2018 Ashbrook Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

95 POINTS

Erin Larkin - Halliday Wine Companion

40th consecutive vintage in 2018. With petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot, from a single vineyard of 40yo vines in Wilyabrup. The nose here is reticent to open at this early stage in its life, although it does sing a song of pure cassis and blackberry, the oak resting in there as well. The palate has mellifluous density and very good length of flavour. This is medium-bodied elegance, and a perfect example of how 2018 produced wines of ripeness and clarity.

94 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Deep, bright red/purple colour, with notes of coconut and red fruits on the nose and the slightest hint of desiccated fruits. In the mouth, it's elegant yet intense, full-bodied but with an effortless flow across the palate. The wine responds to extended aeration, revealing elegant red fruit aromas intertwined with savoury oak notes, the palate full-bodied but suavely-framed and finely-textured. (Made from dry-grown vines over 40 years old. Includes small quantities of petit verdot, cabernet franc and merlot)

93 POINTS

Ray Jordan

The smooth and powerful elegance of this great Margaret River vintage is on display in this excellent example of the year. It is a typically tighter and more restrained expression with a close-knit of fine chalky tannins and fine-grained oak. It’s in the medium-bodied zone with a long almost, effortlessly presented finish.