Terra Felix Yarra Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Open fermenters, hand plunging and 18 months in French oak barriques have provided a fine start for this impeccable Yarra Cabernet. Deep red hue, there has been time for development of this wine, but one hardly notices it, still so youthful and fresh it is. Elegance, finesse and balance here, with dry herbs, tobacco leaves, blackfruits and licorice notes. Very fine tannins abound and there is good focus with excellent length. Perhaps the highlight is the delightful freshness the wine is still exhibiting. Surely a decade or more of superb drinking ahead and definitely worth including in the cellar.