Mitolo Jester Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

From a cracking vintage for the McLaren Vale region, the wine spent a year maturing in a mix of 80% French oak hogsheads and 20% American oak hogsheads. A deep red colour here, the nose swirls about with a mix of tobacco leaves, animal hides, soy and cola, warm earth, cloves and black fruits, all the while with a leathery undertow. A wine of medium length, good concentration and abundant tannins, this will drink well now and at any time over the next eight years. Has the generosity one can see in some warm climate Cabs. Anyone buying this wine will not think they have wasted their money.