2018 ACE OF SPADES RELEASE

Our flagship blend. A showcase of the best fruit and the best wine produced from our single vineyard.

2018 was a magical growing season. It was one of our best vintages since starting in 2011. The fruit ripened at a perfect rate which produced a wine of considerable depth and complexity with abundant fruit.

'Such a compelling statement of Margaret River cabernet sauvignon. It's the first time this wine has been 100 per cent cabernet, and it's not hard to see why in this vintage. Everything is there, from the deep fruit concentration, to the supporting chalky tannins, to the liberal but well managed oak. Its has a brilliance and energy in the palate which extends to a very long finish.

Score 96/100 Cellar 15 years" - Ray Jordan

For the first time, 100% cabernet sauvignon with two new clones, one ex Houghton, the other ex Chateau Margaux. Hand-picked and sorted, open-fermented, 30 days on skins, repeated plunging, matured for 18 months in French oak (50% new). It's medium-bodied, but feline in the way it creeps up on you, initially simply pretty, but its structure and texture become apparent on re-tasting, the fruit keeping pace.

All up, a cabernet of distinction.

Score 95 James Halliday

We hand picked and sorted only the finest parcels. Open top ferment where we hand plunged 3 times a day. 30 days skin contact. Basket pressed to French oak where it matured for 18 months. We used 40% new French oak to build support and structure.

Only the top 10 barrels made the cut.

The blend ended up being two clones of Cabernet,

70% Clone 5 and 30% Clone 337.

A wine built to last from an epic vintage.