Levantine Hill Optume Cabernet Sauvignon features brooding restrained fruit characters of cassis and blackberry with complex savoury elements of bramble, bergamot, sage leaf, amari, nutmeg, sandalwood, laurel, leather and star anise.... Read full article
Our Mélange Traditionnel is an exquisite and refined Cabernet-based blend for the most sophisticated connoisseur, from the vineyard everyone said could not be planted; a tiny, incredibly steep, ultra low yielding block of the five traditional Left...... Read full article
It’s immediately clear from the deep purple hue and lifted violet aromas that 2013 gave us an exceptionally bright, fragrant wine. The palate ripples with red cherry and brambly fruit, with undertones of liquorice and lovely spice from the oak.... Read full article
The vineyard is planted to Cabernet sauvignon (46%), Merlot (26%), Cabernet franc (18%), Malbec (5%) and Petit verdot (5%). The percentage of each variety that goes into the final blend changes with the season as factors such as fruitfulness and...... Read full article
Our Yarra Valley Single Vineyard Syrah is as rich, sultry and tantalising as a Spanish flamenco dancer. Spicy, earthy aromas and a mouthful of juicy berries and meaty flavours make this a bold, elegant red that dances on the taste buds with spicy...... Read full article
Hand picked at various levels of ripeness, whole bunch pressed, fermented in seasoned oak barriques with extended barrel maturation, the 2015 Sauvignon Blanc reflects a delicate varietal fruit character of citrus and tropical fruits.... Read full article
This wine is crisp and tasty with lively acid backbone. Fresh citrus, passionfruit and guava notes dominate the nose and follow through to the palate. Flavours are persistent and mouth-filling.... Read full article
Hand picked and sorted. Fermented in small open fermenters, 20 days maceration (colour took around 10 days to deepen), 14 months in 500L French casks. Regular gravity racking and aeration during oak maturation. Minimal handling to bottle. ... Read full article
A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet franc. Our Cabernets is an elegant, medium-bodied wine with vibrant redcurrant and black current fruits, fine tannins and a veneer of French oak. Rated 94 points – 2015 Halliday wine companion.... Read full article
A fine, medium bodied fruit driven wine balancing blackcurrant fruit with more earthy olive and herbal notes, evenly weighted with silky tannins and great length.... Read full article
Our classic ‘Bordeaux blend’ is made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. The relatively high percentage of Cabernet Franc may very well be contributing to the sweet floral and cherry-fruit dominant aromas.... Read full article
This wine is from the Shiraz block planted in 2003 with Viognier from the original 2001 plantings. There are two Shiraz clones in the block, Best’s Old Block sourced from the original plantings at Best’s Great Western in 1868 and clone 1654, a...... Read full article