Winemaker’s comments:

For this wine, we chose Cabernet Sauvignon that had been grown in Heathcote. It had all the characters I was looking for, especially in terms of fragrance.

The aromatics – the fragrance – of cabernet sauvignon are so important to us. On the nose there is blueberry and blackcurrant, but also hints of spices, including sandalwood.

Those aromas carry through on to the palate, so there’s a unity about this wine. There’s a particular purity of flavour that I like greatly.

The flavours are given depth and complexity by the oak we use. The wine went through malolactic fermentation in Troncais, Allier and Nevers oak barrels.

The textures of the tannins are also part of the palate – both the grape and the oak tannins. They’re very fine – the Troncais oak I use gives great finesse here – and so the wine is rich and mouth-filling character, very harmonious. It finishes long, with hints of mocca.

A wine to share with good friends. It’s especially good with grilled or roasted meat, and with cheeses.

It will cellar for a good six years.