Ordinarily, we would be fortunate enough to feature one or two 97 Point rated Cabernets each year, especially given that on almost all occasions, said wines are made in miniscule amounts, almost always a few hundred cases at best and almost always they aren't cheap. What we have here is the StarDozen: 97 Point Cabernet Collection, featuring 3 bottles each from 4 renowned producers. All wines rating 97 Points from Australia's leading wine critics and all significantly below their retail price. This is a rare and extremely limited opportunity.

The StarDozen consists of the following:

3 bottles        Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
3 bottles        Stonehaven Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
3 bottles        Wynns Coonawarra Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
3 bottles        Yalumba Coonawarra Sanctum Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Howard Park Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Hand-picked and sorted, destemmed, fermented in header-board vats or small open stainless steel vats, part pressed at dryness (fruit vibrancy), part given extended maceration (structure). High quality Margaret River cabernet made for a long life with decades of change to texture and structure. Date: Feb 2020; Alcohol: 14%; Price: $150.00; Drink by: 2042; Rating: 97 Points & Special Value Star; James Halliday Wine Companion

Stonehaven Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Sourced from adjacent rows of 40-year-old vines hand-pruned to control the yield to 5t/ha. Cold maceration and pressed direct to oak for 18 months in French hogsheads. This is a seriously good cabernet from an excellent vintage. Its length is exceptional, as is its structure and slinky tannins, part fruit, part oak. Drink to: 2045; Price: $60.00; Date Published: August 2023; Alcohol: 14.5%; Rating: 97 Points; James Halliday; The Weekend Australian

Wynns Coonawarra Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Deep crimson. Beautiful cigar box, blackcurrant aromas with underlying roasted chestnut notes. Classically structured with plentiful cassis, black cherry, cedar flavours, fine grained savoury tannins, attractive quartz-like acidity and well-integrated roasted chestnut/ vanilla oak. Finishes chalky firm and minerally. Archetypal Coonawarra Claret with superb vibrancy, and cabernet bloodlines. Deserves a year or more cellaring time to allow all the elements to unfold. Drink: 2024–2038; Alcohol: 13.4%; Rating: 97 Points; Andrew Caillard MW; The Vintage Journal

Yalumba Coonawarra Sanctum Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Deep crimson in colour with a magenta hue. Rich, opulent, aromas of blueberry and chocolate with notes of sweet fruit, vanilla and spice. The palate displays ripe, rich fruits; blackcurrant and blueberry, with a lovely umami presence.

Trophy - Best Coonawarra Cabernet - James Halliday Cabernet Challenge 2023
Trophy - Best Wine of Show - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2023
Trophy - Best Red of Show - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2023
Trophy - Best Cabernet Sauvignon - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2023
97 Points & Top Gold - Limestone Coast Wine Show 2023
96 Points & Top Gold - James Halliday Cabernet Challenge 2023
95 Points & Gold Medal - Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2023
95 Points & Gold Medal - Royal Sydney Wine Show 2023
95 Points & Gold Medal - Royal Queensland Wine Show 2023