Artelium Artefact #9 Cabaret Noir 2023

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WINE REVIEW

One of a trio of wines from Artelium’s latest Artefact series, a premium range of still wines that express profound texture and depth. This is a wine made from the little-known Cabernet Sauvignon cross called Cabaret Noir (not to be confused with the other grape variety with Swiss origins, Cabernet Noir, which is a Cabernet hybrid).

The wine was aged for six months in both American and Burgundian barriques, resulting in a nose that is packed full of blackberry, black cherry and mocha spiced oak.

The palate is punchy, with a pronounced tart black fruit and bright acidity, and the promised oak and mocha spice. There’s also a lovely perfumed violet and plum skin quality, with deeper notes of tobacco and a pronounced tannin that really gives the wine presence.

This is a really interesting wine and really demonstrates the potential of Cabaret Noir which, until now, was a relatively unknown entity for me. It will now be remembered for the depth, mysterious smokiness and intense black fruit that the Artelium exhibits.

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