2009 RACONTEUR from Padthaway South Australia expresses all the attributes that makes Cabernet Sauvignon the noblest of red wines. By sight a dense black pool with an opaque heart. By nose classic cassis and berry fruits with hints of damp forest floor. By mouth ripe and full but with an austerity and noble bearing, regal tannin and flavour that goes on and on.

The 2009 RACONTEUR will reward the careful owner with a more complex story as it develops – if you have the patience