Our 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 1% Cabernet Franc. Picked in early April, the parcels of fruit for our Cabernet Sauvignon were crushed into small open fermentors. The wine was fermented at temperatures ranging from 18 to 24 degrees Celsius, and was pumped over four times a day. Near the end of primary fermentation, the wine was pressed and transferred into new French oak barrels to complete primary fermentation in barrel.

Gold at the 2008 Japan Wine Challenge

A classic example of cabernet with leafy notes sitting gracefully on top of cassis and a little black olive complexity; rich yet fine on the palate, with plenty of fine-grained tannins; oak dominates now, but will offer real pleasure with time. Screwcap. 13.5% alc. Rating 96 Drink 2020 Date Tasted Feb 08 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010

Has 95 per cent cabernet sauvignon, 4 per cent malbec and 1 per cent cabernet franc that spent 23 months in new French oak. A classic example of cabernet with leafy notes sitting gracefully on top of cassis and a little black olive complexity; rich yet fine on the palate, with fine-grained tannins; oak now starting to integrate. From Margaret River - Drink 2010-2020 with beef provencal. 96 Points; James Halliday's Top 100 Wines 2008

Perched somewhere between Worlds Old and New, this is a pristine, stylish and profoundly structured cabernet. Scented with violets, dried herbs and undergrowth, its deep presence of cassis, dark cherry, blackberry and dark plum flavour is tightly knit with polished dark and lightly smoky chocolate/cedar oak and framed by gravelly, firm and loose-knit tannin. Long and seamless, it's an exercise in restrained power, finishing with a lingering core of vibrant fruit.(19.0/96, YTD 2017-2025+) Jeremy Oliver

Colin Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 ($110) - Woodlands cabernets are on par with the very best from anyone in the district. This is one of the best. It has power and intensity which it delivers with poise and panache. Wonderfully complex cedary, tobacco and leafy nose while the palate is firm yet with nice opulent flesh, held with perfect oak and ripe tannins. Rating: 97/100 Ray Jordan's WA Wine Guide 2009

In the most May 2009 edition of Winestate Magazine, Woodlands 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon 'Colin' topped the category for Western Australian Cabernet Sauvignon with a 5 star rating!