2018 Rymill The Surveyor Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra

It's somewhat eyebrow-raising to have 'certified sustainable' stamped on a bottle which comes in at 50g shy of 2kgs. That isn't sustainable. However, the wine is excellent. Deep, rich and powerful. It has a vibrancy, it's floral and full of beautiful fruit. Full bodied, with a plushness and an abundance of ripe tannins. The length is superb. The most complete and balanced Surveyor to date.

96 points Jane Faulkner winecompanion.com.au August 2021

The nose has complex layers of dark cherries, cassis, mocha and mint chocolate. As promised by its appearance, the wine is intense yet bright and generous in its complexity of flavours, with plums, star anise and fennel seed The voluptuous middle palate, abundant in fruit and elegantly structured by the oak and tannins, offers to linger in a long, convincing after taste.

Enjoy this wine on its own, or with food but careful cellaring for ten to twenty years will reward those with patience.