The 2017 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon smells of its oak in this cool and wet vintage: high-quality oatmeal/malt oak melds with a svelte flow of cassis and blackberry in the mouth. The tannins are a little stringy and ungiving through the finish. Complex, closed and well made, this is an excellent wine from a divisive season in the region, one that isolated those who had the prescience to bravely and, on occasion, firmly manage vineyards, and those who did, or could not. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

This open-knit 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve delivers generously proportioned fruits in a deliciously drinkable package. Vibrant, bright aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry are supplemented by a chocolatey sweetness and old pine hints with a veneer of sweet oak. There is then a lovely richness and softness underpinning red and black currant flavours with grainy tannins providing a gentle backbone to a long and fine finish. At peak, although it will hold for some time to come.