2007 Higher Plane Reserve Cabernet SauvignonThe 2007 vintage was the earliest on record for Margaret River being only 9 months after the challenging and late 2006 vintage. Spring got off to an early start, which brought forward all phenological stages & the warm dry conditions continued through to ripening. The harvest for the Cabernet Sauvignon was particularly early mostly due to the low crop level, while the Merlot was about 2 weeks early.