Winemaker Notes
Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A very floral and aromatic wine with currant and rose petal. Even fresh basil. Full body, yet very tight and refined with polished and beautiful tannins. Very long and focused. Reserved yet vibrant. Screw cap. Drink or hold.
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Wine & Spirits
Floral and bright up front, with scents of violets and currants, this wine contrasts the velvet smoothness of oak tannins with tighter, more vertical elements that balance the caramelized sweetness of the oak. Scents of cinnamon and boxwood last in the finish. Decant for slow-roasted short ribs.
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Decanter
Boasting a maritime climate, sited on a peninsula sticking out into the Indian Ocean, Margaret River produces elegant, medium bodied Cabernets that are well balanced and well structured. This Cabernet is blended with small amounts of Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot, giving it a lifted nose of dried fruit, plum, leather, peppery spice and dried herbs. The palate has a dried fruit profile, filled out with black cherry and liquorice notes and fine, chalky tannins. There is a balancing acidity which ensures that it doesn't come across as too heavy, instead accentuating an elegant, hedgerow fruit character.
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Wine Enthusiast
This crisp, medium-bodied wine showcases Cabernet's hallmark cassis fruit. Sure, there are hints of cranberry, raspberry and cherry, but black currant defines this wine, running from start to finish. Dusty tannins swirl gently on the palate, combining with tart acidity to offer just the right amount of structure. Drink now–2025.
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.