Wynns Messenger Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Each vintage Wynns select a premium parcel from a single vineyard to bottle separately. In 2021 the Messenger vineyard, in the southern section of the Terra Rossa strip, showed to distinction. The wine is an excellent follow on from the 2005, 2010 and 2015 from this lovely vineyard, which often shows its signature perfume and silkiness to best advantage in a warmer year. Planted in 1975, Messenger Cabernet Sauvignon is a dry grown vineyard on own roots, on deeper soils.

Palate - Persistent silky tannin frames a generously flavoured wine with crunchy bright fruit. Both red and dark fruits mesh with savoury notes. Cranberry, soy, and lightly smoky tobacco leaf support an elegant, seamless palate which pushes the flavours to a flowing and lingering finish.

Nose - Lovely intensity, with fragrant lavender and sage notes leading into cranberry and red currant, then violets and a hint of soy.

Perfect Pairing - Hand rolled Argentinian paprika beef and green olive empanadas. The lightly spiced meat is freshened by the plush Cabernet fruit and the herbal tones and green olive combine a brisk, persistent aftertaste.