Allegiance The Artisan Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

2024 is proving to be an excellent vintage in the Coonawarra region for their legendary Cabernets. This example comes from a single vineyard in the south of the district. Part of the wine spent four months in tank with French oak staves, while the remainder had fourteen months maturation in French oak barriques. Opaque magenta in colour, the nose reveals notes of plums, cassis, chocolate, cigar boxes, mocha and a hint of vanillin oak. There is juicy acidity and very good length here. On the palate we see notes of graphite and licorice emerging. A wine of medium weight with sleek tannins and good drive. This is a ten year proposition.