It is a huge honour to be asked to feature your wine in the Cape Mentelle International Cabernet Sauvignon tasting, as the competition is intense.

This year, the 40th Anniversary of the event, saw the 2019 vintage put under the microscope and the Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 featured as the first wine tasted. The brackets were as follows:

BRACKET 1

1. Australia - Juniper Cornerstone Wilyabrup (Margaret River)

2. Australia - Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 1 (Yarra Valley)

3. Australia - Vasse Felix Tom Cullity (Margaret River)

4. Australia - Wynns Davis Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Coonawarra)

5. Bordeaux - Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien)

6. New Zealand - Destiny Bay Magna Praemia (Waiheke Island)

7. USA - Spottswoode Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

BRACKET 2

8. Australia - Devil’s Lair Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)

9. Bordeaux - Château Léoville Barton (Saint-Julien)

10. New Zealand - Te Mata Coleraine (Hawke’s Bay)

11. Australia - Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)

12. Chile - Seña (Aconcagua Valley)

13. Australia - McHenry Hohnen Rolling Stone (Margaret River)

14. Bordeaux - Château Cos d’Estournel (Saint-Estèphe)

BRACKET 3

15. Australia - Cullen Wines Diana Madeline (Margaret River)

16. Bordeaux - Château Margaux (Margaux)

17. Italy - Ornellaia ‘Il Vigore’ (Bolgheri)

18. Australia - Xanadu Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River)

19. New Zealand - Craggy Range The Quarry (Hawke’s Bay)

20. USA - Château Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

A big thank you to the Cape Mentelle for featuring our wine in this incredible line-up