The 2019 Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon is very good. I've seen this wine (and vintage) several times now and generally look very favorably upon it. The tannins have softened somewhat from the last time I looked at it (over 12 months ago now), and it has gained a rotundity in the mouth that I like. It's full of flavor—pleasurable, old-school Coonawarra. This will evolve nicely over the next couple of decades.

Hollick's top wine is the 2016 Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon, which comes from vineyards adjacent to Ravenswood Lane. It's considerably darker and more vibrant in hue than the 2017 Old Vines and The Bard bottlings, but then 2016 was a considerably better vintage. Classic Cabernet aromas of cigar box and cassis appear on the nose, while the firm, tannic palate is full-bodied and velvety, with lingering ripe tannins and hints of vanilla on the finish. This is a solid example of Coonawarra Cabernet that should age well for a decade or more.

Less objectionably vegetal than the 2015 Cabernet, the 2014 Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon still shows some capsicum character. Pencilly French oak frames cassis and tobacco notes in this medium to full-bodied Cabernet, which turns meaty and savory on the coarse-grained finish.