Hesketh Penola Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra 2021

The fruit for this already approachable Cabernet hails from the family’s Abbey Vineyard, at the southern end of the terra rossa strip, just to the north of Penola. Vibrant maroon hue. The nose is a medley of blackcurrants, chocolate, spices, tobacco leaves and roast meats. This is dense but balanced and already offering early hints of the complexity to come. There is also excellent length, with a persistent and lingering finish. it should peak in six to ten years but will drink beautifully from today. It is, however, a wine which has some serious improvement ahead of it.