Tasting Note

Fresh blue fruits, some leafy Cabernet notes and cedar. A really fruit forward style of Cabernet, there is coolness to the expression here that befits the season. A serious structural and savoury palate with plenty of dutch liquorice that is very distinct from the juicy Shiraz above. Serious, tannic and with chewy grip. Mike Bennie "One of the more genial, accessible, appealing and easy drinking, well-priced reds I’ve seen this year.” Which is saying something!

🌱 Vegan Friendly

Review

"Whole-berry fruit, small open fermenters, carbonic maceration pre-ferment, 24 days on skins, pressed, maturation in French oak (20% new). Year in, year out, this smart-priced cabernet over-delivers big time. There's so much to enjoy, not the least is the underrated quality of Heathcote cabernet, which simply shines in warmth, texture and oh-so lively, sweet-spiced cabernet fruit. A mild season brings forth a fine-tannined core for a wealth of violets, cassis, bracken and leaves, briar, earth, mulberry, black berries and some peppery, minty-fuelled spices that bring out the best in approachable, enjoyable drinking now… and later."

95 Points - Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion