Cabernet Sauvignon

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a most elegant and stylish expression of this small powerful vintage. Comes from the Rosa Park and Paganin vineyards and is 100% cabernet sauvignon. The same hands-on approach of other wines has been adopted here and the result is a beautifully integrated and expressive palate. There is a deep intensity here with a graphite, bay leaf and blackcurrant...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The influence of the cooler Forest Grove vineyard is evident immediately. You get the Margaret River power but there is a controlled restraint through the medium bodied. Floral notes of red berry and bay leaf with subtle notes of minerally graphite. The small hit of cab franc has contributed to the scented aroma. Finely balanced with a wonderful oak and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Really delivers as you might expect from this excellent concentrated and powerfully framed vintage in Margaret River. It’s dominant cabernet with smaller portions of merlot, cabernet franc and malbec. Typical of this wine since switching to biodynamics, it is bright and brilliant with a nervy tense energy to drive the palate. The succulent fruit is harnessed by fine chalky tannins...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A powerhouse cabernet of immense fruit concentration yet at the same time showing poise and effortless control. Blackcurrant, dark chocolate and a little graphite black olive characters emerge immediately on the nose. The palate is loaded with cabernet of great intensity with a chalky tannin and slightly graphite edge retaining control through to the long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impeccably stylish and beautifully poised cabernet from these old vines in a very good year. It's pure Margaret River with its blackcurrant and bay leaf graphite aromas displaying a distinctive regionality. The palate is linear and focussed with excellent intensity and depth. Fine chalky tannins and a well-managed oak regime complete a terrific wine that is great value.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Okay, here's the thing. I loved this wine when first tasted last year and gave t very high points. But the extra yar has revealed even more and has prompted me to add another notch t the score. Most noticeably a glorious, perfumed fragrance has emerged. It's from the wonderful 2018 vintage, which continues to amaze with its red wines...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The stylish elegance of this Margaret River vintage is perfectly captured in this classy cabernet. Sourced from the Wilyabrup subregion and displaying all those blackcurrant and dark chocolate characters you expect. Firm tannins and a slinky oak addition add to the plush fruit creating a stylish extension through to the finish. Like that minerality with a trace bay leaf on...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Captures the essence of Margaret River in a very good year. Engaging aromas of blackcurrant with a layer of dark chocolate and a subtle graphite minerality and dried herbs. A seamlessly structured palate with fine grainy tannins providing structure. There is power here as it drives through to a very long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was a very early vintage in Margaret River with the added issue of trying to get this done right at the start of Covid. But it's as if nothing missed a beat, with the wine a triumph for vineyard and region. Black fruit on the nose with a subtle confectionery compote character. The palate is medium to full bodied...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There have been some wonderful 2020 cabernets from Margaret River but none better than this. What a glorious statement of the region and a great vintage. Highly perfumed aromas of mulberry, dark chocolate and blackcurrant with a little plum and dried herb edging in. The palate is full-bodied with immense power. Black fruit, dark plum and some wild berry action...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The old dry-grown vines play a significant role in this cabernet, which year after year delivers so much. It's a fine and elegant style with a mix of blackcurrant and bay leaf with a subtle limestone and graphite minerality. The palate is still tightly held, but within there is excellent fruit concentration and vibrancy. The lift of sage and dried...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A perfectly crafted blended red with the cabernet taking the lead and merlot playing a neat support act. Black olive and bay leaf notes merge with a blackcurrant light plummy character. The palate is medium bodied and seamlessly integrated. The chalky fine tannins add that final touch to complete a terrific value red wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine of the Year 2024 How fitting that as Woodlands celebrates the 50th year since it was established in 1973 by David and Heather Watson, it should be awarded the Wine of The Year. It is a fabulous example of Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon made with more than a little Bordeaux influence. Winemaker Stuart Watson has been pumping out outstanding...

Geographe

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is an opulent and riper style of cabernet sourced from the Donnybrook region. Loaded with dark plummy fruit pudding fruit characters on the nose and palate. There's a little black cherry and dark chocolate richness with a grainy oak contribution. A wine for immediate enjoyment while those youthful fruit characters are so evident.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a remarkably plush and polished cabernet from this cooler vintage. Ripe blackcurrant and dark chocolate aromas with a trace of fruit pudding. The palate is dense and concentrated with a slightly liqueur cherry and dark chocolate flavour balanced with some nice minerally tannins and a decent lick of oak.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is cabernet through and through. The nose says it all. Blackcurrant, graphite and a little bay leaf. The palate delivers more in the medium to full-bodied zone with tremendous depth and concentration. Has been seamlessly pulled together with the oak, tannin and fruit working in perfect harmony. The final blend comes from a barrel cull, and it's resulted in...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

Small volume deluxe cabernet sourced from Frankland River. It's just starting to move into its work now to reveal the beautiful qualities from this region. Aromas of blackcurrant and dark plum with a subtle cedary oak influence. The palate is silky smooth yet immensely powerful. A wonderful expression of vineyard and place with the potential for extended ageing.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that captures the essence of this very good Margaret River vintage. Fragrant aromas of dark plum and blackcurrant with a little black olive complexity. The palate sings a glorious tune of balance and poise delivering the fruit through to a sustained and very long finish. Love the slightly oyster shell minerality with a saline edge. Terrific wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Another exceptional cabernet from this small producer. Opens with those typical blackcurrant and minerally bay leaf aromas. The palate is in that medium to full-bodied zone and is so precise and elegantly structured. Has a tight core of chalky tannins and fine-grained oak controlling the exquisite fruit through to a very long finish. Vibrant and alive.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A cracking good wine Wills Domain. Everything about it is just right. Beautiful exotic aromas of violets and cherry with a red fruit lift of raspberry. The palate is where it really hits the mark. Exquisitely balanced with faultless integration of fruit, oak and fine chalky tannins.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

This had not long been in bottle when tasted and yet it was bursting with vibrant crunchy fruit, which is what this pure and fresh drinking style is all about. Lemony guava and crunchy gooseberry notes. The palate has a zingy acidity which contributes to its racy mouth feel. Great summer drinking.

Geographe

Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the best producers in the Ferguson Valley south of Perth. Interesting thing about this wine. I tasted it one night and then had another look the next morning and the time breathing really helped a lot. Excellent medium-bodied blend with ripe juicy black fruits and a sweet fruity inclusion of the merlot.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine of polish and sheen. Floral red fruit notes on the nose with a leafy minerally character. The palate is medium bodied but packed with fruit intensity that flows effortlessly to a long finish. The chalky tannins hold the line with the fine grained oak underpinning. Refined and classy.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A vibrant and juicy young cabernet with so much appeal. Bright red fruit notes on the nose with a delicious red fruity palate delivering plenty. Chalky fine tannin and just a smidgeon oak to underpin the fruit combine to produce a wine for drinking over the next few years.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Silky smooth, velvety palate is a feature of this exceptional cabernet. It's only just starting to reveal its qualities. Leafy black olive and subtle oyster shell minerality on the nose work neatly with the lively red and black fruit combination. Fine chalky tannins and a smooth introduction of oak have harnessed the palate and focussed it to a very long...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the prettiest and most elegant of any wine under this Mallee Root label. Excellent year contributed to it for sure, but some astute winemaking has helped. Hand plunging in small open fermenters has contributed to the bright highly scented aromas. Lovely red berry with a little blackcurrant richness with fine chalk tannins and clever subtle use of oak....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A thoroughly beautiful and refined cabernet sauvignon from this excellent vintage. There's a small amount of bright malbec in there bringing a juicy red fruit impact to the middle palate. IT's one of the more elegant and stylish cabernets from Victory Point displaying impeccable balance of fruit oak and tannin. Bright blackcurrant fruit on the nose with a leafy oyster...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine shows the benefit of an extra year in the bottle. Not the perfume of the 2018, but there is structure and poise here. Pronounced seaweed nori aroma with blackcurrant fruitiness and slightly toasty oak. This was a vintage that continues to reveal itself and should never be overlooked. It has such a seamless and slinky integrated palate that...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is such a good cabernet, especially when you consider the price of $30. It seems the Filius grows in sophistication and varietal expression each year. This was a cool year of course, but the fully ripe fruit delivers and then some. Has a little bit of malbec which is an important consideration for the wine, adding just that little...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A stylish and elegant expression of this very good Margaret River vintage. The smaller volume and tight berry factor have contributed to the intensity and power on the palate especially. Highly perfumed nose with leafy red berry and blackcurrant and with a trace of bay leaf and black olive. The palate is silky smooth and more in the medium bodied...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine has really started to move into its best work. A precisely defined cabernet showing the character of this vintage. Blackcurrant and scented cedary oak complement each other while the chalky tannins provide the structural base and palate definition. A little black olive and faint oyster shell minerality. The palate is really coming into its own.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This outstanding cabernet is a result of selection of the best barrels. Tasted a couple of years ago, but it has now moved up a notch or two. Still firm, structured and stylish in one fell swoop. The fruit is beautifully concentrated and set off against the powdery chalky fine tannins, creating such an elegant, poised palate. The aromas of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A firmer, tighter, and more concentrated cabernet which captures the vintage with its tannin structure and fruit power. This was a year that things had to be managed well in the winery because of the power of the fruit delivers. This has been done very well here with a wine that is still so tightly held but which will with...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegant and refined cabernet from this small but concentrated vintage. Highly perfumed aromas of violets and fragrant red berry with a lift of bay leaf and edgy graphite. The palate is seamlessly stylish with a great integration of fruit, oak and tannin. Has a firm tight minerally core which threads through the effortlessly long and detailed palate.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Talisman has been something of a champion of the combination, using malbec which seems well-suited to the property. A wave of blackcurrant invades initially with a jubey red fruit lift. The palate is quite firm with assertive tannins adding structure and bite. A little licorice and dark plum add further complexity as it sweeps to a long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Another excellent wine from this sleeper vintage in which the wines have generally taken a little time to shake themselves out of their slumber. Plenty of dark chocolate and blackcurrant fruit starting to emerge with the support of chalky fine tannins and sensitively applied oak. One of the best I have seen under this label.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An opulent and powerfully concentrated cabernet from Margaret River in this very good red wine year. Lashings of blue and black fruit on the nose with blackcurrant and dark liqueur cherry nuances dominant. The palate is loaded with a dark chocolate and a spicy blackcurrant richness. Fine tannins with a subtle oyster shell minerality provides support. Plenty of life in...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Thoroughly beautiful cabernet from Wilyabrup in Margaret River. It's a firmer style with sinewy tannins evident supported by a decent oak contribution. Loads of blackcurrant with a graphite bay leaf character and a smear of olive tapenade. It will definitely benefit from extended cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A Margaret River cabernet displaying the combination of power and elegance that marks this excellent vintage. Rich blackcurrant varietal characters emerge from the nose with other notes of black olive and bay leaf with just a little graphite minerality. The palate has deep intensity with the concentrated fruit wrapped in a firm tannin and fine grained oak web. Chalky palate...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Sittella grab the fruit for this blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and cabernet franc from Wilyabrup in Margaret River. Hugely expressive lift of black fruit on the nose with traces of black olive and liqueur plum. A cut of graphite and minerally seashell adds to the palate complexity. It's a plush and generous wine.