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Cape Mentelle Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Very good for me. Still quite tight and structured - cassis, anice, violets and gravel I like it. 93 points Anthony D'Anna Aristocratic, firm and artfully balanced, with a lightly herbal and violet-like scent of briary fruit and classy new oak. Its deep flavours of small berries, dark cherries, plums and cassis overlie nuances of dried herbs, undergrowth, charcuterie-like complexity and toasty, cedary dark chocolate oak. Long and vibrant, its pristine palate is supported by firm, grainy and powdery tannins, before finishing with persistent and slightly meaty dark fruit. 96 Points Jeremy Oliver A delicious wine, flowing harmoniously across the tongue, yet with the structure expected of cabernet; the vibrant cassis and blackcurrant fruit produces the magic. 94 points, drink to 2019, $84, Screwcap James Halliday The fruit sourced for this wine comes from our oldest vines planted on the estate between 1970-72. The vineyard is located 8 kilometres from the ocean, with an elevation of 80 metres and a south-west aspect. The vines grow on gravel laterite soils derived from decomposed ironstone over gravelly, clay sub - soils. Vine spacing is 2200 vines/hectare with all vines vertically trained with judicious shoot and leaf removal carried out during late summer to open the canopy to sunlight. All vines are cane pruned with between 30 and 40 buds left on each vine. Trickle irrigation is installed and used sparingly, combined with a springtime composting to maintain vine health and ensure that physiologically ripe grapes are harvested.