The winemaker says:

Colour: Dark plum reds with light purple tinges.

Nose: The aroma exhibits ripe dark cherry and bright raspberry fruit aromas with subtle sweet vanillin oak notes.

Palate: The wine displays a rounded, juicy palate feel, enhanced by fine bubbles. Fresh raspberry fruit leads the palate, complemented by subtle spicy notes of white pepper and sweet cinnamon with a hint of vanillin oak. A smooth and elegant balance of fine soft tannins, restrained sweetness and juicy persistent fruit flavours is the essence of this appealing style. - Wayne Stehbens, Winemaker

Winery Information:

Katnook Estate’s winemaking history stretches back to 1896, when Coonawarra’s second vintage was made in the Katnook woolshed by Scottish immigrant John Riddoch. To encourage settlement in the far south east of South Australia, Riddoch set up the Coonawarra Fruit Colony at Katnook in a stone building which still stands today.

In 1980, the first wines were made under Katnook Estate and Riddoch labels in the Katnook woolshed just as John Riddoch had done 84 years before. Katnook Estate’s first winemaker, Wayne Stehbens has continuously made the wines.

Katnook Estate won two Jimmy Watson trophies (in 1987 and 1998) and two major trophies from the UK based 2003 International Wine and Spirit Competition (Best Vintage Red Wine of the Year and Best Australian Red Wine). Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon and Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon have both earned a place in Australia’s Langton classification, “the honour roll” of fine Australian wine. In the Langton’s Classification IV, Odyssey receives a rating of Outstanding and the Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon a rating of Distinguished.

The quality and consistency of our Estate wines are intrinsic to Katnook Founder's Block wines, which are supple, fruit forward wines for immediate enjoyment.