Dark purple and velvet but bright. Pretty aromatics of violets and blackberry, cassis and licorice. There is a concentration and density here. Geranium, tobacco, green bean, tomato foliage at summer’s end. Then comes as if a secondary bouquet of pastrami and cinnamon and oak spice and smoke. Cabernet as it should smell. Here we find a savoury and taut palate. That deep and concentrated and dense quality observed on the nose now translates into texture and mouth-weight. Ripe cassis and bright black and dark red berry flavours. A subtle yet hiding-in-plain-sight acidity. Tannins that are miniature yet everywhere and very much in their youth, waiting to enter stage left in a handful of years to further dry out and add texture to the very correct cabernet.

• Vintage: 2023
• Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Brand: Dandelion Vineyards
• Region: McLaren Vale
• Country: Australia
• Pack Size: 750mL
• Closure: Screw Cap