Rob Dolan Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (Trophy, 95)

Trophy: Best Cabernet HK IWSC 2020.

Halliday Wine Companion, 95 points.
SA125 clone, 7-day whole berry ferment on skins, 16 months in French oak (35% new). From the Yarraland Vineyard and produced only in outstanding years, Signature keeps true to its Yarra address, lifted and polished with a touch of class. Deep garnet. An essay in letting fruit quality speak true. Pastille, crushed blackberry, clove. Lifted and fine on the palate with subtle forest floor earthiness laced with licorice, fennel. Lingers long.
Jeni Port
Published 01 August 2020.


“Dark purple colour with brick-red edges. Dried herbs, licorice, cassis and hoi-sin – oak is cedary and toasty. While ripe and driven, it is hemmed tightly to its ripe, fine-grained tannins. Red and blue berries swirl on the palate. It’s still very youthful and settling into its skin. Huge potential.” – 94 Points, Huon Hooke