Cool red berry fruits, but berry fruits that are also ripe and rounded. The tannins are smooth and welcoming, yet cabernet tannins will do what cabernet tannins will do: sweep through the palate. Accompanying them is a neat acidity and a slick, balanced alcohol. Cabernet sauvignon in equilibrium.

Rich red berry flavours (grenache) then earth and spice and plums (shiraz) and thirdly a long, leafy back-palate (yes, mataro - you've worked this game out now, haven't you...) The sum, however, is much more than the parts. The tannins are neat but not in any way unnoticed. Acidity holds the line. The pure fruit and berry notes are balanced by the tannins and the oak's spice.

At St Hugo, they craft wines that exude power and elegance, embodying the essence of their rich winemaking heritage. An Australian icon, St Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant wine with earthy characters that define the classic Coonawarra Cabernet. Aromas of ripe raspberry, perfumed blueberries and hints of blackberry fruit with overtones of violets and cooling dried herbs. Generous and plush red fruits are supported by a backbone of fine tannins and complemented by subtle toasted oak. A delight to the senses, this is a wine you won't forget in a hurry.

Generous yet structured with abundant cassis flavours, subtle hints of mint and spice transitioning to a long, polished finish.

This is a wine of great intensity. It has distinctive blackcurrant and cassis fruit flavours. Subtle oak characters of cedar cigar box and spice are also evident. The tannins are fine and elegant - a hallmark of the varietal. The palate is well balanced, complex and fulfilling and lingers on the finish.

This is a rich full-bodied wine yet at the same time, remains in balanced across the palate with fine, elegant tannins – the hallmark of great Cabernet.

A balanced, medium-bodied wine with a gentle palate of juicy blackcurrant fruits, along with subtle coffee and savoury cedar. The wine has a silky smooth mouth feel and a lingering finish.

A soft, round and gloriously fleshy palate delivers flavours of ripe plum, red berries along with subtle liquorice and chocolate, finishing in a smooth and elegant fashion.

Selected for their uniqueness of character and outstanding quality the Reserve Parcel wines represent the finest aspects of each vintage. This Cabernet Sauvignon displays ripe blackcurrant fruit characters and savoury, cedar oak characters from the oak maturation.

Complex and elegant, offering rich fruit characters of cassis and blackcurrant with earthy nuances. French oak giving hints of cedar and tobacco to finish.

Crafted to embody Taylor's founding vision, The Legacy is the result of experience, patience and a never ending pursuit of perfection. It is a tribute to their past and a treasure for the future. Cellar up to 20 years from vintage. If enjoyed in its youth, decanting is recommended.

This pinnacle release Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted from the very finest fruit selection and is entirely estate grown and bottled on the Taylor family estate in the Clare Valley, South Australia. Immediately approachable but will cellar well in ideal conditions for up to 20 years from vintage date.