Stella Bella Suckfizzle Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Some of the most common Margaret River Cabernet descriptors are density, power, nuance. I would add elegant as a suitable identifying trait; you know when you are tasting it. Suckfizzle in 2022 captured the yin and the yang of the grape, especially the power and the nuance. The black and red fruits, blackberry, blackcurrant intensity signals a solid, ripe fruit base joined by lifted violet aromatics and regional bay leaf notes. Layer upon layer, woodsmoke oak spice, cinnamon, clove, leafy herbals and fruit are moulded together by firm tannins. Together, it all works in unison. The effect is very Margaret River, generous but not too much, dense and lush but structured, too, and ultimately, elegant.