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West Cape Howe 2006 Shiraz (Western Australia)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $18
Roasted meat, floral notes, peppery spice...sounds rather nice. Add in silky tannins, hints of coffee and blueberry and a long finish, and you have a pretty wine at a realistic price. Drink now-2014.
— J.C.
(2/1/2010)
West Cape Howe 2007 Styx Gully Chardonnay (Great Southern)
- Editors' Choice
- $21
This flamboyantly aromatic Chardonnay has an appealing plumpness but also a solid backbone of acidity. Scents of hickory smoke and toasted grain are supported by ample tropical and citrus fruit, finishing long and lemony.
— J.C.
(6/1/2009)
West Cape Howe 2004 Book Ends Cabernet Sauvignon (Great Southern)
- Editors' Choice
- $20
This is a medium-bodied, well structured Cabernet that looks set to reward at least 3–4 years of cellaring. It already shows a complex array of flavors, ranging from coffee, leather and earth to plum, blackberry and dried spices. It just needs some time for the firm tannins to soften.
— J.C.
(2/1/2007)
West Cape Howe 2007 Book Ends Cabernet Sauvignon (Western Australia)
- $24
This wine shows some of the cool-climate notes associated with Western Australia and its maritime climate; green tobacco and other herbs intertwine with bright cassis fruit. At the same time, the fine quality of the tannins is evident in this wine’s velvety texture, which makes it a pleasure to drink. Best now–2017.
— J.C.
(12/31/2010)
West Cape Howe 2006 Styx Gully Chardonnay (Western Australia)
- $19
Peach and pineapple fruit flavors form the core of this wine, embellished by touches of smoky oak. It’s a medium-bodied Chardonnay, finishing long, citrusy and crisp. Drink now.
— J.C.
(4/1/2008)
West Cape Howe 2006 Book Ends Cabernet Sauvignon (Great Southern)
- $23
Looking for a friendly, accessible Cabernet at a realistic price? If you don’t mind substantial oak, West Cape Howe’s 2006 Bookends could be your answer. It delivers all of the cassis and tobacco notes expected from Cabernet, highlighted by obvious cedar and vanilla shadings. Drink now and over the next few years.
— J.C.
(10/1/2009)
West Cape Howe 2005 Shiraz (Western Australia)
- $19
Surprisingly firmly built, with crisp acids and firm tannins framing plummy, blackberry fruit and vanilla, cinnamon and clove notes. Good now with rare meats, or cellar through 2010 to round off today’s rough edges.
— J.C.
(12/31/2008)
West Cape Howe 2005 Two Steps Shiraz-Viognier (Western Australia)
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- $21
Peppery-spicy on the nose, adding welcome lift and nuance to earthy notes, plum and cola. the Viognier gives this wine a slightly fatter, rounder mouthfeel and brightens the fruit on the palate, so while the acids are crisp, the wine remains soft and readily accessible.
— J.C.
(11/1/2008)
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