Tasting note

Katnook's wine connection dates from Coonawarra's first vintage, when industry founder, John Riddoch, processed his 1896 vintage in Katnook's woolshed. Though now part of Spain's Freixinet Group, Katnook wines continue to be made by Wayne Stehbens who had his first vintage there in 1979. Coonawarra's second largest producer shows its class and versatility with this pure and solid expression of the regional cabernet style. It combines cassis- and black-olive-like varietal fruit flavours on a medium-bodied palate, but through with the variety's assertive, firm tannins. It's a roast lamb or steak wine for sure and very satisfying. (Chris Shanahan, chrisshanahan.com, June 19, 2016)

This dry, full-bodied and woody red displays a complex and intense nose. On the palate, its lively acidity, fleshy tannins, and broad texture precede a medium finish.