Wines announced for ‘Great Cabernet Experience’

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Leading Australian wine writer Jeremy Oliver and Zema Estate winemaker Greg Clayfield have selected 20 'great' Cabernet Sauvignon wines from four leading wine regions for the third annual ‘Great Cabernet Experience’ being held at Zema Estate on Saturday 8 August 2009.

The public and industry can experience the true grace and style of Cabernet Sauvignon and its blends with related varieties as they express different nuances of taste and character around the globe.

This year, five of the leading Cabernets from the iconic Australian region of Coonawarra are being contrasted with a similar number from Margaux, Hawkes Bay and the Maipo region of Chile.

This tasting represents an exceptional opportunity not only to learn more about the qualities and complexities of the Cabernet family, but to experience five top wines from four internationally renowned Cabernet regions in a relaxed and educational setting.

Wines to be featured are as follows:

• 2006 Zema Estate 'Family Selection' (Coonawarra)

• 2006 Parker Coonawarra Estate — First Growth (Coonawarra)

• 2006 Hollick — Ravenswood (Coonawarra)

• 2006 Petaluma (Coonawarra)

• 2006 Majella (Coonawarra)

• 2006 Craggy Range — The Quarry (Hawkes Bay — NZ)

• 2006 Esk Valley (Hawkes Bay — NZ)

• 2006 Te Mata Estate — Coleraine (Hawkes Bay — NZ)

• 2006 Sacred Hill — The Helmsman (Hawkes Bay — NZ)

• 2006 Babich — Irongate (Hawkes Bay — NZ)

• 2005 Chateau Rauzan Selga (Margaux — FR)