Ravens Croft The Waagee 2010

This is Mark Ravenscroft's Bordeaux blend. All the fruit is sourced from vineyards in the Granite Belt area with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Petit Verdot (30%) and Merlot (10%) contributing to the wine.

Named in honour of his late father, Mark put the wine away for twenty months in new and old French oak.

Dangerously moreish, there are buckets of plums, cherries, black fruits and dried Mediterranean herbs in the mix with the oak playing its bit in the background. Grippy tannins and a long finish deliver a wine which will improve with age but still holds its own and drinks well now.

Have with lamb cutlets.

Who: Ravens Croft Wines
What: Cabernet Sauvignon, petit Verdot, Merlot (14% alc)

Where: Granite Belt, Queensland

When: 2010
How: $40

http://www.ravenscroftwines.com.au/