Winemaker Notes
A stunning wine with complex aromas of blackcurrant leaf, cedar and cassis. The palate is bright showing off layers of blackcurrant, Satsuma plum. A long and graceful palate, with fine, graphite-like tannins.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A classic cabernet sauvignon with lifted aromas of blackcurrants, raspberry coulis, ferric earth, plums and spices. The palate is densely packed, with a nervy backbone, finely grained tannins and a smooth, generous finish. Well constructed, with nice ageability. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
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Vinous
The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Compono is well made and offers up seamless and finely tuned aromas of blackcurrant, licorice and dark earth with a lick of sweet oak. This is medium-bodied and compact, with firm, well-judged tannins that deliver a fine, balanced conclusion.
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.
The Barossa Zone encompasses the Barossa Valley and Eden Valley. Some of the oldest vines in Australia can be found here.
Barossa Valley of course is the most important and famous wine growing region in all of Australia where 140+ year-old, dry-farmed Shiraz vines still produce inky, purple and dense juice for some of Australia's best wines.
In the cooler, wetter Eden Valley sub-region, the Hill of Grace vineyard is home to famous Shiraz vines from the 1800s but the region produces also some of Australia’s very best and age-worthy Rieslings.