Excellent crimson; features a blend of 'old vine' cabernet from Great Southern (93%)/Margaret River (7%); a distinguished wine with very clearly articulated varietal fruit at the 'sweet spot' of maturity. Will age superbly. Screwcap. 14% alc. Rating 96 Points; Drink 2027 $85 Date Tasted Nov 09; James Halliday Wine Companion 2011

This is Howard Park's top-of-the-tree cabernet. It's from largely Mount Barker fruit with a small amount of Margaret River providing mid-palate grunt. A stylish and thoroughly seamless wine of poise and presence. Seamless smooth palate with fine silky tannins, fine-grained oak and deep concentrated fruit intensity. Outstanding wine of great promise. Cellar 14 years. Rating: 96 Points; Ray Jordan, Ray Jordan's 2010 WA Wine Guide

A warmer vintage has been countered by a higher proportion of Margaret River fruit and a lower proportion of Mount Barker in this blend, creating an outstanding Abercrombie that will not only be very long-lived but show great balance and drinkability at every step along the way. Pure, focused and structured, every molecule of crunchy blackcurrant fruit is in the right place here. Price: $85; Rating: 95 Points; Alcohol: 14.0%; Tasted: January 2010; Closure: Screw cap; Tyson Stelzer, Clear About Wine