2015 Wicks Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Adelaide Hills SA

This striking wine presents Cassis and dark fruit flavours expected from Cabernet, with subtle hints of tobacco and chocolate on the palate. The French oak and soft silky tannins are finely balanced by the fruit flavours and subtle oak nuances.

96 pts – James Halliday

Selective machine-harvested, hand-sorted, multiple clone and block small batch ferments, 80% crushed and destemmed, 20% whole berries, open fermenters of various sizes, some cold soak, various cultured yeasts, 14 days on skins, matured for 12 months in French oak (25% new). All this has resulted in a seriously good cabernet flush with blackcurrant fruit perfectly balanced by tannins and cedary oak. A price of $50 would be justified.