Langmeil 2021 Jackaman's Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

The 2021 Jackaman's Cabernet Sauvignon is silkier and more polished than the Blacksmith Cabernet tasted alongside it, and this here leads with blackberry and raspberry jam, resinous oak, dried herbs, tobacco and dark chocolate. The wine is intense and gritty, dark and full-bodied. This is a big wine, but it does achieve balance within the infinite folds of flavor. It's very good, and as a red wine, it's very good indeed, but the density and breadth of the wine does steer it away from a more "classical" Cabernet experience. 14.8% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

Score: 92 points -- Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate, 2024