Cabernet Sauvignon Tom Cullity, Vasse Felix 2022

The 2022 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec is superb. The season was fantastic and has been responsible for many excellent wines, wines that are both plush and precise, detailed and approachable in their youth. In character, it could be compared to the 2018 vintage for its balance and grace. Here, the tannins speak of sweet tobacco and flaked milk chocolate, bay leaf, nori and even a hint of sandalwood through the finish. The fruit is right on the raspberry spectrum, and it additionally offers notes of blood plum, cassis and mulberry. This is a superstar wine. Drink: 2025-2062

A robust expression of this famed wine from the oldest cabernet sauvignon vines in Margaret River. Aromas of blackcurrants, black cherries, licorice and cedar with oak spices, crushed stones and potpourri. The pure, refined palate has a mineral edge, deeply scented and finely tuned with seamlessly integrated tannins. There’s a real sense of the wild Australian ecosystem here, with rainforest-like freshness and a mint-driven scent. A blend of 87% cabernet sauvignon and 13% malbec. Excellent. Drink or hold.