Cabernet Blend

Swan Valley

Cabernet Blend

Generous, smooth-textured, thoroughly delicious, medium-bodied blend from the Swan Valley. Loads of blackberry and ripe plum characters are evident on the nose. The palate is plush and soft with supple tannins, which is a feature of Swan Valley reds. And yet there's structure here as it unfolds through to a nice long finish. Lovely, approachable wine for the short to...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Another outstanding wine from this great vintage. Nearly 75% cabernet, with merlot and malbec. There is power and intensity here, but it’s elegant and so refined. Crunchy red and black fruits, lifted red cherry and bay leaf, with a subtle oyster-shell minerality. It’s a very pretty wine that provides a lens into the greatness of the vintage and the influence...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A structured and purposeful cabernet merlot blend with a couple of friends thrown in. Bright, crunchy fruit is a feature. Lifted florals and a mix of redcurrant and light bay leaf, underpinned by a little graphite character. The palate is still quite tight, but it’s medium-bodied and concentrated, delivering to a focused, effortless, long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Predominantly cabernet and malbec, but a little dollop of merlot and petit verdot completes the picture. This is a wonderfully vibrant and fresh young cabernet blend from a season that required plenty of management of the heat. But it’s been done really well, and the result is a bright, crunchy-fruited blend, striking a really good balance and presence on the...

Western Australia

Cabernet Blend

This is a super-value blend of these two varieties, of which 80% is cabernet. It’s sourced from Geographe, the Blackwood Valley and Perth Hills and captures so much of the elegance and poise of this wonderful Western Australian vintage. Bright red and black fruits on the nose, followed by a palate that is smooth, seamless and perfectly integrated. It’s medium-bodied...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A most complete and quite beautiful combination of these two varieties. It’s a medium-bodied wine expressing lovely bright red fruits with a little black fruit influence that was part of this excellent vintage. Seamlessly woven together with very fine, silky tannins, gentle oak persuasion and plush, soft and supple fruit characters. It really does stand up as delightful current and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

It’s hard to imagine a more glorious expression of Margaret River red wine than this wonderful wine that draws inspiration from the man who planted those first vines in 1967 and gives it a modern expression based on the great 2023 vintage. It has seductive floral red-fruit notes on the nose, with a lift of violets and cedar. The palate...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Highly perfumed and seductively scented blend from Margaret River that takes this combination into a heady, ethereal zone. It’s such a stylish, poised, and effortless wine. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark plum, bay leaf, with a little liqueur chocolate, open on the nose. And then an exquisitely seamless, integrated palate carries through to an exceptionally long finish. A benchmark example of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This comes from the Septimus vineyard in Wilyabrup, and it’s one of the oldest blocks in the area. On the nose, a mix of blackberry, dark plum, dark chocolate and spices captivates immediately. And then the soft and supple, although well-supported, palate delivers more red and black fruit combinations, supported by a really fine chalky tannin influence and some well-judged...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

What an excellent example of this combination. It's a 50/50 split, and it was made in a traditional way with open fermentation, hand plunging, basket pressing and then maturation in some French oak. It's medium weight, beautifully perfumed and stylishly composed, with a fine thread of chalky tannin and just subtle oak intervention. It's a great value-for-money wine too. Ideal...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Delivers a burst of bright red fruits on the nose, combining with the deeper, darker blackcurrant influences. Some nice florals with red-fruit lift. The palate is quite tightly woven, with a firm thread of tannin and oak surrounded by some plush fruit. A most complete and harmonious wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This really is quite a beautiful wine made from the classic Bordeaux varieties. It's a wine that's been elevated to the top tier of Aravina, and with good reason. Massive and concentrated aromas of blackcurrant and olive tapenade, with some minerally oyster-shell complexity before a lift of floral notes. The palate is generous and powerful, with a tight core of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Right on the button for this style of current drinking, approachable, soft and supple red wine. It's from a very good vintage and it shows. Everything is so harmoniously balanced and poised. It's a lovely integration of fine tannin and oak working with the plush red berry and slightly blue-fruited nuanced characters. There's a nice savoury, slightly oyster shell minerality...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is a masterful example of what can be achieved under this banner. In this case, it's a combination of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and cabernet franc. Sure, the cabernet sauvignon takes the dominant role, but the other varieties complete the seamless palate, bringing a lift of vibrant red fruits. Lovely combination of plummy blackcurrant, a little spicy cedar and...

Blackwood Valley

Cabernet Blend

A supple, gentle, easy-drinking red wine capturing this lovely vintage and all its fruitful glories. A little mix of blackcurrant and dark fruitcake with some nice savoury spices. Medium-bodied and juicy, with vibrant red fruits, supported by some fine tannins and just a subtle persuasion of oak. Neatly presented wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

The colour is quite brilliant and bright. The nose shows a more fragrant red-fruit character with that oyster-shell character. This is 65% cabernet, 28% merlot and the balance malbec, petit verdot and cabernet franc. Beautifully balanced and poised, with bright red fruit on the palate. Still has the vineyard chalky, saline character there, with a slightly mineral lift. This is...

Great Southern

Cabernet Blend

Love this combination, and it works so well out of the Great Southern. It’s about three-quarters cabernet from the oldest vines on the estate, with the addition of malbec. So, you’re getting the intense blackcurrant and dark plum notes of the cabernet, with some brighter red fruits and fleshiness from the malbec. It works well. A remarkably soft and supple...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A stylish and most elegant combination of these two varieties, which are so well-suited to Margaret River. The powerful blackcurrant, bay-leafy, oyster-shell minerality of the cabernet tends to dominate, but it's underpinned by that slightly more fleshy red fruit of the malbec. It all comes together into a neatly integrated combination that is bright and vibrant throughout. Excellent oak integration...

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

Here is a more Left Bank-inspired, cabernet-dominant blend, which also includes malbec, petit verdot and cabernet franc. It’s a thoroughly exquisite, pretty, poised and elegant cabernet blend. And like the Right Bank-inspired merlot cabernet, the maturation took place in larger-format French oak foudres. This has allowed the wine to develop an inner harmony and strength, delivered with such velvety smooth...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Smooth, easy-drinking cabernet merlot blend capturing these varieties in a most appealing way as a medium-bodied red. Black fruits with red fruit infusion, lifted leafy notes and a little dollop of chocolate. Balanced with fine chalky tannins and a dab of oak. Made as an approachable current-drinking wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Soft, supple, generous, medium-bodied cabernet merlot blend displaying some lovely perfumed notes on the nose. And then a supple, precisely integrated palate with chalky tannins and gentle use of oak, supporting some quite delicious fruit. Its bright red berry flavours carry through to a lingering finish. Quite excellent current drinking.

Western Australia

Cabernet Blend

A beautiful example of this classic West Australian blend, where the firmness of the cabernet is perfectly supported by the warm fleshiness of the spicy merlot. It was a superb season, and that quality has been captured well in this thoroughly engaging current-drinking blended red.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Despite the very warm vintage conditions, this has turned out to be one of the most refined and elegant examples of this wine yet. Brings these two varieties together in perfect harmony. Blackcurrant plummy spicy and slightly peppery on the nose. The palate is so seamlessly woven and integrated, producing a velvety smooth finish. Fine tannins and well-integrated oak all...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Opens with such pretty aromatics of cherry and plummy red fruits with a little cabernet blackcurrant. Palate is wonderfully soft and generous with delicious fruit flavours exhibiting tremendous energy and verve. It's largely gone into older oak but that 10% new just gives it the final flourish on the finish. Lovely wine in the medium term.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is the flagship red wine from Lenton Brae. It comes from vines that were planted way back in 1983. And so even in warm years like ’24, these old vines produce fruit that is balanced and flavoursome. Leafy blackcurrant, a little black olive, and an oyster shell minerality combine on the nose. Palate is structured and powerful with firmish,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A most stylish and expressive wine that elevates this blend into another zone. Lovely perfumed notes combine red and blue fruits with a touch of black currant and dark chocolate. The palate is beautifully framed and structured, harnessing some superbly intense and concentrated fruit with well-integrated oak, and those firmish, though very fine tannins that are now coming from this...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Here’s a wine that fits snugly into the groove for what you expect from this combination of varieties. It’s generous and soft with nice restraint, delivering a medium-bodied wine. Lots of red and black fruits with a cedary oak influence, and supported by fine chalky tannins. Retains a brightness and energy throughout, with the structure to handle cellaring.

Swan Valley

Cabernet Blend

This was from the Covid year and is really starting to move into its work. Vibrant aromas of blackberry and dark plum with a lifted red berry influence. A little dark chocolate adds to the palate composition. The palate is generous and beautifully composed, with vibrant, lively fruit supported by fine tannins and gentle oak. The oak was a mix...

Mount Barker

Cabernet Blend

A blend of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc from the outstanding 2023 vintage, this wine captures the elegance and refinement that defined the year. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark plum and violets are lifted by a fragrant floral note. The palate is seamlessly integrated, with fine tannins and finely judged oak supporting concentrated fruit through to a sustained, graceful finish. A...

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

A softer and more generous version of this wine, but still with that remarkable polished elegance that smacks of great fruit, an excellent season and skillful winemaking. Spicy floral notes on the nose with a little mineral ore character. The grainy palate provides texture to the excellent fruit. Elegant and stylish. Super stuff.

Frankland River

Cabernet Blend

A softer and more generous version of this wine, but still with that remarkable polished elegance that smacks of great fruit, an excellent season and skillful winemaking. Spicy floral notes on the nose with a little mineral ore character. The grainy palate provides texture to the excellent fruit. Elegant and stylish. Super stuff.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Cabernet sauvignon and merlot make up the bulk of the blend, but smaller components of petit verdot, cabernet franc, and malbec play important roles in completing the seamlessness and smooth integration that marks this wine. It is a wine of seamless elegance and real refinement, with opulent, fleshy fruit showing richness and presence. Already displaying complexity, but with the potential...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

2022 in Margaret River produced some very good wines, and this beautiful, refined, and elegant example of what is largely a cabernet sauvignon merlot blend is quite exceptional. The F represents the inclusion of cabernet franc, which provides some wonderfully expressive aromatics and perfumes, while the palate is precisely and seamlessly woven, with the structure and fruit plushness to handle...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A fine vintage in Margaret River for reds, and this classic blend hits the mark. Blackberry and dark plum aromatics capture the essence of the style. The medium bodied palate is elegant yet plush, with fruit richness extending into a long finish. Bright red berry influences add lift, while a subtle edge of bay leaf provides complexity. Excellent wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Probably the best release of this wine to date, which is no surprise given the outstanding year. A slightly cooler season has delivered finesse and elegance, while retaining intensity and fruit complexity. Aromas of red fruits with an underlay of blackcurrant and bay leaf lead into a palate with chalky, slightly minerally characters and a grainy texture. Balanced, refined and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is largely cabernet, with a contribution from merlot and a few other Bordeaux varieties. It is a very stylish and elegantly structured wine that captures everything good about the vintage. The aromatics are high and perfumed, and there are beautifully seductive notes on the nose. Only about 15% new oak has been used here, so the wine is about...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

Brimming with bright and punchy red and black fruits that speak of this combination. Black currant, dark chocolate, and a plummy mix. Openly aromatic, while the palate delivers a soft, supple, and generous mix of flavours, supported by fine tannins and well-weighted oak. It's medium-bodied, but there's good flavour intensity here.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

One of the best cabernet merlots under this label yet released. Plush fruit flows seamlessly through a smoothly structured palate. Ripe, sweet fruit delivered with medium intensity and a trace of oyster shell minerality. Bright and bursting with energy, with structure and poise rarely found at this price point.

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This vintage was a challenge, yet Tom’s old vines have stood tall and delivered fruit for another exceptional statement of variety and region. The blend is 81% cabernet and 19% malbec with no petit verdot. All wild yeast and whole berry with 100% French oak for 16½ months, of which 68% was new. The aroma is somewhat muted, showing iodine...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

This is a superb wine. It’s elegant, balanced, and beautifully presented. Lifted cedary black fruits with perfumed violet and light red berry notes. The palate is beautifully integrated and woven with fine, silky chalky tannins and fine-grained oak in support. The red fruits emerge to add appeal on both the nose and the palate. A wine that is both pretty...