James Halliday 96 Points — Margaret River's Flagship Cabernet at Magnificent Maturity

The 2010 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Cabernet Blend is one of Margaret River's most iconic flagship reds — a Cabernet-led blend from the estate that started it all in 1967. Now with 16 years of bottle age, this is the wine at its peak: composed, resolved, and showing the full depth of a great cool-climate Australian Cabernet built for longevity.

My Wine Man on Vasse Felix

Vasse Felix was founded by Dr Tom Cullity, the pioneer who first recognised Margaret River's potential for world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, it remains one of the region's benchmark estates.

Heytesbury is the top red blend — Cabernet Sauvignon with Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Merlot — selected from the finest estate parcels and crafted only in the best vintages. It represents the purest expression of Vasse Felix's philosophy: structure, precision, and age-worthiness above all else.

The 2010 vintage is now fully mature and showing exactly why this wine is considered one of Australia's great Cabernet benchmarks.

Tasting Notes

Deep crimson with a garnet edge. Classic Margaret River Cabernet aromatics of blackcurrant, cassis, and dark cherry layered with graphite, cedar, dark chocolate, and dried herbs.

The palate is seamless and fully resolved after 16 years in bottle — silky tannins, integrated French oak, and a long savoury finish that carries both freshness and depth. Structured, composed, and beautifully balanced at peak maturity.

James Halliday 96 Points.

Food Pairing

A medium‑to‑full‑bodied, 96‑pt 16‑year‑aged Cabernet blend like this deserves a refined, iron‑rich lamb. We love it with Grass Fed White Stripe Premium Lamb Leg Boneless from My Meat Man — herb‑garlic‑crusted, medium‑rare, the wine's blackcurrant, cassis, dark cherry, cedar, graphite, dark chocolate and dried‑herb notes echoing the lamb's char and savoury depth while the silky tannins and bright acidity keep the pairing elegant and composed. A pairing that does justice to both.

Why This Is a Smart Buy

At HK$699, this is a 96-point flagship Margaret River Cabernet from Australia's founding estate in the region — with 16 years of bottle age already perfectly integrated.

It offers:

• iconic Vasse Felix pedigree
• mature, ready-to-drink complexity
• benchmark Margaret River Cabernet structure
• outstanding value for a flagship wine at peak

This is a serious collector's bottle that is already delivering everything it was built for.

Looking for a Different Style?

- 2020 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon — one of Margaret River's most celebrated single-vineyard Cabernets, for those seeking a younger, more structured expression
- 2017 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon — another Margaret River icon with a long track record and classic regional character
- 2019 Woodlands Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot — a more approachable, fruit-forward Margaret River Cabernet blend for earlier drinking