Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'A flagship, all Cabernet Sauvignon, as handsome as its Simonsberg origin. Meticulous focus from grape (multiple prunings, bunches individually tagged at start of each growing season, stringent bunch/berry selection during harvest) to cellar. 2002's bold, strong (15% alcohol) canvas for ripe blackberry fruit held back from ungainly opulence by fine tannins.' - Platter's SA Wine Guide 2005, 4.5*

'All estate Cabernet. Deep ruby-red. Flamboyant, enticing aromas of blackberry, currant and exotic spices, complicated by chocolate, leather, mint and a floral top note. Rich, sweet and highly concentrated, with an almost candied edge to the flavours of currant, plum, herbs and eucalyptus. Finishes firmly tannic and very long. Shows better mid-palate depth than the John X Merriman, not to mention lovely lift. A great performance for the vintage, and in need of four or five years of cellaring to fully express itself.' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 91+/100 (Mar 2005)