The Signature has been around for almost fifty years and has developed a loyal following, due to its quality and consistency of style. The defining Australian Cabernet Shiraz, Signature has set the benchmark for this iconic style, drawing on Yalumba's baronial resource of vineyards. A sentimental favourite, with a heritage deeply rooted in Barossa viticulture, Signature has an ability to unravel a myriad of flavours when enjoyed in it's youth, and to age gracefully in the bottle.

Yalumba have drawn Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from some of their best Barossa vineyards. The Scribbler emulates one of Australia's most revered wines Signature Cabernet Shiraz, which has been released continuously to devotees since the inaugural 1962 vintage. Scribbler is a new and recent classic, thanks to Yalumba's long established tenure as custodian of the Barossa's finest vineyards. Equal parts Cabernet and Shiraz, the revered and enduring Claret style in Australian red wine.

Gold Label showcases the Wolf Blass team's devotion to viticulture and skill at vinification. Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon is known for its richness and warmth, a generous red wine that's balanced and approachable even in its youth. Wolf Blass source fruit from vineyards which have been trained to provide vintages of Barossa Cabernet with perfumed fruit characters, vevety chocolate berry flavours and genteel tannins. Just splendid alongside roast lamb racks and smashed potatoes, dressed in garlic and red wine jus.

An accord of estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon from the upper rows of Jaensches Vineyard, assembled around a backbone of Shiraz from the lower slopes of Block 3. Parcels are separately treated to a traditional old world vinification in open top fermenters, followed by a fortnight of maceration for optimal uptake of flavours and tannin, the Cabernet component is matured in French oak barriques while Shiraz is sent for a term of age in a selection of American oaks, to be assembled and bottled for maximal sauvage charm, unfiltered and unfined.

An accord of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from small, select parcels of choice Barossa vines, husbanded to produce low yields of intensely flavoured grapes.

A pure, flagship Cabernet Sauvignon from a mature single vineyard on Radford Road in the Seppeltsfield sub-district of the Barossa Valley. The Two Hands wineworks at Marananga was designed specifically for small batch production of the very best parcels of fruit. Very occasionally, the Two Hands isolate a block of vines that are earmarked to be handled separately, and vinified into a tremendous Barossa Cabernet. Length of palate and great persistence balanced by excellent depth is the hallmark to the subtle but complex Aphrodite.

Turkey Flat are still the luminary, having taken charge of the great Aussie Rose revival. The winemaking team take the task of making Australia's best Rose very seriously, dedicating an entire vineyard to ensure the continuity of style. An auspicious cepage of Grenache and Shiraz, Dolcetto and Cabernet Sauvignon, slightly drier than most of her siblings, a princess in pink, displaying a complexity and balance that's very rare indeed, a winning style that's enjoyed around the nation by the most discerning Rose enthusiasts.

Vinified from fruit grown to the historic, hundred and fifty year old Black Flat Block, an intensely varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, infused with the edifying eucalypt characters from thickets of old gums that grow along the creek bed. Planted to a cool, shaded shallow gully, the mixed alluvials and dark, fertile Biscay clays of Black Flat Block, yield a quality of Cabernet that's as eloquent as it is unique. Highly articulate with the characterful herbaceousness of an exquisite site, Turkey Flat offers the complexity and grace to match with caramelized foie gras or the finest wagyu.

The worthy vineyards along Stonewell Road at Marananga, have been source of the most memorable vintages in Barossa Cabernet. Tscharke established a smaller block of vine here in 2001, the quality of fruit however belies its teenage years. The auspicious plantings were sown east to west, aimed at protecting fruit from the parching late afternoon summer sun. The accumulated skills of six generations in Barossa viticulture, have sired a precious site which yields a multi dimensional Cabernet wine of amazing depth, structure and length.

At a time when the government was paying growers to pull vines in an attempt to curtail the oversupply of grapes, David Clarke was working against trend, testing soils and buying land, under car headlights to avoid local farmer suspicion, with the intention of establishing the finest Barossa vineyards. Thorn-Clarke Quartage is a complex yet seamless cepage, Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc provide wonderful upfront berry fruit characters, Malbec contributes suppleness, an eighth of Petit Verdot adds depth of flavour and intensity.

The five Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot, a multi award winner. Seamless yet deeply complex, fashioned from the pick of Barossa fruit, there is awesome length to Quartage, as its cornucoppia of berry fruit flavours unravel over a framework of fine grain tannins and spicy lingering oak. Internationally renowned, Shotfire has one key goal, to satisfy red wine enthusiasts by over delivering on quality.

For such a small, hands on winemaking operation, Tait have won conspicuous praise from the most respected international reviewers. The attention to detail and strong relationships with the Barossa's best growers gives Bruno Tait access to high quality fruit which he fashions into a wine that reflects his own personality, generous and affable. A traditionally crafted, small batch wine, assembled from parcels of Barossa fruit that have been earmarked on the basis of opulence, exuberant tannins and refreshing acids, treated to the most adroit vinification techniques.

The best of Barossa Cabernet, the pick of harvest from some great old vineyards at Stonewell, Gomersal and Light Pass. Components are all small batch fermented for a week before being pressed off for completion of malolactic and six months maturation in seasoned French oak hogsheads. Dark brick red, redolent of tobacco and herbal tea, blackcurrants and bay, a juicy style of fresh blueberry fruits, blackcurrant and savoury meats complexity. Fashioned to the tradition of Barossa Cabernet affability, supported by a line of solid structure, refined length of tannin and real generosity of flavour.

St Hallett selects individual parcels each year for inclusion into the Reward, fruit is sourced from a tally of sites planted to red brown loam over shale and red clay soils in the south and central Barossa. Harvests from the cooler, slower ripening sites to the south of the Valley, yield parcels of the most intensely flavoured grapes. As vintage approaches, St Hallett's winemakers and viticulturalists spend time in the vineyards monitoring sugar/ acid profiles and flavour development, co-ordinating the harvest to a schedule based on complete ripeness.

Soul Growers make wines which are true to the Barossa, heart and soul, the very soils which were tilled by pioneering ancestors, the distinguished old vines which have sired plantings throughout the entire nation and far abroad. The exquisite vintages of Soul Growers are defined by their eloquence of varietal character and articulation of sublime regional charm. It is the timeless accord of Barossa grown Cabernet and Shiraz which best articulates the enduring eminence of great Australian wine. An enthralling alchemy of succulent dark fruits, tarry savouriness and toothsome, chocolatey tannins.

The founder was William John Seabrook, born of Tasmania to a family of builders, his thirst for wine drew him to Victoria where he learned the craft of the merchant and established W.J. Seabrook & Son in 1878. Parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon are crushed and destemmed to open top fermenters for a warmish vinification, aimed at extracting bright red fruit characters and a judicious measure of sweet berry tannins. Brambles and mulberry leap from the glass, aniseed and liquorice on waves of flavour, subtle oak and tactile structure, a soft, silky finish of astonishing length.

Labelled for a remarkable migratory bird, which can be seen fossicking around the Thorn Clarke vineyards as it prepares to fly north, sometimes as far as Siberia, before the chill of winter shrouds the valley. Is the Barossa really that cold? Sandpiper represents a highly regional expression, showing the greener, slightly more vegetative qualities of temperate clime Cabernet Sauvignon. A long spell under a selection of tightly grained French oak barrels imparts liquorice characters over the essential Barossa dark chocolate and blackberry flavours.

Richly stylized Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon, previously winner of the Stodart Trophy, made for many years by the family behind the illustrious Pepperjack. The story of this enduring wine dates back to 1844, when William Salter built a stone house for his family naming it Mamre Brook, after Abrahams spiritual home. The eminent Dolan family, twice Jimmy Watson winners, crafted many of Mamre Brook's most memorable vintages. A fully aromatic Cabernet, perfumed with new French vanilla oak, endowed by a cornucopia of ripely spiced berry flavours.

The Cabernet Sauvignon of great Barossa vineyards have received iconic praise from the international wine press since the 1970s, Peter Lehmann is recognised as one of Australia's finest, Robert Parker has called it the world's best Cabernet value. Vintage 1993 won Best Cabernet in the World at the London International. Every year, Peter Lehmann assembles harvests from choice sites into a profoundly structured wine of dark, chocolate berry perfumes and generously flavoured palate, supported by tasteful oak and exquisitely balanced tannins.

For his style, integrity and skill as a professional and artisan, Peter Lehmann has come to be known as Mentor by many of Australia's eminent winemakers. His conviction that the Barossa was capable of making the best wines in the world extended far beyond Shiraz, he always called it the Garden of Eden, a winemaker's paradise. When it came to selecting a wine to dedicate to Peter Lehmann, it was not without a sense of irony that the choice should be Barossa Cabernet. Each year, the best of vintage is fashioned into a wine of great distinction.

Wine Society Trophy for Best Red Wine & Gold Hobart Wine Show. Peter Lehmann's individual style and character, integrity as a winemaker, and champion of the grower, has earned him the nickname of Mentor. Over the years, the Peter Lehmann winemakers have identified vineyards that repeatedly produce their best Cabernet Sauvignon wines. These are all low yielding vineyards that produce Cabernet of great depth. The very best of each vintage is then blended with selected varieties to create a multi-dimensional wine of great distinction.

Peter Lehmann was a master of Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon, a long tradition of estate icon releases set Peter Lehmann apart for the excellence and integrity of Barossa Valley's most memorable Cabernet vintages. One of his enduring legacies is an inventory of distinguished vineyards, all husbanded by the most accomplished Barossa growers to yield precious harvests of the nation's most exquisite Cabernet. H&V is endowed with the richness and imposing structure which mark the world's finest, albeit in a hospitable and heart warming Barossa way.

The Futures is a celebration of great partnerships, a toast to the uniquely Australian accord of Cabernet and Shiraz, but also a toast to the faith of those friends who believed in Peter Lehmann and played a crucial role in the establishment of the Lehmann wine company. The first wine that Peter Lehmann ever made under his own eponymous label was called the Futures. It was offered exclusive to friends and family on a pay now and we'll deliver in two years plan, essentially because Lehmann needed the cash to finance his fledgling enterprise.

Clancy is a perennial favourite for enthusiasts of good red wine everywhere around the globe. Peter Lehmann starts with a firm backbone of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, totting up the cepage with a component of Merlot, to fashion a rich yet soft, fully approachable young wine. Named after the amiable bloke in Banjo Paterson’s famous poem, Clancy is no ephemeral lightweight, he claimed gold against all comers at the London International. Wine Spectator have listed Clancy on their prestigious Top 1OO on no fewer than five occasions.

Cabernet and Merlot positively flourish in the Barossa. As single varietal wines they have made their mark, when artfully assembled they combine into a genre of their own. Each brings to the other an added dimension, forming a soft, velvety wine with supple fruit and fine structure. Peter Lehmann has selected grapes grown to good vineyards nurtured by his loyal retinue of vignerons dotted throughout the Barossa. Another winning edition in a series of consecutive great vintages, to accompany a piquant chorizo and pepperoni pizza, vegetarian lasagne or warming paella.

Pepperjack delivers the very best attributes of modern Barossa Cabernet, vibrance, structure and elegance. Fruit from vineyards on the Barossa Valley floor contributes body and weight, while sophistication is derived from parcels sourced off the cooler altitudes of Eden Valley.

Cabernet Sauvignon was at the heart of Max Schubert's quest to establish the national flagship Australian red. Max Schubert was deeply inspired by Cabernet following his return from Bordeaux, Penfold Grange was originally planned as a Cabernet Cuvée. After many vintages of trial and tribulation, he became frustrated in his attempts to formulate a great Australian Cabernet but the lessons and experiences were passed on to successive winemakers. The tradition of development and refinement continues to this day, Penfold represent the first Australian growth of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Outstanding Langton's Classification. John Parker's long and distinguished career in the industry fuelled a desire to produce a great Australian wine from within the nation's preeminent red wine region, culminating in the release of Terra Rossa First Growth, mostly the Reynella clone of Cabernet Sauvignon with a tenth of Merlot.

Arthur Jackaman was a World War II paratrooper who established a Cabernet vineyard in the 1960s, selling his fruit to the big brands for bottling as port wine. Jackaman chose Langmeil to husband his treasured vines and the property remains productive as one of the Barossa's most stately blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon. Hand pruned, hand sorted and picked, the precious parcels of Jackaman's fruit are treated to a traditional vinification, followed by transfer to a luxurious selection of mostly new French oak hogsheads for an extravagant two years maturation.

Cabernet Rosé at its finest, by one of the Barossa's most adroit handlers of dry grown old vines. Crafted from hand selected grapes, fermented twenty four hours on skins, capturing the opulence of Cabernet while locking in a modicum of fine, crisp tannins. The result is a light and clean, mind numbingly refreshing, rakishly pink hued wine with the exuberant flavour of summer berries. A Rosé for grown ups, with as much character and charm as you could hope to find in a wine of its style, the ideal drink at any social, exquisite with fine faire or boutique cheese.

Single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, personally hand pruned and harvested by Kym Kalleske, miller of hay and merchant of chaff, grazier of lamb and grower of the Barossa's most prestigious grapes. Fruit is treated to traditional winemaking and a term of maturation in a selection of seasoned and new French oak hogsheads. A full bodied Barossa Cabernet of superb structure and profound richness, the generous palate structure and seamless tannin profile that's identifiably Kalleske.

Kaesler own and operate thirty seven acres of prime Barossa viticulture, the majority of it is old vine material, planted 1893, 1899, 1930 and the 1960s. Weapons of Mass Seduction is best suited to those who prefer the big, savoury styles. A powerful dry red, the essential Australian fusion of Shiraz and Cabernet, WOMS is a rich and complex Barossa wine that's tightly woven within a tapestry of well defined oak. WOMS is only ever produced in years of exceptional quality, it can also be relied upon to age very, very well.

Johann is the icon red of the Jacob's Creek range. Johann displays a seamless integration of high quality Shiraz and Cabernet fruit sourced from the best South Australian vineyards. Winemakers monitor blocks carefully throughout the ripening period, sampling the fruit to ensure it is harvested at maximum flavour ripeness and acid balance. Johann has been bottled after an extended period of ageing in the finest oak barrels. Kept under the Jacobs Creek cellars for development, it will delight all discerning red wine enthusiasts who choose to savour it today.