The top wine in this portfolio is clearly the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 20 months in new French oak. Its beautiful deep ruby/purple color is followed by a big, Pauillac-like perfume of cedar, black currants, licorice, and plums. In fact, this wine could pass for an Australian version of the famed Pauillac, Lynch Bages. Consume this fleshy, full-bodied, intense, pure, rich beauty over the next 10-12 years. Importer: Jane Delaney, The Ravensvale Group, Greenwich, CT; tel. (800) 580-0052

This is a soft, easy-drinking Cabernet that restaurateurs should stock up on. The aromas and flavors of mint, cedar, tobacco and cassis are nicely integrated and complex, while the wine also carries enough weight to stand up to steaks and roasts. Drink now-2010.——J.C.(11/1/2008)—— 88