Geoff Merrill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

This is a blend of 53% Coonawarra and 47% McLaren Vale. The striking thing about this wine is that it gets 32 months in American and French oak, and yet you’d hardly call it excessively oaky. It’s finely balanced, with that thread of linear Cabernet displaying a lift of blackcurrant and olive, while the richer, plush blackberry and plummy notes of McLaren Vale fill out the palate. It has the potential for extended ageing, but as it’s already 9 years old, it is starting to drink well. It has such a supple, balanced palate feel. An excellent wine.