Bloodwood 2009 Maurice

Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc (% unknown and component grapes change from year to year)
Region/G.I.: Central Ranges, Orange
Vintage: 2009
Closure: Screwcap
Colour: Dark purple with a slightly lighter purple hue
Alcohol: 14.0%
Bouquet: Tobacco leaf, cardamom (bitterness)
Flavour: Full, spicy fruit of blackberry and blackcurrant and long, even tannins. Fantastic feel around the mouth. The spices are more to those in North African cooking (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, pepper)
Points: 88.5 (4+7.5+12+7+8+50)
Notes: These Bloodwoods have been great and my friend who has tasted these with me has been asking for more. In retrospect these wines are probably 90 or 91 point wines. I still think that the straight Cab is the best of the 2009 pick but the three reds tasted have different, appealing characters