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With Bordeaux in their blood, the Portet family have always had a soft spot for cabernet blends, and the Fontaine Cabernets is their way of showing that pedigree in an easy, everyday style. The 2024 is cabernet sauvignon at the core, with merlot, malbec and cab franc rounding things out, all from vineyards scattered across the Yarra Valley.
The season was cool and steady, giving fruit that’s vibrant and finely balanced. Hand-picked, gently fermented, then aged for 10 months in French oak (only a splash of new), it’s a wine that feels polished without being fussy. Medium-bodied, full of dark berries and violets, with silky tannins that make it just glide along.
And while it’s made to be approachable, this vintage really over-delivered - it picked up 95 points from the Halliday Wine Companion and impressively went on to win the Trophy for Best Red Wine at the Yarra Valley Wine Show. Pretty amazing for something still comfortably under $30 a bottle.
This is Bordeaux know-how with Yarra freshness, and one of the best-value reds you’ll come across. Back up the truck!
"An excellent edition of this perennially good and well-priced wine... One of the Yarra's absolutely best buys."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)
Wine Show Trophy
2025 Yarra Valley Wine Show 95 PointsCustomer Reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 2 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
3 reviews
- AHAdrian H.Verified Buyer1 month agoReviewing2024 Dominique Portet Fontaine CabernetsRated 4 out of 5 starsIs This a Great Cabernet ???
Bright mulberry / garnet colour (not deep purple). Dusty (old)oak on the nose, with classic Tobacco leaf, eucalyptus, bacon fat, and spices. A complex savoury nose, (not fruit driven), Bordeaux in style. The palate is firstly stalky with grainy tannins, obvious oak, savoury not fruit driven with good length and persistence and an overarching acid profile.
A good example of a French Bordeaux style Cabernet blend. Made in the savoury, acid dominant (background fruit) that typifies the region. Drinking nicely now, but will benefit from 5 - 10 years in the cellar to fully integrate and soften.
A good example of the style, but is it a great Cabernet ??? Is it a Trophy winning Cabernet blend ??? Certainly a worthy Gold medal winner and good value for money. For my palate, just lacking in fruit profile from the merlot / malbec, and dominated at this stage by oak, tannin and acid.
- DCDavid C.Verified BuyerWine Knowledge Level Enthusiast5 years agoWine Knowledge Level EnthusiastReviewing2020 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet SauvignonRated 4 out of 5 starsGreat value
Very good Yarra Valley Cab Sauv - extremely good value - Bold, juicy 'forest' berries, complexity will further develop. Great now with beef or lamb or give it some more time in the cellar!
- GWGarth W.Verified BuyerWine Knowledge Level Enthusiast5 years agoWine Knowledge Level EnthusiastReviewing2020 Dominique Portet Fontaine Cabernet SauvignonRated 5 out of 5 starsDelicious cabernet
This is a medium bodied utterly delicious cabernet. Its a bottle that keeps inviting you back for another glass
| Price Bracket | $30 or Less |
| Type | Red |
| Body | Medium Bodied |
| Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Variety Style | ["Cabernet Blends"] |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Yarra Valley |
| Australian State | VIC |
| Reviewed By |
Halliday Wine Companion |
| Critic Score |
95 |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Size | 750ml |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
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