Description
A classic Watervale Cabernet — black fruit, cedar and cigar box, built to cellar.
NoseBlack fruits, cigar box, cedar
PalateDark fruit, raspberry, cherry
FinishStructured, firm tannin
Grown on the Crabtree Estate in the heart of Watervale, this Cabernet leads with plush cedar and cigar box over a core of black fruit — the kind of bouquet that tells you exactly what's coming. Dark red fruit broods across the palate, with raspberry lifting at the edges and cherry and blackberry filling in through the middle.
The finish is where it earns its keep: structured and firm, built for the cellar rather than the Tuesday table. Drink now with something rich, or forget about it for a decade and be rewarded.
VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2023
RegionClare Valley, SA
VineyardCrabtree Estate, Watervale
WinemakerJason Cane
HarvestHand picked
Oak100% French oak — 40% new, hogsheads & barriques
Alcohol14.3% alc/vol
ClosureScrewcap
Perfect with
🍖 Slow-cooked lamb
🧀 Aged cheddar
🍄 Mushroom risotto
🥩 Braised beef
About Cabernet Sauvignon
Bordeaux's most famous red, Cabernet Sauvignon is prized for its thick skins and naturally high tannin — traits that give it the structure to age for decades. In the Clare Valley it ripens into a firmer, more savoury style than its warmer-climate cousins, with cedar and cigar box notes that come from careful oak handling rather than heat.