Iron Bark Forest Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 (Recommended)

Sourced off what must be some of the region's oldest cabernet vineyards at 30yrs. Lively nose with good fruit depth. Ripe berries and some vapour from the 'heat'. Good follow-up in the palate; more ripe berry fruit that is well backed with some noticable tannin and more heat. Nice lick of licorice (ahla McLaren Vale) but some regional mint keeps the Bendigo theme going, and nicely done too. A touch aggressive right now and I'm a little surprised that this only weighs in at 13%. Fruit weight tails a little in the back half but regardless looking very good for a 4 year old.