Cabernet Sauvignon

TASTING NOTES NOSE Dark berries, dried flowers, cocoa, earth, cedar PALATE Elegant, medium-bodied, complex, perfectly balanced FOOD MATCH Dry aged Wagyu sirloin OAK Fine grained French oak 20 months, 50% new COLOUR Dark red VINTAGE A near-perfect growing season with a warm, dry spring & relatively light winds. Summer was nice & warm without excessive […]

This wine has incredible concentration and depth, cassis and dark forest fruits. Hints of bay leaf and raspberry acidity with supple, fine, long tannins. It has the structure and power to last 15+ years in the cellar but still presents extremely well as a young wine. Limited quantities available.

Rich, bold, full of berries and French Oak. Age 30 years, a real beauty.

Soft tannins in a bold, rich wine. Sweet blackberry and a whack of French Oak.

Carpe Diem (in Latin) which means to “seize the day” was built to replicate the delicious textural wines found in Italy using Australian grown grapes familiar to Gianfranco’s Italian background. The vineyard is planted on the very best of classic Margaret River gravel soil, with a beautiful Northern aspect closely similar to the same climate as Northern […]

Just like the region’s flora, this wine is distinctively Western Australian – sourced from Margaret River the wine is a prime example of this variety, boasting intricate flavours and fine tannins developed from the region’s mild summers, reliable springs and cool ocean breezes. Fruitful and vibrant, with dark berries, plum fruit and a delicious texture.

The generous palate is packed full of juicy fruits of the forest, cassis and chocolate characters. Medium to full-bodied, the fleshy fruits are supported by moreish, supple tannins. A balanced wine with a persistent fruit finish.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 16 months in French oak, fermented on skins for 7 days. Secondary fermentation in barrels to soften tannins & integrate oak. Bottled & cellared for a minimum 6 months before release. 

A realisation of a dream Swede by Rob’s Grandfather, Jack Mann, a departure from the orthodox, to achieve a unique expression of Margaret River Cabernet. Variety, place and experience are woven together to redefine what’s possible. The first release from our dry grown, organically farmed Calgardup vineyard. Located just 2km inland from the famous Redgate […]

Woodlands Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from the original vines from the vinyards south facing slope. Each year the wine is named after a family member or family friend. For 2015 Woodlands named their Cabernet “Russell” after Russell Cook. Famous not just for his winemaking but also for his Ironman pedigree, Russell has been a tireless […]

A ruby-red, rich wine with plummy fruits on the nose. The palate is seductively  dusky with juicy fruits, integrated oak and velvety tannins. The finish is long and gentle.

One word – legend. Jack Mann served Houghton for a remarkable 51 consecutive vintages. His determination to create wines of intensity, elegance and regional character have inspired a generation of Australian winemakers to achieve great things. Simply one of this country’s greatest Cabernets, this wine is not just single vineyard fruit, the selection process is […]

Powerful yet restrained, the combination of concentrated cassis, dark fruits and earth. A wine with many years of cellaring potential ahead of it. A complex and dense nose full of ripe plums and sandalwood. Subtle nuances of varietal leaf liquorice and leather. Full bodies with great concentration and depth, finishing with a velvety smooth tannin […]

Fruit is grown on our Bramley Research Station Vineyard in Margaret River. Intense character of cassis and violets with subtle nuances of spicy, cedar oak. The flavours of blackcurrant are dense and concentrated. Ripe tannins and fine oak add great length and balance. This is a rich but complex wine with terrific intensity.

A full bodied wine with a rich juicy palate and abundant fine velvety tannins. It has intense red and black fruits with a background of tasty oak and hints of black jub and mocha.

The wine opens up with sweet black and red fruits of mulberry, black currant and cranberry, and a whiff of lavender. Medium bodied with soft velvety tannins, layers of fine fruit on the palate with chocolate and cedar notes from the oak. The finish is long and savoury.

This wine is a blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc. The colour is intense deep crimson. The nose is expressive and powerful, showing primary Caberent characters of blackcurrant, mulberry and dark cherry combined with tight grained French oak. On opening the palate is dense, but shows great balance and finesse. There […]

Aroma: Fragrant fruit aromas of mulberry, redcurrant and cassis combine with savoury herb notes of bay leaf and rosemary and subtle oak characters of dark chocolate and cedar spice. Palate: Perfumed and delicate, this wine is a reflection of a milder vintage.  A complex and fragrant front palate of mulberry and blackcurrant fruits, through to lifted […]

Made from the original plantings in 1983 and 1986. Matured in French oak Barriques for 17 months this wine highlights Cabernet from the Great Southern off mature vines. Blackberry fruit characters fill the front palate, providing richness and generosity. The mid palate has depth and intensity with great balance between the fruit characters and a […]