An early-morning brightness of purple fruit, mulberry, plum, salted cassis and hints of aniseed, crushed minerality, quartz and graphite. It’s very inviting, with inky black olive brine and nori. The palate is packed with concentration, complexity, succulence, spice and power. Cassis and almost tar-like notes, acidity with jewel-like clarity singing through firm, multitudinous tannins. Think silty gravel, velvety and intense. Layers of detail; this isn’t bright and punchy, though there’s plenty of refreshment in its youth. There’s a delicious little iodine lick, too. Structure and power. Built for the long haul, but drinking beautifully now, open and expressive. A brilliant Cabernet of clarity and purity; the essence of Margaret River. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon from a single vineyard in Wilyabrup, planted in 1969 with the Houghton clone, with 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Matured in French oak barrels for 32 months.