This was a coolish vintage in the Barossa with the constant threat of rain, but in the end old Hughie smiled down and the vintage finished dry. Having said that the nature of the season is reflected in the wine which is elegant and restrained, yet you know those 78-year-old Cabernet vines will deliver plenty as it ages. Ripe blackberry and dark chocolate characters invade with the 18 months in largely new French oak puncheons necessary to balance the intensity. Vibrant and bright with the capacity for extended cellaring. Drink by: 2044. Score - 95. (Ray Jordan, winepilot.com, Aug. 2024) This was a coolish vintage in the Barossa with the constant threat of rain, but in the end old Hughie smiled down and the vintage finished dry. Having said that the nature of the season is reflected in the wine which is elegant and restrained, yet you know those 78-year-old Cabernet vines will deliver plenty as it ages. Ripe blackberry and dark chocolate characters invade with the 18 months in largely new French oak puncheons necessary to balance the intensity. Vibrant and bright with the capacity for extended cellaring. Drink by: 2044. Score - 95. (Ray Jordan, winepilot.com, Aug. 2024) 750 mL bottle