Joshua Cooper ‘Balgownie Vineyard 1970 Block’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2025

This could be the last we see of this wine and site? Maybe.
It’s a substantial and quietly powerful wine. Massive inward concentration, inky texture, grippy, silty tannin in a web shaping things, huge perfume of wild berries and mint and chocolate and sooty spice. The palate, a delight, a flowing, sleek thing of darkness, woody spice and savoury things. Dustiness here in a good way. There’s a distinct kind of old school, good school feel here, perhaps pushed through a modern lens, but leaning into more laid back, wine-for-cellaring vibes. And yet, the finesse seeps into things and convinces you to drink now. Compelling. Drink 2027-2038. 95+ Points. Mike Bennie, The Wine Front.