Wakefield Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

A combination of Clare and Coonawarra and a pretty impressive combination at work here. Both regions can have a slightly leafy cool mint character, but in this excellent year that is slightly muted with more robust, opulent chocolaty blackcurrant fruit dominating. It’s a beautifully crafted wine with a velvety smooth palate supported by fine tannins and slinky fine oak. An excellent wine suited for current drinking but with good medium-term cellaring. Drink: 2023-2033. Score – 94. (Ray Jordan, winepilot.com, June 2023)