Deep, dark ruby with a concentrated and powerful nose of spicy potpourri, a little bit of honey, dried blueberry, plenty of black fruits, roast lamb, dried mint, pineapple sage, date molasses, cedar, bitumen, roasted chestnut and cocoa.

In the mouth it’s rich and juicy, beautifully textured and bursts with intense flavours of dark cherry, raspberry gums, black fruits, licorice, blood orange, chocolate coated blueberries, rehydrated almonds, hints of berry yogurt and toasted spices. So decadent, but it’s balanced with just the right amount of acidity and fine, yet firm sage-like tannins that grip and hold with tension. It moves, as one, over its arc through to a very long and seductive tail that ends with a lift of violets, cherries and chocolate. A banging release of the Ribbon Vale Cabernet that’s big, but well proportioned for pleasure.