Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 from Coonawarra’s famed terra rossa over limestone is a powerhouse Cabernet – deep, brooding and beautifully composed, capturing that classic combination of dark fruit, savoury detail and age‑worthy structure Australians love.

On the nose, The Menzies 2022 is all fresh blackcurrant, mulberry and blackberry with violet, dried herbs, aniseed, cloves, sea spray and a lift of exotic spice. Take a sip and you get waves of blackcurrant jubes, ripe mulberries, black cherries and plums, bitter dark chocolate, choc‑mint and cedar, wrapped in powdery, fine‑grained tannins and focused acidity for a long, refined yet firm finish. This Yalumba The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 is full‑bodied, elegant and built to mature gracefully for at least 15–20 years with decanting doing wonders in its youth.

Food‑wise, it’s a natural with chargrilled rib eye on the bone, slow‑roasted lamb shoulder or rich beef cheeks, and it absolutely shines alongside porcini mushroom and thyme risotto, truffled mash or aged cheddar. The wine’s intensity and satiny tannins also pair superbly with chargrilled vegetables, smoked eggplant or a robust barbecue spread – perfect for long, cool Coonawarra evenings or a winter roast in Adelaide. If you’re curating a serious cellar selection, The Menzies 2022 is a benchmark Coonawarra Cabernet that overdelivers for the price and rewards patience in spades.