A heart of dark fruit is surrounded by juicy, inky plums, fresh tobacco, sweet spice and the smell of the Aussie bush. 100% sourced from the 23-year-old Axedale Vineyard just south of Bendigo.

Passing Clouds Bendigo Shiraz 2020

Drinking deliciously in its youth, this has wonderful intensity and is the most Claret in style of Josh's three Cabernets. Dark berried fruits, with mountainside freshness and fine tannins alongside hallmark violet, cassis and umami seaweed of the cooler site. Late ripening and the last of the three Cabernet Sauvignon sites, the fruit was harvested by hand and carefully sorted, partially foot crushed and open fermented for three weeks, before elevage in a mix of new Stockinger and seasoned Bordeaux barriques for 12 months. Utterly satisfying now, but this will reward those who cellar it with layers of additional complexity.

Joshua Cooper Dash Farm Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Refined, complex and concentrated, the palate is awash with Cabernet fruit, sweet cassis and cedar spice, braced by tannic structure—give this plenty of time in the decanter to unwind. The first to ripen of the three Cabernet Sauvignon sites, the fruit was harvested by hand, partially foot crushed and open fermented for three weeks, before elevage in a mix of new Stockinger and seasoned Bordeaux barriques for 12 months.

Joshua Cooper Balgownie Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

A heady perfume of lemon and grapefruit rind perfectly mix with notes of jasmine and spice. Flavours carry through to a beautifully balanced palate with savoury complexity and a ribbon of fine acid woven through. Fruit for this cuvée comes Dash Farm, located just outside of the Macedon Ranges, perched upon the southern slopes of Mt Alexander.