Duke's The First Cab Cabernet 2021

"The depth of flavour is impressive, the structure serious and Bordeaux-like" 
Huon Hooke

"Deep and bright purple-red colour; a serious bouquet of cedar/cigarbox and cassis, beautifully ripe fruit and understated use of oak. The tannins are fine and persistent, the palate long. The depth of flavour is impressive, the structure serious and Bordeaux-like. No leafiness at all. This is classy cabernet. (From a tiny estate planting of Houghton clone. 121 cases and 10 cases of magnums made)" Rating: 95 Points.  Huon Hooke.  The Real Review.
 
"Cabernet was the variety that turned a young Duke Ranson into a wine lover and therefore this name was chosen for the estate’s top Cabernet. This is a very powerful wine with a decent hit of tannins, although they are well proportioned and balanced. It’s deep and dark with immensely robust fruit but still with a degree of fleshy red berry. Right now, it is still tightly coiled but with time it will certainly spring into action to show its best. It’s a very small production wine made from a miniscule planting of Houghton clone Cabernet".  Rating: 95 points.  Ray Jordan.