This young 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon John Riddoch is a complete and stylish package that will deliver for decades to come. It initially offers up a dense core of youthful fruits including blackberry, fruit pastilles and cedar, with high quality oak already well integrated. Despite its raw power, the wine also remains composed and focused, with firm, mouthcoating tannins driving a long, savoury finish. It, again, shows the seamlessness which is becoming a hallmark of this label.

Beautiful deep nose, sweet pastille fruit, floral and delicate as well as having lots of power. Textured and with a purity alongside cassis, blueberry, eucalyptus and a graphite, mineral, saline streak to finish. Really well balanced and, while youthful, is drinking well now and should age very well. ( AC)

Deep purple colour. Very pure blackcurrant and dark-cherry fruit on the nose. The palate follows, with real precision of dark fruit and glossy, refined tannins. The silky texture is accentuated by powdery ripe tannins. Vibrant and spicy, this is very finely made. It should improve in bottle. (TP)