Cabernet Sauvignon

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The best fruit from the original Deep Woods Estate and Abbey Vale properties has been brought together to create something special with this Reserve Cabernet from the great '23 vintage. You want cabernet, you'll find it here. Every piece sits together harmoniously and with great poise. The blackcurrant, dark plummy, chocolatey characters on the nose are lifted with a little...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that captures the elegance and poise that mark the cooler 2021 vintage. Displays a good concentration of blackcurrant with leafy bay leaf, black olive and a touch of oyster shell graphite on the nose. The palate is medium weight and impeccably integrated with fine tannins and oak working harmoniously. It has an elegant finish that's focused and quite...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

It's nice to be able to hold a wine like this back and release it when it's just starting to show its best form, and this one is. The season in 2019 crept up on people, and before they realised it, it emerged as one of the better years. This very small production wine follows the normal pattern of open...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is a highly structured and purposeful cabernet that comes from vines planted more than 40 years ago. Fermentation took place in small batches and it was aged in oak for about 12 months. While it's largely cabernet, smaller components of petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot have added to the aromatics and to the palate completeness. Fruit is bright...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Classically Margaret River in every sense, from a very good vintage that produced stylish and elegant wines. Aromas show typical blackcurrant with a touch of black olive and lifted bay leaf. The palate is tight and reserved but carries the structure and fruit intensity to evolve with further age.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The Covid vintage of 2020 was a very good one for cabernet. It was a brief harvest, and before you knew it, the fruit was picked. Deep notes of black fruits, dark chocolate, and a slightly leafy, olive-like character open on the nose. The palate is concentrated and rich, with dark fruits balanced by a fine, minerally oyster-shell edge and...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A bold, expressive cabernet sauvignon. Grapes were hand-picked and wild-fermented, then matured in French oak barrels. The wine displays deep blackcurrant and cassis notes, complemented by cedar, tobacco, and a touch of dark chocolate. Firm yet velvety tannins provide structure and balance. Amazing how this has moved into a new zone with an extra year. A classic cabernet sauvignon that...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A stylish and seamlessly presented cabernet from this slightly cooler Margaret River vintage. It displays the refinement and elegance of the year, while retaining power and intensity. Bright red and black fruits are integrated with olive, oyster shell, and a hint of bay leaf. Currently tight and controlled, it will benefit from long-term cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This short, sharp vintage of the COVID year produced wines of tremendous concentration and power, yet with elegance and style. Blackcurrant, cedary oak, and dark chocolate swirl through a complex aromatic opening, leading to a velvety, finely crafted, structural palate. A wine with everything needed for cellaring over the next 10 years.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

You're moving into rarefied air with this cabernet from the outstanding '23 vintage. Around 91% cabernet but there's about 7.5% cab franc and a little petit verdot, and I think that cab franc's just introduced that slightly lifted perfumed note. The aroma captures so much of Margaret River cabernet with its blackcurrant, bay leaf, and black olive notes, a little...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is an excellent wine that is predominantly cabernet with tiny amounts of the aromatic cab franc, and the colour and tannins from the petit verdot. It's a deep, dark red colour. The nose is quite beautiful, with dominant blackcurrant, bay leaf, and olive tapenade, with a nice lift of oyster shell minerality. The palate is quite sublime, with deep,...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is predominantly cabernet, but small bits of petit verdot, cabernet franc, and malbec have played their role in completing an excellent wine for drinking in the medium term. Colour is deep and dark red, and the nose displays a Margaret River combination of blackcurrant, bay leaf, a little black olive, and fruitcake. The palate is medium-bodied but with good...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Highly perfumed, bright fruits on the nose, with a mix of blue and black fruits with a little spice. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent feel, carrying smooth fruit flavours of red berries and blueberries, plus a touch of spice and cedar. Fine, subtle tannins and restrained oak complete the picture.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A telling example of how good this season was. Distinctive notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, bay leaf and dark chocolate resonate on the nose. The palate, while deeply concentrated, remains medium-bodied and supremely elegant. The tannin–oak combination is smooth and seamless, with ripe fruit flavours extending effortlessly through to a sustained finish. Excellent wine.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A cabernet that enters rarefied territory, showing both power and poise. Aromas of blackcurrant, bay leaf, graphite, and a hint of oyster shell create a compelling opening. The palate is generous and almost medium-bodied, all pulling together to a tremendously long, focused finish. A cracking wine of great style and depth.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This classy Margaret River cabernet sauvignon perfectly captures the vintage. Aromas of blackcurrant, dark cherry liqueur, and flecks of red fruit emerge from the glass. The palate is seamlessly integrated, with strength and purpose, a tight core of oak and tannin perfectly aligned. A very stylish and elegant Margaret River cabernet.

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A superb expression of Frankland River cabernet, showing just how good this region can be. The aromas are a mix of dark chocolate and blackcurrant, with a lift of subtle bay leaf and slightly ferrous red fruits. The palate has a brightness and energy which is evident immediately. The mix of red and black fruits merges seamlessly with the astute...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

From a warm season in Margaret River, this cooler region allowed nice ripeness, producing an impressive cabernet. Aromas of blackcurrant leaf, chocolate and blackberry lift from the glass. The medium-bodied palate offers plush, supple fruit, supported by a firm core of tannin and oak. It will continue to evolve and is best enjoyed in the medium term.

Western Australia

Cabernet Sauvignon

This opulent, full-flavoured wine fits the Jarrah Ridge style, offering abundant fruit character throughout. Aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant and dark plum are complemented by dark chocolate and subtle creamy vanilla notes, with a slight leafy edge. The palate is neatly wound and integrated, supported by firm tannins and a measured hit of oak.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impressive cabernet from an excellent season. It’s powerful yet refined and stylish. Aromas show tobacco and bay leaf over black olive with underlying plummy blackcurrant. The striking feature is its brightness, with energy running through a finely balanced palate of pristine fruit. Still youthful and tight, but it will develop character with age.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine reflects the cooler 2021 vintage, showing a medium-weight, elegant and refined expression of Margaret River cabernet. Juicy blackberry and plummy characters are lifted with a touch of spice and leafiness. Bright and energetic, it bounces along the palate to a focused finish. Best enjoyed in the shorter term.

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most expressive example of Alkoomi cabernet from this terrific year. Vibrant and energetic while carrying the structure and poise you expect from the variety. Flavours of violets and other florals, blackcurrant, dark plum and a faint hint of mulberry. The palate shows assertive tannin strength with oak sitting neatly in support. A savoury, almost meaty finish completes this serious...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This thoroughly beautiful Frankland River cabernet is both pretty and powerful. Aromas of exotic violets and cherry are layered with red berry and blackcurrant. The palate is medium-bodied and stylish, with tremendous depth and concentration of fruit delivered with real elegance. Tannins sit seamlessly, oak is well managed, and the wine pulls together everything you want in a Frankland River...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

No mistaking this is cabernet, and cabernet from the heart of Margaret River, not far from Cowaramup. A small amount of malbec, that often-unheralded blending partner, adds to the palate’s depth. The result is quite soft but still structured, with deep fruit characters. A touch of bay leaf and olive tapenade adds complexity. It will handle medium-term cellaring but is...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impressive cabernet sauvignon from a season which produced wines of power and volume with a firm structure. This is all of that. The typical blackcurrant aromas are augmented with sweet plummy nuances. The palate is tightly framed with firm tannins and a decent oak influence from the 40% new French oak contribution. The colour is bright and almost luminous....

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

A thoroughly delightful cabernet from Frankland. The nose shows a compelling mix of black, red and even blue fruits with hints of black olive and bay leaf — classically cabernet. The palate is medium-bodied, typical of the region, with beautifully subtle flavours working neatly with fine minerally tannins and well-judged oak. Blackcurrant, bay leaf and a hint of oyster shell...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegant Margaret River cabernet that reflects the cooler vintage. Full-bodied yet silky smooth with fine texture. Aromas of black olive, bay leaf and blackcurrant. The palate is neatly balanced with sweet fruit and dry savouriness.

Geographe

Cabernet Sauvignon

The colour is a brilliant pink, slightly deeper than a lot of modern rosés but still exhibiting a burst of luminosity. But this is a rosé with a subtle difference. It’s from cabernet sauvignon and it’s been wild fermented in oak with some time on lees. So, what you’re getting is a rosé with texture and complexity, with a dry...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

While there are stylistic similarities with the previous vintage, this is a prettier and if anything, more delicate expression. Yet, there is ample engine room power here. It’s so bright and alive with energy from the first take on the nose through to the perfectly balanced and weighted medium bodied palate. Love the powdery tannins and super-fine-grained oak use. “Jack”...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There’s plenty of power and drive in this excellent cabernet. Sourced from Margaret River and fermented in open fermenters with basket pressing to French oak for 16 months. Intense blackcurrant aromas announce this as cabernet with a little leafy and black olive infusion. The palate is neatly integrated with a firm thread of tannin and oak creating a tight core....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There’s plenty of power and drive in this excellent cabernet. Sourced from Margaret River and fermented in open fermenters with basket pressing to French oak for 16 months. Intense blackcurrant aromas announce this as cabernet with a little leafy and black olive infusion. The palate is neatly integrated with a firm thread of tannin and oak creating a tight core....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

There is real class and polish here. It’s such an elegantly refined expression of Margaret River. Effortless is a word that comes to mind when describing the power yet stylishness of the palate. Dark fruits on the nose with a blackcurrant and ripe plum character merging with a mass of dark chocolate and edgy balancing black olive. A trace of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine which honours Dr John Gladstones, one of the greatest and most important people in the WA wine industry. A most elegant expression of this wine, which seems to indicate an approach to introduce more elegance and control. Minerally and slightly leafy blackcurrant on the nose with other notes of dark chocolate and light plum. The palate sings a...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The pinnacle of the Woodlands stable, consistently among Margaret River’s finest. One of the most aromatic and almost pretty examples of this wine, named each year after a Watson family member. Complex aromas of blackcurrant, bay leaf, oyster shell minerality and black olive tapenade. The palate shows how fruit and oak have been stylishly harnessed, with chalky tannins providing support...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A superb release and possibly the best Ribbon Vale cabernet yet. This is an elegant, medium-bodied wine with purpose and drive, showing lifted red fruits and subtle leafiness on the nose. The palate is bright and energetic, with oak and tannins seamlessly integrated into the fruit to create precision and focus. A first-rate Margaret River cabernet.

Mount Barker

Cabernet Sauvignon

An excellent wine from the 2021 vintage, which in Mount Barker delivered beautiful cool climate fruit with richness, concentration and supreme balance. Classic varietal characters of blackcurrant and dark plum with a touch of black cherry open on the nose, followed by a supple palate with a structural core contributing to its long finish. It's the most stylish expression of...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Wow, you're getting a decent bang for your buck with this cabernet from this excellent vintage in Margaret River. Opens with a punchy hit of blackcurrant and blackberries with a slightly ironstone graphite and oyster shell minerality. The palate is quite vibrant with juicy blackberry and slightly plummy notes emerging, balanced by some fine oak. There's power here, but it's...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet also thrived in 2022, and this is a stylish, refined expression from northern Margaret River. Aromas of black fruits are lifted by a touch of red, bringing vibrancy. The palate is plush with plummy cherry characters, framed by chalky tannins and carefully judged oak. Generous and opulent yet elegant, with the structure and power to reward extended cellaring.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

As you might expect from this cooler vintage in Margaret River, this is an elegant and refined example of cabernet sauvignon, but don't let its structure and body fool you, because there is plenty of fruit concentration and power here as it is Margaret River cabernet. Blackcurrant, dark chocolate, and gentle black olive influences. There is a trace of oyster...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Here's a wine that expresses so much about the Riversdale Vineyard and Frankland River. Loads of blackcurrant fruit, ironstone, liqueur cherry and dark chocolate provide a compelling aromatic beginning, then the palate reveals power, concentration and balance. The astute, restrained use of oak allows the fruit quality to shine. That touch of savoury ironstone, almost rusty nail, on the palate...