This full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon is purple in colour with lively aromas of dark chocolate, blackberry, vanilla and cedar. The palate is rich with black and red berry fruit dominating the front palate and hints of vanilla accompanying the ripe and firm tannins.

The palate is an intensely textural experience; with fine, crunchy phenolics intertwined with zesty natural acidity to create a complex and finely balanced foundation. The indulgent flavours of caramel soaked apples and spicy poached pears are perfectly balanced and bittersweet, harmonising with the savoury inflection of the phenolic structure and drawn through the palate by the tight acid line that adds a delicate crispness and causes those flavours to linger sensuously on the finish.

The 2018 Thorn Eden Valley Riesling is a wine of intense perfume, elegant structure and impeccable balance. The bouquet is a symphony of florals from musky roses to lemon-blossom and oriental lillies, floating above the sweet scents of fresh Meyer Lemons and Kaffir Lime. The palate is richly flavoured with sweet citrus yet is beautifully elegant in structure, bound in by racy natural acidity which draws through to a crisply refreshing finish.