Part of Howard Park’s Regional range. Sourced from “several select vineyard sites located in the Wilyabrup sub region and north to Wildwood Road.” Primary ferment on skins and malolactic fermentation in tank. 18 months French oak maturation. Winemaker is Nic Bowen. Note: Bottle image is of 2019, but nought else has changed.

Howard Park, Miamup, Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, 2022

This is always one of my favourite releases from Howard Park. yes they make some benchmark wines but it’s the quality of this range that really cement their place in the Australian vinous landscape. Delivering all you want in an approachable, but obviously classy young Cabernet Sauvignon. Blue fruit, black tea, turned earth, blackberry flesh, sea spray, molten chocolate, young bay leaf and cedary oak. Fleshy and flowing. Blackberry focus and supported by savoury herbal edges. Youthful yet ripe tannin to give the right amount of body that will allow ageing, if you can wait.

RRP: $30
Alc: 14.5%
Rating: 93/100

Wine sample courtesy of Howard Park