Bleasdale Frank Potts Red Blend, Langhorne Creek 2023

Cabernet sauvignon (72%), malbec (18%), petit verdot (6%) and merlot (4%), aged for 12 months in French oak, 25% new. Salt and pepper, blueberry and blackcurrant, cloves and minerally/ferrous characters. This is a seriously good wine. It’s characterful, balanced, lengthy and interesting, its dark-berried fruit flavours sunk deep into the palate, its freshness maintained, and its finish as convincing as everything that came before. Special Value. Drink by: 2040. (Jane Faulkner,winecompanion.com.au,17 March 2025)