The note attributed to JH is from Gourmet Traveller Wine:
94
Australian Reds - 100 Top New Release Wines
2016 Brand & Sons BSB Cabernets, Coonawarra, A$95
A big-bodied, firm-tannined red which calls for cellar-time. Blended from cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot, it has violet, berry and dried-herb aromas, and a trace of mint. A chocolate flavour joins in on the palate. A very smart blend indeed.
This is the actual (94 pt) JH review, incidentally listed as $125 price
Brand & Sons – Coonawarra Brand & Sons Icon BSB Coonawarra Cabernets 2016
A Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot. It's always a worry these days with the Chinese obsession for the best wine, new oak a (relatively) quick answer. I'm not suggesting that Jim Brand Wines is involved in that pattern of behaviour, but there is a lot of oak in this wine.
James Halliday
Published 01 August 2019