for example—numbered among the most pleasurable classes of wines that I have ever judged in over 50 wine shows.
So, to this wine. It's is aromatic and leafy and layered with cassis, flaked milk chocolate, cracked peppercorns, nori sheets and mulberry. This has everything aromatically, but it is in the mouth where the tannins steal the show. This is elegant, finely milled, soft in its way—pliable and ductile, not "soft"—and so long through the finish. It's a remarkable wine, made all the more remarkable by its élevage in a large-format old oak vat (1,600 liters), which allows the fruit and the natural tannins to really shine. It is 100% berry sorted and fermented and aged in old oak. This is the lowest pH Cabernet made from this Corymbia vineyard in Calgardup in Margaret River, and it is also the greatest. It is a statement and a plea(more...)

Erin Larkin

Scores

95/100

The vineyard here is kind of like a secret garden, nestled just a little east of Redgate beach.
Lots of seaweed and sea spray, blackcurrant, ripe redcurrant, a little aniseed and dried rosy perfume. It’s medium-bodied, crisp and juicy, all redcurrant and raspberry, some biscuit flavour, an emery board fine grainy rub to tannin, lots of juicy red fruited energy, a crisp seaweed and umami flavour here, and the finish is saline and long. Very different to your average MR Cabernet, and the relief from oak is also a treat. Excellent. 95 points. Gary Walsh, The Winefront July 2024

Gary Walsh

Scores

95/100

Rob and Genevieve Mann are all about expressing their place at Calgardup, and it’s exciting to witness. This is the fifth release off their vineyard, and it entices with heady aromatics of violets and raspberry leaf alongside an array of flavours from cassis, redcurrants and mulberries to nori, Dutch licorice and baking spices. Lots of umami, too, and an ironstone character pops up across the fuller-bodied palate. Precise, almost velvety tannins in unison with lively acidity. Oh, and no new oak used. It’s a refreshing take, with plenty of fruit tannins to ensure this has depth and ageability. 95 points. Jane Faulkner, Wine Companion Oct 2023

Jane Faulkner

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