Best's Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 | Grampians

Best's Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 brings a distinctive expression of Cabernet Sauvignon from Victoria's Grampians, combining generous dark fruit with the leafy, savoury character that makes Great Western such an interesting home for the variety.

The 2022 vintage delivers ripe berry flavours, dark chocolate and baked fruit, complemented by fresh herbal aromas and a subtle tobacco-leaf complexity. There is concentration and depth here, but the wine retains a balanced structure and a savoury character that keeps the fruit in check.

A cool spring and delayed flowering contributed to lower yields in 2022, helping produce fruit with excellent flavour concentration. The result is a Cabernet with plenty of personality, offering immediate drinking appeal alongside the structure for further development in the cellar.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Dense ruby red.

Nose: Fresh leafy aromatics meet vibrant red and dark berries, with subtle tobacco leaf adding savoury complexity.

Palate: Concentrated ripe berry fruit, dark chocolate and baked-fruit characters. Medium-bodied in the producer's description, with good density, balanced structure and a satisfying interplay of fruit and savoury flavours.

Finish: Lingering and savoury, with persistent fruit and an integrated tannin structure.