2017 Gaelic Cemetery Premium Cabernet Malbec | Clare Valley Premium Red

🔥 95 Point Clare Valley Shiraz | Museum Release

A fully mature and profoundly complex Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec

95 points Wine Orbit

Clare Valley, SA

$25 a bottle
Premium • Mature Aged Cabernet Malbec • Gaelic Cemetery • Clare Valley

"Fully mature and profoundly complex Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec — nine years of careful cellaring delivering extraordinary cedar, leather and tertiary complexity. Collector-level quality at $25."

Tasting Notes

Appearance:
Deep ruby with pronounced garnet and brick highlights — the hallmarks of a wine at full maturity, rich and commanding.

Aroma:
Profoundly complex and fully developed with:

• dried blackcurrant and dark plum — concentrated and tertiary
• cedar, leather and cigar box — the hallmarks of nine years of careful cellaring
• tobacco, dried herbs and earthy complexity
• fine spice and the cool-climate mineral depth of the Clare Valley

A fully mature Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec of extraordinary aromatic complexity — the primary fruit now transformed into tertiary character, with the cedar, leather and tobacco complexity that defines great aged Clare Valley red wine at its absolute peak.

Palate:
Full-bodied with fully integrated, silky tannins and fresh acidity.
Expect layers of:

• dried blackcurrant, dark plum and cassis — concentrated and tertiary
• cedar, leather and tobacco complexity
• dried herbs, spice and earthy depth
• fully integrated, silky tannins of exceptional quality
• fresh acidity delivering extraordinary tension, balance and length

The wine delivers tertiary complexity with profound depth, combining Gaelic Cemetery's celebrated winemaking with the Clare Valley's extraordinary cool-climate terroir and nine years of careful cellaring — a wine at the absolute peak of its powers.

Finish:
Extraordinarily long and persistent with lingering dried blackcurrant, cedar, leather, tobacco and fully integrated, silky tannins.

Critical Acclaim

95 points Wine Orbit

About Gaelic Cemetery

Gaelic Cemetery is one of the Clare Valley's most evocatively named and celebrated producers — the name a tribute to the historic Gaelic Cemetery in the Clare Valley, a nod to the region's deep Irish heritage and the generations of Irish settlers who shaped this extraordinary wine region. The 2017 Premium Cabernet Malbec is the oldest and most developed of the three Gaelic Cemetery Cabernet Malbec vintages available — nine years old and at the absolute peak of its powers, with the tertiary complexity, cedar, leather and tobacco character that defines great mature Clare Valley red wine. At $25, it represents one of the most extraordinary value propositions in Australian aged red wine.

It represents:

• fully mature Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec from one of the region's most evocatively named and celebrated producers
• nine years of careful cellaring delivering extraordinary tertiary complexity, cedar, leather and tobacco depth
• collector-level quality at an extraordinary everyday price — one of the great value propositions in Australian aged red wine

Wine Details

• Vintage: 2017
• Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
• Region: Clare Valley, SA
• Producer: Gaelic Cemetery
• Serving Temperature: 16–18°C
• Cellaring: Drink now – 2032 (at peak now)

Food Pairings

• Slow-braised lamb shoulder with rosemary
• Dry-aged ribeye with herb butter
• Roast beef with jus
• Aged cheddar or Manchego
• Game — venison or duck
• Rich stews and braises

Why We Love It

This is fully mature, profoundly complex Clare Valley Cabernet Malbec from one of the region's most celebrated and evocatively named producers — nine years old and at the absolute peak of its powers.
At $25, it delivers quality and nine years of careful cellaring at a price that defies belief — the most developed and complex of the three Gaelic Cemetery Cabernet Malbec vintages.

An essential acquisition for collectors and lovers of mature, complex Clare Valley red wine. Drink now.

👉 Secure your bottles now — limited museum stock available