When I am overseas in South East Asia, one of my favourite bottles of cabernet sauvignon is Grant Burge; well, that is when I am in the Philippines anyway. The Benchmark shiraz is one of my favourites as well, from the Barossa valley in South Australia – pretty good stuff.

When you crack the seal on the bottle you are assured of a fairly decent cab sav, you have a certain degree of consistency, you should be reasonably relaxed with the quality you receive. The colour is deep red, from my experience the wine is aged a couple of years, the wine is not stashed away awaiting a special occasion. This is a full-bodied cab sav, a 2016 with blackberries and dark chocolate flavours with a bit of vanilla in the after-taste.