"The 2005 Shiraz is Cascabel’s only wine not produced from estate fruit. Instead the grapes are sourced from a single vineyard in the cooler climate Fleurieu Peninsula with tiny yields of 1.2 tons per acre. The wine was aged for 18 months in 30% new French oak puncheons. Opaque purple-colored, this Shiraz has an impressive bouquet of pain grille, tar, licorice, smoke, blueberry, and blackberry. Full-bodied, this packed effort delivers intense, complex black fruit flavors, well-concealed tannins, and great length. Somehow, this large-scaled wine manages to retain a sense of elegance. Drink it over the next 8-10 years. Cascabel is a 5 hectare estate, 4 of which are planted to nine varieties." 94 points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Issue 173
A potent mix of blackberry, dark chocolate, spice and black pepper followed by very firm tannins which will take years to soften; the components are in balance. Drink 2025. 92 points, Jame Halliday for Australian Wine Companion (SEP 2007) | 
