A beautifully made and seriously inexpensive cab sauv

2014 Yalumba, Y Series Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia (£10.99, reduced to £8.99 each in a "mix six" deal until 30 July, Majestic).

On 23 May I launch the 14th edition of the report and it is not breaking with my self-imposed embargo to let you know that this stellar company continues its run of incredible successes. It is a seriously inexpensive wine, but Y Series is not the lowest rung on the Yalumba ladder Oxford Landing Estates, a high street brand owned by Yalumba, is another mightily reliable player. Y Series is, however, where the wines gather gravitas and this 2014 made the 100 Best grade last year.

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It is beautifully made, genuinely delicious and made from superbly fit fruit. Above this level you can take your pick of lusty viogniers, pin-sharp rieslings, sultry chardonnays, smouldering shirazes, forthright cabernet/shiraz blends and even sweet and fortified stunners. But on 25 May, 2012 Yalumba The Caley, the pinnacle wine at Yalumba, will be finally launched in the UK.A perfect 20/20 see my website for details.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year (MatthewJukes.com).

Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.

He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.