Geoff Merrill G&W Coonawarra McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Here’s a blend of Cabernet from these two excellent regions that certainly shows the benefit of holding the wine back. It’s just starting to move into its ideal drinking zone. The Cabernet was matured in a mix of American and French oak, which sits harmoniously within the plush, velvety smooth palate. That Coonawarra component is certainly giving it the linear line, while McLaren Vale fruit fills out the middle. It’s loaded with typical plummy blackcurrant, a little black olive tapenade and a floral lift of African violet. It’s seamless and smooth, perfectly integrated, and drinking quite wonderfully now.