Plenty rich and ripe fruit with blackberry and currants given a smack in the chops with a pleasant underlying herby character and just a squeeze of Granny Smith apple juice. This has good length and acid and might just pair perfectly with roast pork with a thyme and apple... Learn More
Deliciously spicy and complex medium bodied Barossa Cabernet here. Lifted plum and other red fruit fragrances floating around too. Length of flavour is excellent. A good one to crack by itself and will work really well with food too. Drink any time over the next 10... Learn More
Chalk Hill consistently produce intense, well balanced, fruit intense wines. Flavours are intense and well balanced, offering plum, blackcurrant and a hint of 5 spice. This wine can be enjoyed now or over the next several years. Supremely drinkable now, it will also reward cellaring for up to 8... Learn More
An abundance of rich and ripe fruit, in a blackberry and mulberry fashion give way to a gentle herbal undertone, finishing with a hit of dark and sticky fruit. Lipsmacking! It drinks well from the first pop of the cork, but would cellar happily in the dungeon for another few years at... Learn More
Claymore’s Bittersweet Symphony Cabernet offers a perfume of olives and blue fruits along with some violet. Blackcurrant, plums, a twist of dark chocolate and black olive are at play on the palate. Delicious now but will probably improve for 15 or more years. Decant it a couple of hours before drinking and pair it up with protein like a really good steak or gourmet snaggers if you are planning... Learn More
This is a cracking good Cab for the money – loaded with juicy fruits, spice, some oak and fine, soft tannins. Like any good quaffer it is ready to drink now. Unlike most quaffers, the quality and intensity of fruit is excellent. It’s easy to imagine this with a higher price... Learn More
Sticky plum jam with a rich swirl of blackberry confection, overlapping a toasted spice direction, a kick of Kalamata olive and a lovely savoury finish. Pop it away for 5 years or 15 even if you like, but it's absolutely approachable now after... Learn More
A superb first release Cabernet under the Curtis Cavaliere label and as good as you’d expect if you’ve had the Shiraz previously. Lots going on here, with chocolate, spice, cedary oak and lots of fine tannins. Decant for an hour or so if you want to try it now or stick it in the broom closet for up to 10 years.... Learn More
Ripper Cab here, chokkers with violet, chocolate and a hint of a mean, green streak just below the surface… well worth decanting if you are going to drink now and will cellar for 10 years, no worries.... Learn More
Gargantuan! Plum, chocolate, toast, toffee and blue fruits morphing into black. Succulent texture sucked into a void of fine tannins. Excellent length and persistence of... Learn More
2014 was an excellent vintage in the Vale and this is a big, old-school Cab packed with blackstrap, a little varietal greenery and great depth of flavor. Double decant a couple of hours before pairing it with something meaty or give it 10 years. Remarkable value for... Learn More
An exceptional second release of Finniss River Cabernet. The first one scored 2 gold medals, this vintage has a Gold already and we are confident its brag sheet will exceed the older brothers by the time it is done. Deep dark and brooding, this Cab offers up blackcurrants, dark chocolate and superfine tannins. Delicious now but should last a decade if you store it somewhere nice and cool.... Learn More
A quality everyday drinker from Grant Burge. Plenty of black and blue fruits here with good length and fine tannins. There’s some spice here, a velvety mouthfeel and a little French and American... Learn More
Grown in Terra Rossa soil just 20 clicks north of the Coonawarra. Plantings were made using the excellent Reynell selection and the result is a vibrant and silky-smooth Cab packed with flavour. There’s plenty of dark fruit along with hints of blue fruit and very fine tannins to finish.... Learn More
A really classy Cabernet this one. Lifted black and red fruits on the nose with hints of black olive, tomato leaf and generous blackberry on the palate with a soft landing of tannins. Plenty of cedary oak here too but not too much. It's complex yet refined in a McLaren Vale fashion.... Learn More
Ripe and seductive Cabernet this, bursting with blackcurrant liqueur, mulberries, cedary oak and fine tannins. The fruit has a beautifully glossy aspect to it and the tannins are perfectly ripe, almost waxy. Stunning now and will improve for 20 years if you can keep your hands off... Learn More
Juicy, rich, black and delicious describe this wine succinctly. In amongst the succulent fruits are strewn a little greenery, graphite and a hint of iron filings, all classic Cabernet fodder. Lovely now and you can drink this one any time over the next 5-8... Learn More
Dark confections, ripe black berries and taut, glossy tannins and spice spell out this Cabernet from Geoff Hardy’s Pertaringa range. It’s typically McLaren Vale with a breath of Adelaide Hills freshness to it. If you’re on the hunt for another Cab Sauv for your collection, this may be... Learn More
When we think of Barossa Valley, we often think of Shiraz. Pindarie give good reason to add Cabernet to that thought. Dark and mysteriously complex with plenty of blueberries, a hint of tomato leaf, a herby undergrowth and nice dusty tannins to finish. Cellar away for 5-10 years if you... Learn More
There’s something very special about old vine McLaren Vale Cabernet. Little surprise it picked up a gold and was the second highest pointed Cab at the 2017 McLaren Vale wine show. This edition is soft and fluffy on opening, but with air starts to show vanilla, blackberries, chocolate, fine grained tannin and a good backbone of acidity. A bit of a sleeper too, we suspect. Whilst it is cuddly, we... Learn More
A dictionary definition of what Cabernet tastes like… there’s blackcurrants, cassis, fine tannins and a hint of chocolate. A mid weight beauty! This is balanced, complete, and has terrific intensity and length. While there’s no need to cellar, we reckon it will improve for the next 5-8... Learn More
