Hutton Vale Farm Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

In the 2019 vintage yields were down in the Eden Valley, but late ripening grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling did particularly well. This single vineyard Cabernet is a fine ambassador for the vintage and the region featuring astute and quality winemaking from experienced red wine specialist, Kym Teusner. Maturation in French oak, a mix of seasoned and new (11%), elevates the wine while never speaking too loudly. Subtle, almost delicate, scents of blackberry, bramble and plum, tilled earth and dried leaves. Very autumnal. Everything sings in harmony on the palate with black-hearted fruit joined by spice with additional mint and spearmint herbals. Tannins are fine, well-structured and integrated. Everything is in place and ready to go but should you feel like it, it will definitely take time in the cellar.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.

Wine writer and critic