Rich, lush, full bodied. This is for lovers of bold, full bodied Cabernet. The Barossa gets slept on for Cabernet, but one sip of this will change your mind.

Rich, lush, full bodied. This is for lovers of bold, full bodied Cabernet. The Barossa gets slept on for Cabernet, but one sip of this will change your mind.

Big, jammy, loads of black fruit, a slight undercurrent of cassis. Nice spice, big body, great weight in the mouth. Cacao and vanilla bean, mulberry and coffee grounds. It's layered in blueberry and cassis too, with a hint of leather and spiced game. The mouthfeel is voluptous and full-bodied, speaking of the classic Western Barossa country it hails from.

Penfolds' Block 42 vineyard is one of the most historic Cabernet vineyards in the world. Planted only 30 years after the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, Block 42 has the oldest plantings in the world that have continuously produced Cabernet Sauvignon. This unique history is harnessed by Peter Gago in the 2004 Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet that has produced a beautifully aromatic, perfectly balanced and ripe Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit simply explodes across the palate, giving tremendous depth and length of flavour. While young, plush and full-bodied today, the Block 42 has many years of ageing ahead of it and will be comfortable in your cellar well into the 2020s.

The Glaetzer name comes with as much heritage as this classic Australian blend. Rich, ripe and full bodied, this unfiltered red is a parfait of mouthfilling complexity. Made by Ben Glaetzer, the Anaperenna Shiraz Cab is not only striking in label, it's also striking on the palate. Destined to be a long lived blend with the Cabernet structure keeping the plush and vibrant Shiraz fruit in check.

A full-bodied, full-flavoured classic is the promise behind the very deep brick red colour. Notes of tea leaf, cedar, sweet berries, spice, chocolate and cigar box aromas fill the glass. Ripe black forest fruits and spice are balanced by rounded tannins and seamless structure. The palate reflects the nose with flavours of cedar, stewed fruit and cigar box. Fine drying tannins. A pleasant lingering finish with restrained oak notes of mocha and tobacco. A fresh vibrant palate with good depth of flavour and layers of fruit. Very tight wine that is complex but not confusing. Drink up to five years.

SCHILD ESTATE Narrow Road Vineyard Shiraz Cabernet, Barossa Valley