M. Chapoutier Tournon Shay’s Flat Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 from Victoria’s Pyrenees is a powerful yet finely sculpted Cabernet, channelling high‑country altitude and rocky red soils into a deeply serious, cellar‑worthy red. This is classic Cabernet for drinkers who like structure and polish over simple fruit.

In the glass, Shay’s Flat Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 shows dense blackberry, blackcurrant and dark plum, layered with cedar, graphite, dark cocoa and a flicker of cool mint. The palate is medium‑to‑full bodied with concentrated black fruits, savoury spice and firm, silky tannins driving a long, drying, tobacco‑laced finish built to age.

On the table, it’s a natural with grilled rib‑eye, lamb rump, venison backstrap, beef cheeks or a rich beef‑and‑mushroom pie. Hard cheeses and herb‑crusted roasts are equally at home alongside this wine, where its cassis, spice and earthy complexity really hit their stride.