Songlines Estates Leylines Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Impenetrable dark red with light red and purple hues around the edge. This wine is rich with sweet licorice and black berry fruit aromas with a hint of vanilla from well-integrated oak. Finely structured wine with hints of cinnamon and chocolate nuances. The palate shows elegance and length with dark plum fruit and cashew, with a smokey oak influence. There is a lot of complexity of flavours and mid palate richness. The obvious finesse and length of this wine will show early in its life and continue to drink well over the medium term.

Platinum Vintage High Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

The wine is bright dark crimson in colour with lovely rich fruit and yummy fruit aromas. Excellent value, showing rich dark chocolate and cassis with spicy complexity typical of Platinum wines. Lovely Blackberry and brambly notes on the nose and elegant smooth softness on finish. Appears seductively Dark - red with purple hues, Plums, blackberry and classic cool climate pepper characters. Fine tannins are supported by bright berry fruit and delicate spice character. 

Aromatics are cassis, dark violets and cherry with the first pour into the glass leaving lovely long seductive legs as a hint of how good this wine really is. The mouthfeel and lush dark fruits combine to make you recline in the chair and savour the first small explosion of flavours and yummy tannins. It the seems to build with smart use of oak to provide a marriage of all things great that successful winemaking does with consummate ease.

Jardim Do Bomfim Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Cleanskin

Crimson red to black in colour with great density. Plum and dark chocolate with fine hint of mint and oak. Expressive upfront fruit flavours of plum, blackberry and a hint of blueberry pie. The mid palate is round and juicy with mint, chocolate and a touch of spicy oak all working in with some fine powery tannins and natural fruit acid to give a long lingering finish.

Laneway Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

Brick red with maroon core. The background use of oak adds complexity and richness to the wine without being an obvious element.  The palate is of medium weight, fresh and lively with smooth supple tannins. The overall length of flavour and character show great balance and finesse between fleshy fruit, tannin and oak which are all playing a part.

Stone Cottage Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Dark inky red in colour. The nose is rich in blackcurrant, chocolate with hints of aniseed. Typical Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, full bodied and slightly chewy, the palate has flavours of ripe blackcurrant infused with cedary tobacco characters and spice.