Deep garnet-purple in color the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon has warm blackberry and creme de cassis over subtle scents of mint, cloves and mocha and Chinese five spice. Full bodied, concentrated and with very crisp acid, it has a medium to firm level of finely grained tannins and finishes with mint and cassis layers. Drinking now, it should cellar to 2021+. Catching-up with owner Brian Lynn recently, in addition to his current releases I tasted through verticals of Majella’s Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and The Malleea to track the evolution of the styles. The results go to show, it certainly pays to put a few bottles of these well constructed wines away. Majella does not currently have a US importer.