2018 Two Hands Sexy Beast Cabernet Sauvignon ($33)

Sexy Beast, the 2000 British crime film, earned Ben Kingsley an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a “Sexy Beast” for which this wine is named.

This wine, from the McLaren Vale of South Australia, was crushed into and fermented in open top vessels, with regular pump overs (three times per day during peak fermentation) to extract its color, flavor and tannins. It spent an average of 14 days ‘on skins.’ It was then drained and pressed to tanks and then racked to barrels for oak maturation in 10% new Taransaud French oak with the remainder being aged in one to seven-year-old French oak.

This Sexy Beast Cabernet Sauvignon is deep crimson red in color, has aromas of blue and red currant along with herbal notes of wild herbs. On the palette it’s actually medium in body and has a very jammy finish with some acidity.

This one’s good now and should certainly get better with age. Cheers!

Disclosure of Wine Sample Submission: I received this wine at no cost for review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Sample Provided by Will Rogers of Donna White Communications