First Drop Mother's Ruin Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 750ml

This well-balanced expression of McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon is an ode to the 'luncheon claret'. The fruit is from a vineyard with good breeding in the foothills of Blewitt Springs. This Cabernet has been made in a soft elegant, aromatic style. It has First Drop drinkability, so bottoms up!

Colour: Dark plum

Bouquet: Delicate cassis and hi-toned blue fruits with hints of eucalypt and florals.

Palate: Black and blue fruits with a round mid-palate, an elegant core of tannins and a textured finish.

Cellaring: Drink up, but also a 10+ year proposition. 

92 Points - Halliday Wine Companion 

Some sharp value here with a lovely cabernet sauvignon sourced from the foothills of Blewitt Springs. You'd struggle to find anything remotely herbaceous here. It's all juicy blackcurrant, blackberry and blueberry fruits, cut with spice, chocolate and softly spoken cedar tones. Powdery fine tannin grip, some good velocity and a sleek palate shape as it slides away.