Description / Reviews
// 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% cabernet franc, 8% merlot, 8% petit verdot, 5% Malbec. Up to three weeks on skins, 25% new oak, 18 months in barrel. 495 dozen made. Bottled in October 2016.
"The wine has presence, charm and elegance in equal measure. A blend of cabernet sauvignon 66%, cabernet franc 13% with splashes of merlot, petit verdot and malbec, all of which has created a medium-bodied wine. Expect a mix of red berries and leafy freshness, some menthol and spice with super fine tannins and excellent length. It's a contemplative wine to savour." - 96 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
"Saturated garnet. Powerful, smoke-accented aromas of red and black currant, cherry pit, espresso and pipe tobacco, and a subtle vanilla note in the background. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering intense red and dark berry, bitter cherry and succulent herb flavors that gain sweetness with air. Shows very good depth and structure and finishes long and focused, with gently gripping tannins and a resonating cherry note." - 94 Points, Josh Raynolds, Vinous
"At the intersection of flavour and finesse, beauty is to be found. This is an elegant, fine-fingered wine with juicy boysenberry, ripe blackcurrant, bay leaf and clove notes shimmering throughout, whispers of creamy, resiny, cedarwood oak having just-enough influence without going too far. Tannin is ripe, fine-fingered, exquisite. If you look closely you see grass, dry tobacco and peppercorn notes. It’s quite a treat." - 95 Points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
