First Drop Mother’s Ruin Cabernet Sauvignon 2022/2023 from First Drop Wines in McLaren Vale, SA thunders with terra rossa intensity and coastal breeze elegance, a wild-fermented Cab powerhouse that seizes iron-rich soils and bay leaf complexity in every deep, inky-purple pour.

The nose surges with blackcurrant cassis, dark chocolate mint and cigar box cedar in First Drop Mother’s Ruin Cabernet Sauvignon 2022/2023, threaded with bay leaf, graphite dust, roasted capsicum and ironstone savouriness – palate floods with layered black fruits, firm grainy tannins and vibrant acid spine that builds to endless persistence.

Decant for wood-fired Black Angus sirloin, slow-roasted lamb shoulder, chargrilled kangaroo with pepperberry or aged cheddar – this premium McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2022/2023 demands cellar throne and feast domination.