From hand-harvested parcels of fruit off a selection of vineyard blocks. This year, a select parcel of 125 clone Cabernet from Weightmans Block 5 also made the cut, along with a small portion of Merlot (contributing lifted aromatics and flesh), and Petit Verdot (bringing a bright violet lift). This is a really bright, red-fruited and spicy Cabernet with fabulous purity and finesse - all of which reflects the cooler climate Stevens Valley location of these vines (in the Wallcliffe sub-region). Still really youthful of course, it is nonetheless a lovely drink now (especially in a larger glass). 'Quite a bit of pine and peppermint here over red and black fruits, cedar and some rosy perfume. It’s just over medium-bodied, firm and full of grainy tannin, some rose oil perfume in with red and black fruits, has a quiet power, but also a slightly hard feel to it. A bit angular. It’s a good wine, though it’s not exactly lovable, if that makes sense.' - 92 Points, Gary Walsh, The Winefront.