Robert Craig Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2016

This has attractive, softly fleshy red plums around deeper-set blackcurrant and a core of long, ripe, smooth tannins. Very nicely delivered blend of 82 per cent cabernet sauvignon and 18 per cent merlot. Considered their flagship release, the Howell Mountain Cabernet is the defining wine of their portfolio — a rare and extraordinary wine from a superb vineyard. The red volcanic and tufa soils give this Cabernet a wild, bramble berry character, coupled with touches of warm red stones and spice