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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...

South Australia

Cabernet Sauvignon

This is another multi-regional blend from vineyards in Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, McLaren Vale and the Barossa. This marks the continuing more to the cooler southern regions, especially in a year like 2022 which was superb down there. Aromas of floral, sage and dried herbs on the nose. The palate shows delicious, sweet ripe fruit with flavours of iron filings. I...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

The purity of the varietal cabernet from Frankland is evident immediately. Has a meaty blackcurrant aroma that is so much part of the variety. But then other characters of dark chocolate, shale and graphite emerge. The palate has a tight firm core in support of the plush concentrated fruit flavours. An excellent wine displaying a high degree of regionality.

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

This is a cabernet of some class. It’s a stylish medium bodied wine displaying lively varietal blackcurrant notes with chalky limestone, bay leaf and graphite character. I can almost see old Vasse Felix Founder Tom Cullity smiling down on this with its poise and structure and deliberately persuasive understatement. Has the feel and integrity of the style he wanted from...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A seamlessly crafted Margaret River cabernet where everything just sits together in perfect harmony. Floral notes mingle with substantial blackcurrant aromas. The palate is firmly structured with chalky tannins and plenty of oak from the mix of French and Hungarian. Yet it retains its elegance and refinement. Potential for extended ageing here.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The elegance and stylishness of the ’23 vintage in Margaret River for cabernet is brilliantly expressed in this classy cabernet. The deep concentration is evident, with the perfume notes of blackcurrant, black olive, a little liqueur cherry, and a touch of oyster shell minerality. The palate has power and a little panache as it drives effortlessly through to a long...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Another wine that demonstrates just how good the 2024 Margaret River vintage could be. It was a warm season, but the extended summer allowed cabernet sauvignon to ripen beautifully. Aromas of blackcurrant, bay leaf and dark chocolate are unmistakably varietal. The palate is deeply concentrated yet velvety and seamless, supported by finely controlled tannins and perfectly judged oak. A first-rate...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

You certainly know you're in the Margaret River zone from the first take on the nose. Lifted black currant, light cedar, and a subtle bay-leaf nuance. The palate is medium weight but with beautifully poised, balanced fruit and oak working seamlessly together. The tannins are quite fine and chalky, making for a very complete package: a quality wine presented with...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Like the shiraz off this vineyard, these vines are now more than 50 years old, and they play a fundamental role in the style and quality of Alkoomi cabernet. This captures the region quite perfectly. There's a light, lovely varietal purity, with a combination of blackcurrant and blackberry on the nose, some ironstone, ferruginous subtleties, and a subtle leafy lift....

Margaret River

Cabernet Blend

A wine that strongly reflects a powerhouse vintage, with firm tannins a feature. The black fruits on the nose burst out of the glass, alongside subtle raspberry and brick-dust characters. The palate is tightly held by those tannins, but there is ample fruit to balance, and the oak treatment marries perfectly to complete the integration. There’s something classically Bordeaux about...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Most attractive perfumes of violets and seductive red fruits with a lift of light cedar from the oak. It’s immediately captivating. Then the palate does its thing with an exquisite balance holding vibrant bright fruits held with tight cedary oak and silky fine tannins. It’s an elegant and stylish wine of great poise that extends effortlessly to a sustained finish.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The varietal notes of cabernet are immediately evident on the nose. Blackcurrant and black olive with traces of bay leaf and oyster shell minerality. The palate pulls together the fine supporting tannins and neatly layered oak to add structural support for some high-class fruit. The minerally acidity gives it a real kick through to a long finish.

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....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A wine that twists and turns with new nuances and riches at every turn, before it comes together and straightens to its long finish. This is the pure essence of Margaret River Cabernet with loads of dense concentrated black fruits coated with subtle blue fruit fragrances. The palate reveals layers of chocolate and blackcurrant with nuanced black olive and graphite...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This was a very good vintage in Margaret River after the slightly more challenging ’21. This has the refined elegance and prettiness that is the Moss Wood DNA. The colour is quite pale compared to some previous vintages, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is some shrinking violet. Violets, yes, but plenty more in an engine room that is...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Yet another outstanding wine from this great vintage. Typical of the year, it's a wine of medium to full body but with incredible depth and intensity. Loads of leafy blackcurrant on the nose with slight olive tapenade nuances. The palate then harnesses it all with slightly chalky tannins and well-integrated oak. It has structure and poise with a precisely focused...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This sits on the very top shelf of the best Art Series cabernets released by Leeuwin. Of course, the season was marvellous, being slightly cooler and quite long, and it certainly suited this slightly more southern vineyard. It's allowed good, slow, well-developed ripening without going over the top. And it's contributed to a wine of real varietal energy and definition....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

The fruit was sourced from Wilyabrup and the final wine was made from a selection of the best fruit from the best barrels. It was a cooler vintage, but, hey, this is Margaret River, and even in cooler years there is power. It got 24 months in French oak with about 42% new. Supremely balanced and elegantly structured wine with...

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

The colour is quite brilliant; almost luminous and so bright. It’s a firmish medium bodied cabernet displaying plenty of leafy blackcurrant fruit characters on the nose. It comes from the younger blocks on the site, and gets a fair whack of merlot. Has a chalky tannin mouthfeel with a nice bright red fruit mix. The oak is slightly more assertive...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Quite simply one of the finest cabernet sauvignons yet released from Cape Grace in its long history. It was a very early season in Margaret River, but the wine shows remarkable elegance and stylishness normally associated with cooler years. There's a black-fruit, leathery combination on the nose with a leafy lift. It's generously proportioned but delivers with elegance and medium...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Such a beautiful example of the quality of cabernet from the long, cool 2023 vintage in Margaret River. This is elegant, refined and stylish, with blackcurrant, dark cherry and slightly blue fruit notes on the nose. Seamless integration is a feature of the palate, with fine tannins and fine-grained oak cradling the beautiful fruit. Elegant yet structured, with the potential...

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...

Great Southern

Chardonnay

A refined and elegant medium bodied cabernet from Frankland. Blackcurrant and leafy blackberry notes on the nose. The palate shows good varietal integrity with a mix of ironstone and red fruits with a balanced chalky firm tannin influence. The oak has been well-handled so as not to dominate in this lighter year.

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Beautifully seductive and perfumed wine. This is pretty much all cabernet with a smidgeon of petit verdot. Aromas are perfumed with lifted violet and red fruit characters. There’s a slightly cracked seas shell character in here with a that touch of iodine which all contributes to its complexity and layering. It’s a bold statement with admirable control and restraint. Lots...

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

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...

Frankland River

Cabernet Sauvignon

This sits at the pinnacle of the Singlefile suite of red wines. This is certainly one of the best, and it is classically defined cabernet. It comes off the Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River in a season that produced exceptional wines. Blackcurrant, a little ferrous oxide, some leafy notes with an edge of olive tapenade and a dollop of chocolate....

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An impressive wine from this warm vintage in Margaret River. Comes off vines that are among the oldest in the region, and it is remarkably stylish and elegant given that this was a very warm vintage. But these old vines have clearly worked their magic. Lovely aromas of blackcurrant and dark chocolate with a little black olive tapenade. The palate...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

Captures this beautiful cooler vintage exceptionally well. It’s remarkable how a little extra time in bottle has brought this wine together so perfectly. Aromas of leafy blackcurrant and dark plum lead into a palate that is seamless and velvety smooth, yet with the structure and textural feel that sets it apart. The 10% petit verdot has played an important role...

Great Southern

Cabernet Sauvignon

The exceptional 2018 cabernet fruit from Frankland was chosen for this super wine. Combines the elegance and style of that region with the power of the variety. There's an engaging combination of leafy blackcurrant with a trace of that regional ironstone rusty character. The palate is superb with fine chalky tannins in support and a precise oak and fruit balance....

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

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

This is yet another release that shows the continual transformation of Leeuwin cabernets into now some of the very best in the region. It was a terrific year for producing fruit of exceptional varietal expression and intensity, and real balance. This is largely cabernet but again, a tiny percentage of malbec plays an important role. It's had about 50% new...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

An excellent cabernet which comes from the oldest vines on the property. This is a firm and still tightly framed cabernet, but the warmth and depth of fruit is excellent, revealing great power and poise. Bay leaf and subtle black olive merge with intense blackcurrant and a slight oyster shell minerality. Structured and firm through the palate but the tannins...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A high-class cabernet that comes from the old vines of Deep Woods Estate and Abbey Vale. Delightful florals on the nose merge with dark blackcurrant and lifted bay leaf and subtle olive tapenade nuances. The palate is a domain of control and poise with fine chalky tannins and ample well-weighted use of new and seasoned French oak. I love that...

Great Southern

Cabernet Blend

You can't possibly go past this one for a value-for-money cabernet blend in a great year. Comes from the Great Southern... and it is all that you want in this combination. Dark ripe red fruits, blackcurrant, a little plum, blackberry, and a lift of red fruits to add some vibrancy. The palate is generous, chocolatey, with red fruit and some...

Margaret River

Cabernet Sauvignon

A most stylish and elegant cabernet from Margaret River is a year that panned out rather well after a searing start with heat. The aromas are more in the black cherry and blackberry zone while the palate has chalky tannins and fine-grained oak in control. Its medium weight but with good intensity and effortless drive to the long finish.

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...