2019 Cloudburst Cabernet Sauvignon

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Description

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Cloudburst is a small project by New Yorker Will Berliner who started making wine in his 'back yard' in Australia's Margaret River. Because the vineyards only cover 1.25 hectares, Berliner can manage his vineyards with great dedication. The wines are super-terroir wines and have achieved cult status in knowledgeable circles. Considering the very small vineyard, only a small number of bottles (a few hundred) are made from the Cloudburst wines, so they are an absolute collector's item. The wine is distributed via Place de Bordeaux!

The Cloudburst is a wine with a unique terroir character. A formidable wine. Powerfully aromatic, as if an internal combustion engine pumps the aromas out of the glass, exuding the freshness, clarity and purity of the wine with a compelling perfume of rose petal-tinted blueberries and the blackest imaginable, immaculately ripened fruit, infused with exotic wood spice. Presenting at the perfect point of ripeness, the fruit bursts on the palate with pure black cherries, black currants and blackberries. The wine is soft, with a creamy texture all carried by a perfect amount of powdery tannins. There is an extra powerful dimension of umami that gives the wine a lithe, sexy elegance and old-world precision. And its beautiful length and purity resonates remarkably long. - 97 Anson / 94 The Wine Independent

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Specifications

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Type of Wine Red
Country Australia
Region Margaret River
Icons Icon Asia, Australia & New Zealand
Winery Cloudburst
Grape Cabernet Sauvignon
Biological certified No
Natural wine No
Vegan No
Vintage 2019
Drinking as of 2023
Drinking till 2048
Alcohol % 14
Alcohol free/low No
Content 0.75 ltr
Oak aging Yes
Sparkling No
Dessert wine No
Closure Screw cap
James Suckling rating 96
Tasting Profiles Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Tannines, Vol
Drink moments Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard

Professional Reviews

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James Suckling

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97

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Wijnhuis

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Cloudburst is a small project by New Yorker Will Berliner who started making wine in his 'backyard' in Margaret River, Australia. Because the vineyards only cover 1.25 hectares, Berliner can manage his vineyards with great dedication. The very small vineyards are all organic and mainly worked by hand. If he can find reliable help, one of his main tasks is to weed out among his densely planted, almost bonsai-like vines.

He planted the first vines in 2005, but the process still continues as he continually fills holes in the vineyard. No supplemental water is used, so some vines invariably don't take root well and need to be replaced the following year - and sometimes the year after. The wines are super-terroir wines and have achieved cult status in knowledgeable circles. The price reflects the scarcity and intensive labor that Berliner devotes to the vineyard.

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