Winemaker Notes
Vibrant youthful red hues of good depth. Ripe berry fruits with chocolate mint characters typical of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. The palate demonstrates the quality of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon with its signature flavor richness and the ability to provide true varietal expression with a fruit fleshy mid palate and mature well structured tannin at the finish.
Blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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Wine & Spirits
Initially black, this wine seems muddled at first, sorting itself out with time in the glass, developing into full-on red-cherry opulence with surprising elegance for an $18 cabernet. Best Buy
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Home to some of Australia’s most elegant and long-lived red and white wines, Margaret River is situated in the farthest reaches of Western Australia. Relatively warm and dry, the region is cooled by breezes from the Indian Ocean. Margaret River takes some inspiration from Bordeaux, producing top-quality Cabernet Sauvignons and Bordeaux Blends with firm structure, mouthwatering acidity, balanced alcohol and notes of herbs and spice. For white wines, refreshing blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon as well as complex, age-worthy Chardonnays are regional specialties.