{"title":"Cooper's Old Vine Cabernet Quest Continues","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 140%;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff1414; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eJosh Cooper's storage cool room full of his \"Museum Stocks\" burnt down in the Harcourt fires. It's so sad, however there is good news, we bought a few more cases of the amazing and destinctive \"graceful powerhouse\" Redbank (think Sally's Paddock fame) Cabernet. Buy some and raise a glass to Josh and wish him well knowing you helped a him a little.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 140%;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 140%; font-family: Raleway; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: 0.75pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e2024 Redbank 1970's Vines Cabernet Sauvignon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRRP: $100 | Offer: $95 | 6 Pack: $90\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 140%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 140%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 140%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003eThis week's special - c\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(13, 13, 13); font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003eancelled export order\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2020 Prinz Jungfer GG Riesling Trocken (Dry) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; color: rgb(255, 20, 20);\"\u003eWAS: $125 | NOW: $79 | 6 Pack: $70\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003eI tasted this last week, and tasted the same wine today, and it's stunningly beautiful. It somehow manages to have a tiny touch of \"honeycomb age\", but it still vibrant, firm and fresh. It has generosity, great power and richness, but it's still tight with a great firm and textured backbone and great length. A true Grand Cru wine. Randall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 120%; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e'Very cool and reserved, but with great underplayed power, this is in every sense a very serious wine. Major structure crammed into a sleek package. Stunning depth at the very long, herbal and mineral finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. \u003cstrong\u003e97 points - Stuart Pigott, James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2020-prinz-jungfer-gg-riesling-750ml-bottle","title":"2020 Prinz Jungfer GG Riesling 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Very cool and reserved, but with great underplayed power, this is in every sense a very serious wine. Major structure crammed into a sleek package. Stunning depth at the very long, herbal and mineral finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. \u003cstrong\u003e97 points - Stuart Pigott, James Suckling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFred Prinz's small organic estate is Rhiengau royalty. This is a famous vineyard is on a gently sloping plateau near the Rhine but set back a little, so the nights are cooler, giving a more vibrant acid backbone to carry the richness and concentration of the riesling. Ripe grapes, skin contact, some barrel maturation and lees ageing are the order of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42181896274100,"sku":"20PRIZRIEJUNGG750","price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/products\/PRINZHALLGARTNERJUNGFERGG750MLBOTTLE_32df9a5d-7827-4fa9-978e-2a59de7a3798.jpg?v=1676953270"},{"product_id":"2022-josh-cooper-redbank-vineyard-old-vines-cabernet-sauvignon-750ml-bottle-1","title":"2022 Josh Cooper Redbank Vineyard Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 750Ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e'Dark chocolate, dark plum, dark cherry, dark plum, you get the gist… It’s a vortex of potent and powerful cabernet flecked with mint, eucalyptus, cedar, clove, rich and smooth, though ribbons of fine, firm tannin, slightly bitter, do a wonderful job of tensing the wine up and guiding the lengthy persistence of these flavours. Fantastic wine, I hound the glass seeking the characters and textures on hand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e– an orchestral wine of high drinkability and prized age worthiness. Mega attractive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf2\"\u003e' \u003cstrong\u003e95 points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother vineyard which needs no introduction to lovers of classic Victorian wines. Still farmed and managed by founder Neill Robb, much like Balgownie it has been a bastion of quality since establishment. The vineyard has been dry grown since planting, with vine roots now stretching deep into the hillside soil - largely composed of shale and mudstone, with a iron rich surface layer of ochre red loam, essential for its water holding capacity. Once hand harvested the fruit was entirely de-stemmed, then partially foot crushed before transfer to open fermenters where it remained for three weeks. Elevage took place in Spanish stoneware jars and a combination of new (30%), and seasoned barriques for 12 months, before four months in stainless steal after assemblage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Impenetrable garnet. Subtle and restrained, though incredibly distinctive. Redbank slowly reveals layer after layer - cassis, new leather, warm terracotta, fig and blood plum. The most elegant of Black Holes of aroma and flavour. Fine and layered tannin coats the mouth, carrying inky, ferrous complexity and blood plum fruit. Redbank eloquently evokes the iron rich red loams, shale and wild scrub of this part of the Pyrenees. Please decant well prior to drinking, or cellar for as long as you like.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Joshua Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42341158191284,"sku":"22JCRBVOLCS750","price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/JoshuaCooper2022-August23_5.png?v=1691638989"},{"product_id":"2022-joseph-burrier-bourgogne-chardonnay-750ml-bottle-copy","title":"2022 Joseph Burrier Vire-Clesse Quintaine 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot the Château’s own property but they run the vineyard of 1.20ha. Mid lemon yellow with a green streak. Quite spicy, dry fruit on the nose, intensity and volume, the spice returns with a little oak. Perfectly bred on the palate, with a very satisfying and not too rich finish. \u003cstrong\u003e90 Points, Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43658420781236,"sku":"22JBVCCHDNY750","price":59.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Joseph_Burrier_Vire-Clesse_Quintaine.png?v=1770775526"},{"product_id":"2024-joshua-cooper-redbank-1970s-vines-cabernet-sauvignon-750ml","title":"2024 Joshua Cooper Redbank 1970s Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Early 1970s plantings, dry grown. There’s a touch of reduction here, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebut also insane concentration with firm tannins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and great acidity. Such concentration and depth here. Fine, mineral and wild.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 Points - Dr. Jamie Goode, Wineanorak (UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Another highly regarded vineyard in the stable of cabernets sourced by this top producer; the key difference in the winemaking is this matures in Spanish stoneware jars for a year, then all into stainless steel tank for four months before bottling. In a way, it shows the purity of the variety and the site. A whorl of dark fruit, cassis and umeboshi, and a distinct lapsang souchong flavour and feel to the tannins. Mid-weighted, earthy and dusty with a slightly bitter green walnut note to the finish, even if the acidity is perky and refreshing. Of the excellent cabernets this vintage, Redbank needs extra time to gel, and it will.' \u003cstrong\u003e95+ points - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Redbank Vineyard is quite spectacular, a historical place in Aus wine for sure. This from the 1970s vines too. Josh Cooper’s cabernet vision continues. Quite the wonderful thing really.\u003cbr\u003eThis feels old school-good school, proper vin de garde in style, earthy, dusty, powdery, brittle and acid driven, a touch of mint, brambles and dried flowers, black tea and sooty spice – a lifetime with this wine. Salted plums, liquorice, pickled red cherries, hazelnut. So many descriptors to pack in. Tannins somewhere between refreshing and very grippy, firm and bitter, it works, for the most part, but time should also help. It’s charming and curious and an experience as it stands now. I was compelled to keep going and checking in, a good sign for this.' \u003cstrong\u003e95+ points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLurid, impenetrable garnet. Subtle and restrained, though incredibly distinctive. Redbank slowly reveals layer after layer - cassis, boysenberry and blood plum fruits with new leather, warm terracotta and spice casing complexity and intrigue. The most elegant of Black Holes of aroma and flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine and layered tannin coats the mouth, carrying inky, ferrous complexity and boysenberry fruit. Redbank eloquently evokes the iron rich red loams, shale and wild scrub of this part of the Pyrenees. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease decant well prior to drinking, or cellar for as long as you like. \u003cstrong\u003e- Joshua Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44060427223220,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2024_Joshua_Cooper_Redbank_1970s_Vines_Cabernet_Sauvignon.png?v=1760501441"},{"product_id":"2024-blanche-barkley-old-vines-bendigo-cabernet-sauvignon-750ml","title":"2024 Joshua Cooper Blanche Barkley Old Vines Bendigo Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlanted 1970 by the Reimer family Blanche Barkley is a relatively unknown gem. The vines have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeen dry-grown from planting on an alluvial fan intermixed with shale, ironstone and mudstone in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclose proximity to the famed Balgownie. Weeds are removed by whipper snipper, while the fruit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003eload is managed on a vine but vine basis ensuring each is capable of reaching full maturity. 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It’s pretty and very fine with florals, blackberry compote and cassis, plus new leather and a savouriness throughout. Fuller bodied, with flavourful yet elegant tannins and refreshing acidity. 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One of the best young cabernets I’ve seen from Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e96+ Points - Mike Bennie, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBalgownie Vineyard is a name that should need no introduction to lovers of Victorian wine. An icon of the 70s and 80s, it has produced some of the most remarkable mature Australian wines I have had the pleasure of drinking. Established in 1969 200masl near the banks of Myers Creek in Maiden Gully on Ordovician shale, quartz and ironstone rubble, thanks to current winemaker Tony Winspear it now supplies me a small amount of old vine Cabernet Sauvignon from some of the earliest plantings from 1970. \u003cstrong\u003eThese old vines and special place deliver fruit of extreme concentration and complexity. \u003c\/strong\u003eHand harvested, 100% destemmed, then partially foot crushed before transfer to open fermenters where it remained for three weeks. Elevage took place in a combination of new (30%) and seasoned barriques for 12 months, before four months in stainless steel after assemblage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Deep, dark garnet. A wine which immediately makes one sit up and focus. Refined and complex with iron, sweet cassis, cedar spice, violet and rose, air reveals infinite nuance and detail. The palate is flooded with wave upon wave of Cabernet fruit, braced by a strict but not overbearing tannic structure, finishing with sweet violet and cassis and a wave of perfume. A very worthy follow up to the 2021 vintage; effortless complexity and power without weight. Please decant well prior to drinking, or cellar for as long as you like.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Joshua Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44063633965236,"sku":"22JCBOLMGCS750","price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2024_Josh_Cooper_Balgownie_Old_Vines_Maiden_Gully_Cabernet_Sauvignon_750Ml.png?v=1760501633"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/collections\/josh_cooper.png?v=1770786114","url":"https:\/\/randalls.net.au\/collections\/coopers-old-vine-cabernet-quest-continues\/red.oembed","provider":"Randall's Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}