2019 Hay Shed Hill Block 2 Cabernet Sauvignon

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James Halliday - Top 100 Wines

Block 2 was planted in 1973. Glorious colour, elegance and finesse to burn. Open fermented, 10-day post ferment maceration, 18 months in French barriques (40 per cent new). A beautifully crafted wine, capturing all that the great fruit had to offer. Treads oh-so-lightly, but with infinite power.

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Ray Jordan - Winepilot.com

This outstanding cabernet comes from some of the oldest vines in the region. It’s generous and full bodied with a controlled elegance and style. Leafy blackcurrant and fine dusty graphite and slightly iron filings characters release from the intense and driven palate. Tight and powerfully structured with the potential for extended ageing.

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Erin Larkin - Halliday's Wine Companion

Houghton clone cabernet sauvignon from the dry-grown Block 2. Matured for 18 months in French oak (40% new). 2019 was cool in Margaret River, and the wines are aromatic, nuanced and accessible right now. This is silky and fine, the fruit prioritised at every stage in the mouth. The tannins have been obliterated into the fruit; smashed to smithereens so fine as to be at one with the berries. Lovely, sumptuous, sleek cabernet.