Cabernet Sauvignon

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that pays homage to Dr John Gladstones, whose work was largely responsible for the development of Margaret River. This is right up there with any that have been made, coming from a vintage that was well suited to the variety. Leafy blackcurrant fruit with a graphite oyster shell nuance working with a sliver of black olive. It's a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This builds on the standard cabernet from this year – a wine that was mighty good in its own right. This is from the oldest vines of the property, which makes them some of the oldest in the region. Deep and powerful intense blackcurrant and dark chocolate-coated dark plum aromas. Has a smooth and almost silky palate with a complex...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a variety that always seems to do very well in cooler vineyard areas. In this case it's working wonderfully well from this Karridale vineyard. Has the lift of dried herbs and raspberry aromas. The palate is as good as you will see for this variety in Australia. There is depth and fruit concentration delivered with a degree of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A delightfully elegant and refined cabernet blend from Karridale. There's a bout 38% malbec contributing to the red fruit opulence and 10% shiraz adding further generosity to the middle palate. Highly fragrant with leafy notes working with red fruits. The palate has a tight core supporting a long effortless finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is predominantly cabernet but smaller percentages of petit verdot, cabernet franc and malbec contribute. Powerful and controlled cabernet displaying a lot of the black fruit character of this part of Margaret River. On the nose you get a terrific mix of bay leaf, black olive and varietal blackcurrant. There's a pronounced oyster shell minerality bursting through supported by a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A super classy cabernet demonstrating the quality and distinctiveness of this variety in the northern parts of Margaret River. Blackcurrant and black olive with the faintest hint of mint and dark chocolate. The palate is seamlessly integrated to creates an almost velvety cushion. A little bay leaf and oyster shell minerality add further The oak integration is sleek and precise....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

It's a slightly firmer and more angular cabernet than previously which can be attributed to the vintage. Yet it retains all that is good in classy Margaret River cabernet. Delivers a generous and powerful statement of blackcurrant and leafy black olive with a dollop of dark chocolate. The tannins are quite chalky and bring a degree of control to create...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A stunning wine that captures the class of the great 2018 vintage in Margaret River. It's a powerful statement of Margs cabernet, yet as with all Pym's wines, it is regally elegant and stylish. Dark chocolate, oyster shell and mocha with a deep dive into blackcurrant. There is an effortless almost languid feel that belies its core strength and definition.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is one of the best cabernets yet from Flametree. It also seems to be the most structured. Deeply concentrated ripe fruit is the basis. The aromas captivate with exotic violet, blackcurrant and a decent dollop of chocolate. The palate is intricately woven with that mix of fine firm tannins, fine-grained oak and opulent fruit carrying long. The palate has...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This also gets a little contribution from malbec and petit verdot, so it's more a Bordeaux blend. Time in bottle is the key for the 2019 vintage and this one is the perfect illustration. The rich blackcurrant and plummy fruits have emerged with that extra time. It's an elegant and quite stylish wine of impeccable structure and great poise. Mighty...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Sleek, refined and beautifully constructed cabernet from this cooler vintage. It's medium bodied with notes of chalky, seashell over deeper blackcurrant fruit. The oak integration has been beautifully handled to provide support and not dominate. Lovely perfumes and a palate that has structure and poise to carry through to a long finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A fully ripe and juicy cabernet displaying all the blackcurrant varietal character of this variety. There's a little bay leaf and chocolaty back olive combination. The palate has good flesh which is supported by a firm core of chalky tannin and oak. A minerally graphite nuance completes the wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Hard to beat this classic Margaret River combination in a very good year. It's more towards medium bodied and so stylish and poised as it drives effortlessly to a long finish. Aromas of graphite and bay leaf reveal immediately with very subtle olive tapenade in the background. The fleshy merlot fills the palate neatly while the cabernet adds those firm...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Captures the elegance and style of this vintage in Margaret River. Blackcurrant and dark plum with a chalky bay leaf overlay on the nose. The palate is held with control by fine chalky tannin and tidy oak with the graphite influence emerging as it breathes. Good depth and persistence. Mighty good value here.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a refined and beautifully elegant cabernet expressing the best elements of this Margaret River vintage. On the nose there an engaging combination of red currant and blackberry, black olive. A thread of graphite speaks loudly of cabernet while dark blackcurrant fruits with a chocolatey richness build on the palate. Perfectly integrated with fine oak and a chalky tannin...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Although from this slightly cooler vintage all the character you seek in cabernet is there. The blackcurrant, minty cedary notes and a little black olive. Overriding is a trace of bay leaf and oyster shell minerality. The palate is medium bodied with good intensity and length. Excellent fruit and oak integration.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cooler season, but Dukes has been able to coax plenty from this excellent cabernet. Aromas of blackcurrant and black olive with an overlay of bay leaf. The palate is generous and held with a fine minerally acidity and well managed fine-grained oak. Structured and firm with deep flavour intensity.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

I'm increasingly thinking that 2019 is one of the great sleeper vintages for red wine in Margaret River. Case in point; this beauty which bridges the divide between power and elegance. It's cabernet through and through with a graphite over blackcurrant aroma and a trace of black olive. The palate is firmly defined and structured with tannins and fine-grained oak...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a bold and distinctive take on this largely Left Bank variety. The perfumed aromas with their lift of violets and other florals are the stamp of cabernet franc. The palate is powerful and highly linear with chalky ironstone tannins taking it to a very long and defined finish. The firm tannins and oak should support this for extended...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is an impressive cabernet from the '21 vintage. It's achieved excellent ripeness and fruit concentration, while retaining the elegance and poise that characterises this vintage. It's brilliant and bright with a stunning luminosity in the glass. Fine chalky tannins and neat support from the oak complete a polished expression of Margaret River in a cool year.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The impact of the malbec on the nose is immediate with its rhubarb-like juby red notes. This is an elegantly crafted wine of medium body displaying attractive red fruit flavours. Freshy fruit within complemented by a chalky sinewy tannin edge. Oak has been well-managed to achieve an ideal balance.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This exceptional blend of shiraz, malbec and tempranillo has been a winner for Deep Woods from the outset, consistently delivering a wine that punches so far above its weight. I've always thought the perfumed lift and sweet fruit of the palate from the tempranillo is the key to it. Another cracker demanding to be drunk. Combines power and elegance.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A more lightly framed wine than previous vintages but one that is so refined and elegantly poised. Blackcurrant and bay leaf with a little oyster shell minerality on the nose. The palate reveals other nuances of black fruits, with a chalky limestone and a slightly wet cement character. It's still very tight and will need some time to break free....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A blend dominated by bright red fruits. It's medium bodied in line with this cooler vintage but there is good fruit intensity. It's balanced with fine chalky tannins and a light layer of oak. As it breathes more of the delicious chewy flavours emerge.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is heady stuff pushing a Margaret River cabernet into the rarefied air of Grange and Hill of Grace and at the same time making a statement about this great cabernet region. The fruit was naturally fermented and then had 13 weeks in terracotta amphorae before pressing to second fill oak. So, the oak influence is subdued but important in...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a triumph for vineyard in what was a challenging year. Low yields, birds and rain events all conspired to make things tough but a rigorous biodynamic approach in the vineyard and later in the winery has resulted in a magnificent expression of a slightly cooler climate Margaret River cabernet. High end florals on the nose with notes of...

Geographe

Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegantly structured and quite precise cabernet capturing the beautiful characters of cabernet in a cooler vintage. Spicy blackcurrant with a little sage bush on the nose. The medium-bodied palate shows a graphite and cracked seas shell minerality with a plush sweet fruit lift. The tannins are chalky and fine while the oak well managed.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Probably the best wine Clandestine Vineyards have released. It's a blend of cabernet and malbec from Margaret River and Frankland River. The striking feature is how well the red fruits of the malbec have merged with the dark fruits of the cabernet in such a seamless and almost velvety fashion. There's a chalky tannin and well-managed oak influence that hits...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Very good wine from this excellent small, concentrated vintage sourced from fruit off some of the oldest vines on the estate. There is tremendous concentration here with the leafy black fruit, chalky oyster shell edge and subtle graphite character in control. The palate is firmly structured, yet it is effortlessly elegant and stylish. A poised and impressive wine from this...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit from this great year has been beautifully handled. Theirs is so much power in that engine room, yet the delivery is all smooth and effortless. It's made from the best two barrels of the vintage and then gets a little malbec to add mid-palate suppleness. Loaded with blackcurrant, black olive and minerally cracked shell characters on the nose. The...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

The use of the concrete egg and its continual fruit circulation has allowed the firm cabernet and fleshier touriga to knit together into a plush velvety smooth red blend. Plummy black cherry dominance with a little black fruit pudding. Extra year in bottle has brought this baby into the world. Drinking so well.

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

An interesting combination woven together with time in the concrete egg, which creates a vortex that moves the lees upwards, contributing to its plump full palate. Plenty of blackcurrant flavours with a dusty thread from the nebbiolo. The chalky tannins are finely integrated and the generous fruit flavours burst out. Plenty of appeal with that final tarry edge adding to...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

There is a delightful varietal purity with this cabernet which comes off the Riversdale vineyard in Frankland River. The blackcurrant characters are complemented by a natural ironstone and slightly meaty characters. The palate is plush with a firm core of chalky tannins working harmoniously with the oak. Dark chocolate and plummy fruit add to the focused finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A juicy cabernet from Margaret River. On the nose you get a mix of red fruits, backed with some nice mulberry and dark plummy blackberry nuances. It's medium bodied with good flavour intensity. The sprinkle of spices and a dusting of dry earth add to its palate feel.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This stylish and elegantly structure cabernet comes from one mature vineyard in Wilyabrup along Caves Road. Dark blackcurrant and ripe plummy black olive fruits merge on the nose. The palate is velvety smooth showing a perfect integration of oak, tannin and fruit. An edgy minerally graphite and bay leaf with a dollop of chocolate to complete.

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

A glorious example of Frankland cabernet. The varietal notes of blackcurrant and a little black olive are beautifully infiltrated by that regional ironstone character. The palate is a powerhouse with a firm core of new and one-year-old oak working with the firm chalky tannins to carry effortlessly through to a sustained finish. Still quite tight at the moment but extended...

South West

Cabernet Sauvignon

A mighty impressive wine for this price. Soft and generous medium-bodied blend from fruit out of the South-West. Plenty of black fruit with a richer plummy pudding contribution from the merlot. Supple and friendly mouthfeel makes for excellent drinking at a great price.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a blend of cabernet, malbec and cab franc from the Pedestal vineyard in Margaret River. It's a soft and quite supple wine of excellent aromatics with the perfumed influence of the cab franc quite evident. Has a chewy chocolate richness with supple tannins in support. Nice wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Just starting to hit its straps. Most of the ‘19s seem to take that little extra time to come together and release their full potential. This is one of those. It's off the Pedestal Vineyard in Margaret River. Typical blackcurrant and leafy graphite and black olive nuances. The palate is generous and full, with a dark chocolate and black fruit...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Highly perfumed Margaret River cabernet that provides a point of difference to the excellent '19. This delivers a velvety smooth palate deep with rich and opulent fruit flavour from this highly concentrated vintage. It is quite effortless as it takes you through the mid-palate and into a stunning long finish. The tannin and oak work on the palate is superb....