2019 Mac Forbes Hugh Cabernets

Mac Forbes' flagship Cabernet blend, a tribute to his father Hugh. A velvet beauty.
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Mac Forbes believes the Yarra Valley's best wine is, in fact, the Cabernet blend , rather than Pinot Noir or Chardonnay.

He's been inspired by the wines of Mount Mary where he worked for many years. This blend, named after Mac's father Hugh, is every bit the highly fragrant, medium-bodied and elegant style of Bordeaux blend the region is famous for.

The 2019 season in the Yarra Valley brought lovely ripeness to the Cabernet et. al. in this blend and has resulted in one of Mac's best releases of the wine to date.

This site offering perhaps a little more 'flesh' on release than previous versions of Hugh. If you like your Cabernet blends in a more subtle and elegant style, this is simply stunning. Only made in tiny quantities, this will mature gracefully for many years to come.

The 2019 vintage feels like an absolute lifetime ago, when the biggest dilemma we faced was who would cook lunch during harvest. The growing season had been warm and exceptionally dry, and it looked to be a relatively snappy, early harvest. Just as we were gearing up for a repeat of the 2016 vintage, February delivered us long cool days with a few very beautifully timed rain events. The race towards harvest slowed right down, and our sanity was saved.

An unexpected benefit of this early dry weather was that it turned out to be close to ideal for varieties in the Cabernets family. Concentrated flavours and pronounced structure are hallmarks of all our 2019 wines, but none more so than the 2019 Hugh Cabernet. With a fuller and darker fruit profile, thanks to the warm temperatures, but a stunning clean line and all that sexy palate structure we've come to know and love from granite soils, this Cabernet will certainly reward some time in the cellar.

Region: Yarra Valley, VIC
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
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Closure: 750ml
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3.7
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 3 reviews
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3 reviews
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    Robbie V.
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    1 year ago
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    Rated 2 out of 5 stars
    Needed more time cellaring

    Admittedly I had high hopes for this but was disappointed. Felt very fresh & undeveloped. Even harsh. I'm sure with a few more years of cellaring it would be come out nicely, but at 3 years I wouldn't open another.

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    Value for MoneyRated 1.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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    Hugh H.
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    2 years ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Quality for a young vintage

    I was initially attracted by the name of this cabernet blend but found it to be very good quality.

    Hugh.

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    Value for MoneyRated 3.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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    4 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Awesome red

    Beautiful wine that is worth every cent.

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Mac Forbes

If you love premium and artisanal Australian wine, Mac Forbes is a name you need to know. He’s not only one of the country’s most talented winemakers, but he’s one of the most influential spokesmen for promoting the concept of Australian ‘terroir’, believing that wine should represent a time and a place.

Mac specialises in single vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah and Cabernet from the Yarra Valley. His wines are delicate and finely etched, characterised by subtlety and grace.

His Pinot Noirs are fine-boned, the Chardonnays are adored by lovers of fruit purity rather than winemaking artifice, and his array of off-dry Rieslings from the Strathbogie Ranges are among the country's most interesting. Additionally, his ever-expanding range of experimental wines is a treasure trove for the curious drinker.

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