The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, from a young vineyard planted on Kangaroo Island, is spectacular. It offers superb creme de cassis-like fruit intermixed with notions of smoke, graphite, crushed rocks, flowers, and black currants. This full-bodied, powerful, opulent red’s fruit and glycerin conceals significant tannin. Since it is made from young vines, I would opt for drinking it over the next decade. Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283

Brash and distinctive, with racy tannins around a lively core of blackberry, licorice and black pepper flavors, narrowing a bit on the finish. Best after 2008. 400 cases made, 128 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Kangaroo Island Select to Add