Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
CRANBERRY • FRESH TOBACCO • WILD BRAMBLE
Born from a year of scorching summer heat, complemented by a long cool season, to develop complete tannin ripeness, layered fruit with secondary earth and spice detail. Harking back to old-school classic cabernet characteristics of fresh tobacco and ripe cassis, this wine has a quiet intensity with surprising length and completeness. 750ml
Accolades
92 points, The Real Review
Good depth of red with a pretty rim of purple and aromas of slightly meaty, raspberry, rose and mulberry cabernet, the varietal fruit doing the work, the tannins fine and sandy and supporting a medium bodied framework. A smart and well-made cabernet that will drink well young and in the medium term.
91 points, Halliday Wine Companion
A fine-boned cabernet with dark fruit characters, malty inflections, cinnamon spice, sage leaf and briny elements in the roll call of descriptors. Sits on medium weight, a smudge of chewy tannin rolls through, flavoursome yet mellow with a general sense of freshness to finish. Not particularly complex, but the feel and restraint takes it a few pay grades up in life.
Appearance: dark ruby red, dark cherry edges
Aroma: red currant, cassis, dark chocolate, salted caramel, fresh tobacco, dark earth, forest floor, fresh hearth, violets, raspberry cane, red rose petal
Palate: dark berry, red currant, black cherry, dark moist earth, tar, ferrous, tight refined tannins, complete fanning out on back palate, dark toasted baking spice finish, chewy, sinewy, lithe, long, refined structure carrying fruit to an effortless finish, juicy berry deliciousness