2023 Yarra Yering Agincourt, Yarra Valley

Deep, brilliant and youthful looking purple colour; bell-clear cassis and mulberry aromas, cabernet fruit driving the wine. Violets, blueberries galore. Beautiful flavour and balance, all delivered with great elegance. Delicious wine which already drinks superbly and will no doubt do so for many years. Drink 2026-2043.

96 points Huon Hooke for The Real Review, June 2025

The 2023 Agincourt Cabernet Malbec leads with leafy green herbs, pink peppercorns/sumac, blackberry, raspberry seed, rose petal and aniseed. The nose is pure, unfettered by oak and eminently fresh. In the mouth, the fruit (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, the balance Malbec) provides a glittering display of saturated flavour. The tannins are so soft, and the wine is so pretty. It's on the underside of ripe, yet I like the leafy tension that it provides so very much. Drink 2025-2038.

95 points Erin Larkin for Wine Advocate, June 2025

A blend of 70/30% '95-planted cabernet/'90-planted malbec. Matured in French barriques (15% new). A medium bright crimson purple. Complex aromas of black cherry, blackcurrant, pencil shavings and potpourri spices. Good depth on the medium-bodied, finely tuned and gently crunchy palate. Lingers nicely and will give pleasure earlier than the '22. Drink 2025-2032.

95 points Philip Rich for Halliday Wine Companion, April 2025

In a difficult year I suspect some pretty good Cabernet normally destined for the Carrodus level found its way in here. On the nose a leafy sage bush and five spice characters reveal. The palate is medium weight and balanced with the jubey vibrant red fruit of the Malbec adding mid palate texture. Vibrant and alive with energy. Drink 2025-2035.

95 points Ray Jordan for Wine Pilot, April 2025

Delicious Cabernet ready to be enjoyed on release. Perfumed aromas of violets, mulberry and raspberry leaf. Refreshing berry fruits melting into the earthy savoury characters and mocha warmth, with Malbec bringing a nice crunch to the wine. 

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 % Malbec. Hand harvested. The Cabernet was destemmed, berry sorted, then crushed into half tonne open fermenters. A small amount (5%) was whole bunch fermented for extra perfume. The Malbec is destemmed was small fermenters and hand plunged twice daily.  Maturation in French Bordeaux-shaped barrels (10% new).