• 2002 Noon Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - Australia, South Australia, Langhorne Creek (1/2/2006)
  
  Dark, cloudy purple in color with a reddish rim. Lots of blackberry, vanilla and mint throughout. I think we probably opened this wine too young but it was a singleton. It only faintly resembled Cabernet but did have impressive concentration. It seemed completely overoaked to me but this is probably a stylistic preference on my part. [Decanted about one hour and needed every minute; Hold on these bottles for a few years and hope for improvement] (90 pts.)

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It ahs been said there is no such thing as a wine that is over oaked; just wines that are under fruited.

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When the oak is abusive to the palate then it's over-oaked. Sometimes it improves and sometimes not depending on the wine. There's definitely room for improvement with this wine.

I agree with you that the wine is in balance as the alcohol didn't club us in the head. We were able to walk away from the table.

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When the oak is abusive to the palate then it's over-oaked.

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Winetex,

Nope! Its not over oaked - its under fruited!!