Awards and Accolades

94 Points - Gary Walsh, Wine Front
"Aromas of black and red berry, licorice, tar, earth, spices and cedar vanilla oak with a touch of eucalypt. Splendidly dark savoury smelling wine built on a base of ripe sweet fruit. On the palate medium to full bodied with black and red berry fruit, tar, earth and spicy oak. Dry fine grained powdery tannin and fresh crisp acidity. Tight and balanced. Finishes with savoury tobacco flavours. A beautiful refined cabernet. "

94 Points - Wine Showcase
"Aromas of black and red berry, licorice, tar, earth, spices and cedar vanilla oak with a touch of eucalypt. Splendidly dark savoury smelling wine built on a base of ripe sweet fruit. On the palate medium to full bodied with black and red berry fruit, tar, earth and spicy oak. Dry fine grained powdery tannins and fresh crisp acidity. Tight and balanced. Finishes with savoury tobacco flavours. A beautiful and very refined cabernet."

2001 Vintage: 96 Points - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion
"Luscious, ripe cassis and blackberry fruit; soft tannins on a very long finish. Multiple trophy winner Limestone Coast Wine Show 2003."

From the Winery

Established in 1982, Ladbroke Grove Wines is a highly acclaimed, family owned boutique winery from Australia’s internationally renown Coonawarra wine region. Specialising in premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Ladbroke Grove is the recent winner of Australian Boutique Wine of the Year, voted in James Halliday’s 2005 Wine Companion as producing one of the Best Cabernet’s in Australia.

The wine has benefited from extended maturation in new French oak hogsheads for 20 months and can be enjoyed now, and will further develop with some bottle age.