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Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wonderfully expressive and quite pretty cabernet from this outstanding Margaret River vintage. The nose releases seductive aromas of black currant, violet and bay leaf, and a little oyster shell minerality. The palate is intense but delivered with an elegant medium weight that captures the vintage so beautifully. Loads of red berries, some lightly cedary oak, chalky tannins. All combining...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This comes off the original plantings of 1985 at Fermoy. And those old vines are really pumping out some high-class, powerfully balanced fruit. Aromas that are a mix of blackcurrant with some almost juby red berry influences, providing a nice contrasting balance. A little bay leaf and black olive nuance adds further complexity. The palate has brightness and purity, but...

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

These old dry-grown vines are producing some excellent fruit. And the balance they achieve is an important part of the wine, especially in years that were so hot, like 2024. The result is a cabernet that's structured with a firm core but with an elegance and refinement that captures those vines so well. There's a leafy blackcurrant, a slightly bay...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Provides quite a difference to the Scotsdale. The distinctly linear structure and power of Margaret River are well to the fore, while the aromas of black olive and minerally bay leaf speak of the region. The palate is beautifully woven with fine tannins and neat oak in support. Dark fruits, a little chocolate and an ever so understated minty note...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Highly expressive statement of Margaret River cabernet. Firm structure with deep fruit and firm tannins supported by a decent cloak of oak. Graphite and bay leaf aromas merge neatly with the blackcurrant plummy dark fruit characters. It is balanced and well-integrated.

Margaret River

Red Blend

Interesting thing is that many of these '21 vintage wines are only just starting to hit their straps. Took a little while to emerge from a closed cocoon of fruit and structural influence, but this wine's come together really neatly. The intensity of the black currant, leafy cabernet is evident immediately, but then the other influences add a lift of...

Western Australia

Red Blend

This is such a pretty wine. The cooler vintage has contributed to its elegance and charm. Opens with a perfumed African violet and red berry combination on the nose. And then the palate provides such an exquisitely integrated, balanced mix of bright and lively red fruits with the support of fine, silky tannins and perfectly weighted oak.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A picture-perfect vintage has produced one of the best cabernets under this label yet. Bold statement of blackcurrant and lifted blackberry on the nose with a trace of bay leaf and dried herb character. Beautifully seductive and smoothly textured palate with the structure and definition that is cabernet, giving it purpose. A wine like this selling for just $30 is...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2020 vintage produced some excellent cabernets in what was an early season. This has now evolved rather nicely with time in bottle. It's an immediately complex and compelling opening of blackcurrant, dark cherry, and chocolate on the nose, with a very subtle minerally oyster shell character providing further definition. The palate is elegantly woven with very fine chalky tannins...

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

Seamless, elegant, refined. This is high class Margaret River cabernet. The intensity of the fruit has clearly handled the 45% new oak where it spent 15 months. Loads of blackcurrant fruits with a subtle cedary, slightly gamey character adding complexity. The palate has real power, yet it's presented with a degree of elegance. There's richness here as it extends through...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that has garnered quite a following. Like the postman: it always delivers. Blackcurrant with a significant plummy fruit character. This is a firm style, consistent with this vintage in Margaret River. A firm thread of chalky tannin and a decent hit of oak work through the primary blackcurrant and black olive characters of the palate.

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

This wine was introduced to the portfolio a few years ago and is quite a departure from the usual Howard Park style. Primarily, it is the use of a significant portion of American oak to produce a distinctive style. Little wonder that this vintage is probably the best, as it strikes a great balance between the exquisite fruit and the...

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

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

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

Comes from a number of vineyards in Wilyabrup. This is a firmish statement of Margaret River cabernet delivered with poise and ease. Power red fruit aromas from this warm vintage punch through on the nose. The palate has a juicy fruit richness with blackcurrant and a little coffee and dark chocolate. Has a vibrant sarsaparilla lift through the palate.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Another of the wines Conti sources from his Margaret River vineyard. This is a firmish wine, reflecting this warm vintage, but its balanced with excellent depth of fruit. Shows a beautiful varietal integrity with blackcurrant and black olive nuances plus a trace of bay leaf. A small amount of malbec is added to bring more weight to that middle palate....

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...

South West

Red Blend

This is a pretty classy blended red at this price point. Intense aromas of blackcurrant and plum with leafy black olive addition on the nose. The palate is typically quite firm in line with its cabernet dominance, yet the warm flesh of merlot provides an additional feel. Delicious juicy fruit fills out a balanced and poised palate.

Pemberton

Red Blend

An elegant and stylish example from what was a cooler vintage, though it still crams plenty into its tight frame. There's a mix of blue and red fruits and a floral aroma. The palate is still quite tightly wound, yet the seamless integration of oak and fruit controls and extends through to a long finish with effortless ease. A nice...

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

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...

Cabernet Sauvignon

Okay, now we know what Penfolds were doing in China. This is a cabernet sauvignon and marselan combination from Shangri-la and Ningxia. Marselan is widely grown in China and is a combination of cabernet and grenache. In this year, the percentage of marselan increased and the amount of new oak decreased. It’s a medium weight and neatly balanced wine. The...

Pemberton

Red Blend

Here is a sort of left bank, right bank combination. Seamlessly structured and intense red blend that captures what Pemberton can do when the season is right. Aromas of light cedar, some dark black fruits, a little perfumed lift. There's a subtle, earthy, gamey character lurking that adds so much complexity to the primary fruits. It's a wine that exhibits...

Frankland River

Red Blend

This is a Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, petit verdot and cabernet franc from the Frankland River. It was generally a cooler vintage, and yet in the Great Southern things worked out pretty well. This is a cracking good wine, seamlessly woven together and laced with fine tannins and cleverly managed oak. It was made in micro detail with...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that brings the biodynamic vineyard and winemaking commitment at Cullen into a remarkable expression of pure Margaret River cabernet sauvignon. These vines are now more than 50 years old and are contributing to wines that are bright and high fidelity. After fermentation in 300l terracotta amphorae the wine gets a further 7 months new oak maturation. Bright aromas...

Frankland River

Red Blend

A more fragrant and perfumed wine than the excellent 2019. It also reveals a slightly firmer spine of chalky tannin and oak. It's a blend of cabernet sauvignon with shiraz and malbec from Frankland River. Super saturated fruit intensity from this excellent vintage provides a palate coating textural feel. Hugely concentrated and immensely powerful palate is expertly controlled to a...

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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...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, cabernet franc, petit verdot and merlot. It’s a medium bodied product of this cooler vintage, yet there is an intensity and concentration of fruit that presents beautifully from the nose though to the balanced palate. Bright red and black fruits with a delightful perfume open on the nose. The palate is an intricate weave...

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A Bordeaux blend using largely cabernet sauvignon with merlot and cabernet franc. Cabernet provides the power and linear structure while the merlot adds palate filling and the franc that little lift of perfumed red fruit on the nose. Such a poised and well-balanced wine with bright red fruits working with slightly grainy sinewy tannins and a nice oak touch. Everything...

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...

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.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

This has developed over the years into one of the best roses from WA. It’s made from cabernet sauvignon, which in this year especially, seems to have worked really well. It’s pale pink and then an aroma of savoury red berry emerges. The palate has a slightly textural feel which comes from some time on yeast lees. Excellent.

Margaret River

Red Varietal

This comes from the original Lewis plantings in 1976. It gets about 50% new oak and only the best barrels are selected. The first of these was made in 2015. A mighty impressive wine from a blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon. The perfumed franc carries the aromas while the more substantial assertive cabernet adds structure and poise. On...

Margaret River

Red Blend

This is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, merlot and petit verdot. Opens with beautifully scented, aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry with a slightly cedary influence. The palate is perfectly weighted and crafted. Deeply concentrated fruit surges forward, supported by quite firm tannins and plenty of oak. Has a slightly chalky character with traces of bay leaf and seashell minerality....

Geographe

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.

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is largely cabernet sauvignon with smaller contributions from malbec and cabernet franc. It's a smooth and generous wine displaying an engaging combination of black and red fruits on the nose with a little dark chocolate complexity. The palate fills with red and black fruits supported by fine sinewy tannins and neat oak. It's a well-structured and poised wine that...