2020 Wendouree Cabernet Malbec | Iconic Clare Valley Old Vine Cabernet Blend

🏆 Australian Wine Icon | One of the World's Great Cabernet Blends

If there is a benchmark for Australian Cabernet blends, Wendouree Cabernet Malbec is firmly in the conversation

It is a wine of extraordinary depth, remarkable balance and exceptional longevity.

97 Points – The Real Review | 96 Points – The Wine Front

Clare Valley, SA
RRP $250 a bottle

Iconic • Ageworthy • Australian Fine Wine at its Finest

If there is a benchmark for Australian Cabernet blends, Wendouree Cabernet Malbec is firmly in the conversation.

For generations, Wendouree has quietly produced some of Australia's most profound and collectible wines. The 2020 Cabernet Malbec is another magnificent release, combining the power and structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the perfume, richness and elegance that Malbec brings to the blend. It is a wine of extraordinary depth, remarkable balance and exceptional longevity.

Produced in tiny quantities and eagerly sought after by collectors every vintage, this is classic Australian fine wine that will reward patience for decades.

Expect a beautifully layered Cabernet Malbec with:

• Blackcurrant and blackberry
• Dark plum and black cherry
• Cassis and mulberry
• Cedar, cigar box and graphite
• Dried herbs, dark chocolate and earthy spice
• Fine, powerful tannins with exceptional length

The palate is concentrated yet beautifully proportioned, delivering wave after wave of dark fruit, savoury complexity and mineral precision. The tannins are firm but impeccably integrated, providing the framework for decades of graceful evolution.

• 97 Points – The Real Review
• 96 Points – The Wine Front

Founded in 1893, Wendouree is one of Australia's most revered family-owned wineries and a true icon of the Clare Valley. The estate's dry-grown vineyards, many planted decades ago, consistently produce wines of remarkable concentration, individuality and longevity.

The Cabernet Malbec has become one of Wendouree's signature wines, demonstrating just how harmonious these two varieties can be when grown on the estate's famous red loam and limestone soils. Traditional winemaking, low yields and minimal intervention ensure every bottle reflects both the vineyard and the remarkable history of this legendary producer.

Wendouree wines are celebrated for:

• Extremely limited production
• Outstanding cellaring potential of 30–40+ years
• Classic, ageworthy Australian style
• Exceptional structure and complexity
• Strong demand from collectors worldwide

Perfect with:

• Dry-aged rib-eye steak
• Roast leg of lamb
• Beef Wellington
• Slow-braised beef cheeks
• Mature Cheddar, Comté or aged Gouda

There are very few Australian wineries that command the respect of Wendouree.

The 2020 Cabernet Malbec is everything great Australian fine wine should be—powerful without excess, intensely flavoured yet beautifully balanced, and built to evolve for decades. It captures the timeless style that has made Wendouree one of the country's most collectible producers.

With 97 points from The Real Review and 96 points from The Wine Front, this is a world-class Cabernet blend that belongs in every serious wine cellar.

At $250, you're not simply buying a bottle of wine—you're securing a piece of Australian winemaking history.