The Omrah Cabernet Merlot was Plantagenet's more accessible red, built for earlier drinking but with the structure to reward patience. The 2007 Great Southern vintage was a good, consistent year for red varieties, and Jeremy Oliver awarded 90 points, describing it as elegant and stylish with cassis, raspberry and dark cherry fruit supported by fine-grained tannins. At 18 years of age the wine has moved into comfortable maturity: the oak is fully integrated, the fruit is savoury and composed, and the finish retains good length. Drinking well now.