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THE PUGILIST CABERNET SAUVIGNON

The Pugilist Cabernet Sauvignon

South Australia
Sometimes you’ve got to stick up for yourself… Fight for what is right in this world and uphold some good old fashioned values. Of course, one must always retain ones manners and obey the rules just ask the Pugilist. He’s powerful, thick-skinned but well-bred and with the manners and sense of fair play of a true gent.
Wild & Wilder The Pugilist Cabernet Sauvignon
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Tasting 
Benchmark Cabernet aromas of cassis, herbs and subtle hints of mocha. Lovely balance, rich fleshy fruit with a well-structured, lengthy finish.

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. 
Points & Awards

  • 93pts - Wine Pilot
  • 93pts - Wine Orbit
  • 92pts - Ray Jordan
  • 90pts & Top Value - The Real Review

'Medium-weight, translucent crimson colour. A spicy, red and blue-berried nose, dried herbs lurking with intent. Cabernet for Beaujolais lovers - carbonic, jubey brightness to the fruit. It's unashamedly syrupy sweet. Has its charms.'

Nick Butler, The Real Review

  • 94 points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit - 'Beautifully fruited and classically expressed, the wine shows lifted aromas of cassis, cedar, anise and tobacco, followed by a beautifully weighted palate that is attractively ripe and satisfying. The wine offers excellent fruit purity as well as elegant complexity. At its best: now to 2026.'

  • Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge, 2017

Viticulture
Precise varietal expression and balance are what we seek to achieve and so picking time is of utmost importance. We pick just as flavours are approaching their peak rather than let them get over-ripe.
Winemaking
We retain whole berries in the ferment for vibrancy and we press relatively early to avoid astringent tannins.

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