Lovely and lifted aromas of candied violets, dark roasted coffee beans, graham cracker, black-toned fruit, and rich, lavish oak notes. Expansive on entry, offering loads of ripe blue fruit flavours, leather, more concentrated notes of espresso, crushed minerals, and licorice. Robust, woody tannins are matched by a beam of scintillating acidity, which glides to a long fresh finish.

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Family Estate Reserve is composed of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it opens a little broody with sluggish tar, sautéed herbs and damp soil notes over a crème de cassis, blueberry compote and espresso core, plus touches of pencil lead and tapenade. Medium to full-bodied in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy frame supporting the layers of tightly wound, energetic black fruits, finishing long and savory.