Oakridge Original Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Yarra Valley) Fortified A Midwinter Night’s Dram is

A Midwinter Night’s Dram is best savoured neat alongside a cosy fire — equally rewarding with dark chocolate

St Agnes XO Grand Reserve 40 Year Old Brandy 700mL is deep dark amber with Christmas cake

Naught Overproof Gin is playfully wicked yet powerfully refined — a bold navy-strength gin crafted at Naught Distillery in Eltham

deep in colour and super-concentrated

melon and banana lifted by honeysuckle and crème brûlée

Oakridge Original Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 (Yarra Valley) Fortified A Midwinter Night’s Dram is"Its a strong cabernet showing amplified fruit characters but not weight. Floods the palate in a wash of inky cassis, sage leaf, pepper, dark bitter fancy chocolate and light espresso characters with a woody ashy finish. Theres this diffuse feel to the wine, like you can taste through it, missing poise of Yarras higher pedigree perhaps, but still plenty to talk about. Push on. Tannins work like a web, broad, powdery, and theres this really nice