Ex-Cellars Vintage Majella

Wines expected to fly direct from winery cellar and arrive in our cellars around October 10. James Halliday 96 points. "This hits the bullseye, a great example of the synergy between place and variety. Its colour is good, as it the bouquet, and that arrow arrives the moment the wine enters the mouth. It has waves of luscious, juicy red and black fruits that fill every corner of the palate, tannins and oak doing the job expected of them. Drink to: 2024." JH. What more can we say about the Majella Cabernet? Universally regarded as one of Coonawarra's greatest wines, it continues to win trophies and medals throughout Australia and the world....

Wines expected to fly direct from winery cellar and arrive in our cellars around October 10. These vines originally supplied Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet. "Made to commemorate 25 years of winemaking (first vines planted '68; first wines under own name '71). It's matured in all-French oak for 20 months. 200 dozen produced. GPL refers to George Patrick Lynn, patriarch of the Lynn family, who passed away (at 50) in '76. It's a hulking cabernet, as tannic as it is intense, with blackcurrant and boysenberry flavours charging into dusty, tobacco-strewn tannin. Creamy oak plays a clear role, as do eucalypt flavours, but this wine's power, glory and...

Damson plum aromas, bright crimson hue and a maraschino cherry core form a vibrant bond, punctuated by a dried herb saveur. The wine is gentle and long, ebbing and flowing across a savoury, medium-bodied palate that gives and gives, without drying an inch. The oak regime here seems more respectful of the fruit than in the past. Kudos. Drink by 2030. 93 points Ned Goodwin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion