One-hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon from the Gandona Estate up on Pritchard Hill, aged for 20 months in 73% new French oak, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is very deep garnet-purple colored with an intense nose of crème de cassis, blueberry pie and chocolate-covered cherries with wafts of red roses, star anise, cloves, cigar box and tilled loam. The palate is medium to full-bodied with exciting vivacity and energy charging the core of black fruits, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and finishing long and mineral laced. 560 cases produced.

Ripe and dense, with a still-compact core of loganberry, black currant and fig fruit that needs to stretch out. That shouldn't be a problem, though, as this features balled-up brambly grip and juicy energy throughout. Licorice snap and violet details at the very end add detail. Best from 2020 through 2030. 560 cases made.