We managed to secure the last stocks of this Trophy and double Gold-medal winning vintage. In the winery: Selected bunches were hand picked in the third week of March and gently crushed into open top fermenters.In the glass: Vibrant, dense red black.On the nose: Appealing mix of super-ripe black fruit with classic mint herbaceousness. On the palate: Excellent balance with a powerful black fruit core cloaked with bright spice and herb and underlying cedary oak.

“This is a winery that was bound to succeed.… The quality of the wines I have tasted fully lives up to what one would expect.” James Halliday. It's wines are made at Deep Woods winery, who unser the brilliant Julian Longwoerthy are Cabernet Sauvignon specialists, although it is "peripatetic winemaker Aldo Bratovic, who began his career decades ago under the tutelage of Brian Croser" who actually makes the wines. This 2017 is a "precisely defined Cabernet showing the character of this vintage. Blackcurrant and scented cedary oak complement each other while the chalky tannins provide the structural base and palate definition" as Ray Jordan, who awards it 93pts has written. Erin Larkin in the Halliday Wine Companion gives it 92pts.

This classy, smooth as silk Cabernet hails from the famous soils of Langhorne Creek. Hurry to reserve your share of this tiny volume red. Dark crimson in the glass, with enticing aromas of blackberry, ripe red cherry, red capsicum and fresh herbs. Hints of dark chocolate sit on the back palate and run to a long, smooth, complex finish. No need to cellar (though you can, for another 3 years or so if you like). It's drinking beautifully now.

From a premium vineyard site in Coonawarra – 40-year-old vines. exceptional vintage, 18 months in French oak – this is a spectacular Limited Edition Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. It boasts a raft of high point scores, including a rare 97pt rating from the Halliday Wine Companion team who hail the wine’s special value even at its full price of $80 a bottle.