Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 from Victoria’s Yarra Valley is a seriously classy cool‑climate cabernet – close‑planted vines on a dramatic slope delivering depth, fragrance and finesse in a medium‑bodied frame that feels both classic and thoroughly modern.

In the glass, Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 opens with blackcurrant, blackberry and red cherry, violet and floral lift, subtle roasted red capsicum, tobacco leaf, cedar and coffee‑ground earthiness, flowing into a seamless palate of ripe dark fruit, superfine silty tannins, balanced acidity and a long, savoury, gravelly finish.

At the table, Thousand Candles Single Vineyard Cabernet 2021 is tailor‑made for roast lamb, rib‑eye on the bone, slow‑braised beef cheeks, chargrilled mushrooms, hard cheeses and rich ragù, and with its 95‑point pedigree and firm yet polished structure, it will sing in the cellar over the next decade.