Watkins Clarendon/Adelaide Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

From the Adelaide Hills, and with the benefit of more than half a decade already in the cellar, this is definitely a seriously good example of Cabernet from the region which is worth chasing. There is 9% Shiraz to increase the complexity here and a dollop of Cabernet from the 2019 vintage to freshen the wine. Opaque maroon in colour, there are gorgeous aromas and the immediate impression is of a wine offering significant complexity. We have dark berry notes, coffee beans, cedar, cassis, chocolate, bergamot and dark plums. Wonderfully textured, seamless and very long, the wine maintains both balance and intensity throughout. Stunning stuff which should give at least another decade of pleasure. Looking good!