Soumah Cabernet d'Soumah 2017 (1x75cl)

If your picture of Australian red is big, ripe and sun-soaked, the Yarra Valley is the other side of the story. It is one of Australia's cooler regions, and Cabernet grown there usually comes out more restrained and firmer in structure than a red from a hot area. "Cabernet d'Soumah" is the label name.

That restraint is what makes it a good bottle for the dinner table rather than just for sipping. Roast meat, lamb, a steak at home, or a heavier Chinese dish with sauce — it has enough grip to sit next to food without taking over. A safe pick as a client gift too, since the style reads as considered rather than loud.

Tasting notes

Cool-climate Cabernet typically shows dark berry fruit with a leafy, savoury edge and fine, firm tannins.