Region - 60% Coonawarra and 40% Barossa
Aroma - Lifted aromas of sweet dark berry fruit, a touch of cool mint overlayed with plush plum fruit.
Taste - Rich plum flavours are complemented by a subtle coco notes and smooth structural oak. Plush, firm tannin and fresh acidity support the line and length of the wine to bring balance and vitality.
Pairs well with Roast Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary
Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards 2019
Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018
Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017
Gold Medal - International Wine & Spirit Competition 2019
Gold Medal - International Wine & Spirit Competition 2018
Gold Medal - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2018
Gold Medal - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2017
Gold Medal - Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2018
Gold Medal - Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2017
Gold Medal - National Wine Show of Australia 2018
95 Points - James Halliday - Halliday Wine Companion 2019 "Indulge this Christmas with this stunning Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon, which shows deep color with dark berry fruit aromas and notes of bay leaf, with spice and cedar over a backbone of concentrated tight tannins."
95 Points - James Halliday - Halliday Wine Companion 2018 "Destemmed, not crushed, open and closed fermenters, 12-21 days on skins, matured for 16 months in a majority of French oak (70% new). Good colour; a medium-bodied palate with clear cassis and mulberry varietal character, oak and tannins in support roles."
95 Points - Jeremy Oliver - Jeremy Oliver's Good Wine Guide 2018 "Pristine cassis, mulberry & dark plum fruit with tight-grained cedar/chocolate oak; long & stylish; textural and complete."
95 Points - Mike Bennie - The Wine Front 2024 "Mellow, smooth, supple and fleshy. Dark cherry, mocha, choc-cherry, mint and toasty coconut notes. A slurpiness here, a lift too. Complexity, layers and intensity. Really nailing the bolder strike of cab shiraz here, and with delightful Aussie bush character in the mix. Time to go. 95 points, 2024-2035+"
95 Points - Rob Geddes MW - Australian Wine Vintages 2018 "This style is on the move with the oak maturation reduced from 24 months to 20 months for this wine and about 16 and 18 months with some vintages, to focus on freshness. Tasted a year before release, this youthful wine is dark black currant fruited with more generosity than the 2014. Black currant length, mouth-coating tannins with line and length of black currant fruits and harmony. In Coonawarra quality, all comes from the vineyard. Truly a classic in the traditional style."
95 Points - Tyson Stelzer - WBM – Australia’s Wine Business Magazine 2018 "A core of blackcurrant fruit density is beautifully structured with finely structured, confident tannins that promise great potential. Very long-lingering black fruits of crunchy blackcurrant definition are supported by well-poised acid and well-judged dark chocolate oak. A great St Hugo that articulates a benchmark Coonawarra season."
