2014 Wakefield: the people’s choice of Aussie sauvignon

2014 Wakefield, Jaraman Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley/Coonawarra, South AustraliaAbout £16.99-£21.99, OzWines.co.uk, CheersWineMerchants.co.uk, FarehamWineCellar.co.uk, HailshamCellars.co.uk, AmpsWineMerchants.co.uk.

What I find fascinating about this Roadshow is that I listen in, very carefully, to everyone's questions, likes and dislikes, desires and opinions about all of the wines in this showcase. It is the most informative and illuminating conversation about wine that I hear in the course of my various vinous initiatives and it is clear that the UK wine consumer has realised a few massive facts about top-flight Australian wine.

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Firstly, that "fruit bombs", "over-oaked chardonnay", "porty reds" and "sunshine in a glass" are all a very distant memory. Today's top wines are perfectly balanced, refreshing, energetic, stunning value for money and also first class, standing shoulder to shoulder with all of the world's acknowledged greats.

I have picked out this cabernet sauvignon, itself a genius piece of dual-regional blending, as a perfect example of just how downright delicious today's Australian wines are. Wakefield's Jaraman is the kind of wine people fall head over heels in love with every single one of the 2,000 people who have already tasted it have not been able to resist its charms. But don't just take my work for it listen to the voice of the people.

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.