Prosciutto sage lamb cutlets with pea and tomato spaghetti

For three generations, our family has crafted great Australian wines in the Clare Valley , South Australia. At Taylors , we understand that truly great wines are made in the vineyard and that the art of fine winemaking is to respect and capture the essence of the vineyard site and to highlight the unique varietal expression of each grape variety. Cabernet is a classic variety grown in the Clare and our TWP range gives our winemakers the opportunity to experiment a bit with the winemaking process. The 2015 TWP Cabernet Sauvignon is a great balance between classic Cabernet flavours with some unique differences that make it a ‘knock out’ wine. It’s powerful and concentrated in flavour, but equally refined and elegant. The classic pairing for Cabernet is rich, flavoursome lamb, and for good reason! The texture of lamb pairs beautifully with the complex tannins and fruit flavours of a Cabernet, it’s a pretty special pairing. If there’s anything besides wine that the Clare Valley does well, it’s lamb and if there’s one type of lamb dish that pairs well with this wine, it’s a barbequed leg of lamb dressed with a rosemary rub.

Given the surprisingly delicate nature of this dish and its slow cooked texture, opt for a wine with elegance and balance rather than overall power. The 2015 Punt Road Pinot Noir from the Yarra is ideal. It has ripe dark cherry and strawberry fruit, savoury stalk and foresty complexity, with clean red berry-like acidity to match the fat content in the lamb.