Lenton Brae Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Petit Verdot 2023
- 96
- $90
- Drink by: 2026-2046
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Wilyabrup truly is a wonderland for Australian Cabernet, and this wine is a case in point. As I’m tasting this in June 2026, it’s bound tight. As good Cabernet (and friends) should be at the start of its life. It makes me want to buy a case and drink one each year. Pencil shavings, cassis and clove. Everything is subtle, yet present in spades. Figure that one out. In the mouth, it’s equally exciting, with plush fruit, fine but abundant tannins, and an even palate weight that carries from front to back before unfurling into a long, sustained finish. I can still taste it.
A hopeless romantic for wine and food, Cyndal is nearing 15 years in hospitality while still (just) under 30. A Chef-turned-Sommelier and award-winning wine professional, Cyndal recently left a Group Sommelier role where she curated seven wine lists across multiple venues and led the wine team to Gourmet Traveller Wine Bar of the Year—just months after opening. Now freelance, Cyndal is a wine consultant, event host, wine judge, and wine writer. Passionate about sharing wine’s story with the world, she brings a fresh voice and creative solutions to the industry. After studying and traveling through most of her 20s, she’s now based in WA’s southwest, proudly embracing her role as a WA coastal cowgirl.
