Marquis Philips S2 Cabernet Sauvignon 2004Product #22081
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Bottle Size Bottle (750ml) Color/Type Red Country/State Australia Email Wines Q3 2009 (July - Sept) Price $30 - $50 Producer Marquis Philips Region McLaren Vale Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage 2004 -
One of the last vintages of Marquis Philips' flagship Cabernet Sauvignon made by Sparky Marquis before he left to found Mollydooker. The S2 Cab is intended to show the plumper side of the variety, and the 2004 manages that without getting heavy or flat. A fine steak wine with plenty of mid-term aging potential.
Ruby-red color. Fresh, high-pitched aromas of redcurrant, cassis and blackberry, with complicating notes of fresh tobacco and exotic chocolate. Fat and velvety, with a sweet blackberry liqueur flavor supported by silky tannins. Finishes round and gentle, with lovely clarity of dark berry fruit and impressive length.International Wine Cellar 91 points
Broad and ripe, not heavy, this feels almost like a big, floating ship, emanating ripe cherry, blackberry, toasty oak and hints of smoke and licorice as the finish sails on and on. Tannins are well-resolved. Drink now through 2014.Wine Spectator 92 points
