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I've just opened the three 2005 Noon reds - and just like that, half the audience has turned off already. That is what the Noon wines do, they polarise - I'm a fan, so this is a time of the year that I always look forward to. These are wines of the utmost integrity, made gently, in an unabashed style. They are what all wine should be; the ultimate expression of themselves. Now to the 2005 editions ... how are they looking? The 2005 Noon Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon though is, for starters, not a shiraz look-a-like. There's dust and gumleaf and ribald blackcurrant here, with oodles of perfumed, dusty, fruity lift and a carry of sweet fruit flavour all the way to the aftertaste. There's a lot of alcohol here but the flavours carry it - this wine will not convince the Noon doubters, because it's every bit in the true Noon style, but Noon lovers will be very happy. 91 points. Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
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