2020 Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

This outstanding wine is now sourced from Howard Park's Leston vineyard in Margaret River. It's such an elegant and refined cabernet displaying all the varietal integrity of blackcurrant, bay leaf and a minerally graphite black olive mix. A slightly chalky texture edges in to give the palate a structural feel while the tannins are aligned, contributing to its detail and palate length. There are many years in the cellar ahead for this puppy.

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Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of the best fruit produced at own Leston vineyard in Margaret River and prized Abercrombie vineyard in Mount Barker, Great Southern. First made by Howard Park founder John Wade in 1986, the wine has a cellaring potential of 20 years.

The Abercrombie vineyard holds some of the oldest vines in the region. It was identified as suitable for Bordeaux-style Cabernet in the early 1970s and planted with Cabernet Sauvignon in 1975. While it operated under different owners until 2004, when it was purchased by the Burch family, the grapes from this site have always formed the backbone of our Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon as well as several other wines in the Howard Park range.

Grown on gentle slopes with a northerly aspect and gravelly soils, the Cabernet harvested here has the capacity to cellar, producing wine that is typically formidable in its youth, softening with elegance over time.