Oakridge Hyde Park Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

Also from the Coldstream sub-region in the Yarra Valley, this is an impressive Cabernet Sauvignon, which has its best days ahead of it. Maturation is in French oak barrels, around one-third new. Purple/magenta in colour, the nose reveals aromas of tobacco leaves, florals, warm earth, black fruits, mushrooms, aniseed, beef stock, dried herbs, chocolate and blackcurrants. A savoury style with good intensity, this is a wine of medium length, finishing with very fine, almost dusty tannins. Giving it a year or two in the cellar before opening, and then a good decant, will be very much to its benefit. And yours.