Byron & Harold The Partners Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

These guys might fly under the radar, but they shouldn’t. They continue to release seriously good wines, one after the other, and this is yet another. From the Great Southern region, the fruit is crushed into static fermenters with the team ensuring a proportion of whole berries. Twice daily pumpovers and a percentage of the wine remains on skins after fermentation. Then pressing to French oak barriques for maturation with the final blend a barrel selection. Purple/maroon in colour, this is an appealing mix of red and darker berries with some intriguing graphite notes. Also some hints of truffles, florals and tobacco leaves – the nose is a highlight. The structure confirms a well-made wine with excellent length and pinpoint focus. There are very fine, if ever-so-grainy tannins so it will drink well over the next decade and expect the score to rise over that period.