Cabernet Sauvignon is the new black. The aromas, the flavors, even the look in the glass of a good Cab approaches black, built from the obsessive extraction of the darkest of grapes, buttoned-down and seasoned with oak.
Woop Woop Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 (PDF Summary) is 100% varietal, sourced 54% from Langhorne Creek, 40% from McLaren Vale, both really good neighborhoods for Australian Cabernet. After fermentation, aging was "several" months in French and American oak. Penny's Hill and Woop Woop Winemaker Ben Riggs says 2005 is "one of his top 5 out of 18 vintages".
Tasting Notes: Appearance: Deep black ruby/eggplant hue, essentially opaque. Aromas: Blackberry, black cherry, mocha, roasted notes and hints of smoke and cedar. On the tongue, this is a fairly big, well-extracted fleshy Cabernet with firm tannins. The fruit flavors are ripe and pure, and are joined by a seasoning of cedary oak spice in the generous dry finish.
Outstanding value ($10). Closure: "Zork*" stopper closure (polyethylene plunger cap). Alcohol content: 15%.
Food pairing: New York Strip steak.
Woop Woop, imported by Epicurean, is doing a lot right at the moment. Winewaves recently reviewed Woop Woop Chardonnay 2006 and back in May of 2006, Woop Woop Shiraz 2005.
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Sigh...sadly we don't that wine here.
Posted by: Ml | November 30, 2006 at 10:04 AM
I just had a bottle of woop woop 2005 cabernet this past weekend. I highly recommend it. Very good and the price is just icing on the cake. I like their cap much better than the artificial corks.
My favorite store just got it in and I plan on stocking a few bottles.
Posted by: Bill | December 12, 2006 at 02:30 PM