August 8, 2021 - Um vinho excepcional
April 16, 2021 - Dark purple showing no sign of decay. Piercing purple fruits with a bit of blackberry on the nose. Meat juices with a strong mineral saline streak, mint, eucalyptus, and a finish that features all of the above, especially the salinity. The fruit is very much alive; the wine probably needs another 6-10 years of cellaring and will last another couple of decades. Absolutely delicious.
January 17, 2021 - Still drinking beautifully and perfectly balanced. Not at all over the top as others have suggested, just a great exame of how Aussie shiraz can age well if stored properly. Won't get any better but another 2-3 years left before the wine declines
May 13, 2018 - Typical McLaren Vale Shiraz. A bit too powerful for my taste. There is not enough tannin to balance the intense (yes jammy) fruit. I know some people love this style - just not me. My last bottle, and to be honest I won't miss it.
April 17, 2015 - Very dark purple, hard to see through. Rubbing alcohol on the nose with a bit of black fruits underneath. Black fruits with a pleasant blackberry finish that carries into the finish, which is by far the tastiest part of this wine. Fairly nondescript, but pleasant.
April 10, 2015 - classic noon. Really like this wine
January 4, 2014 - Nose of amandes, colle Pritt, bandaid, black fruit... very nice fruity taste of ripe cherries, very elegant and concentrated, a bit thick... maybe too young!
April 5, 2013 - Massive wine that does not appear to have budged since release. Loads of extracted fruit and oak. Masses of licorice, ripe plums, chocolate and coffee and a decent dollop of alcohol. I have no idea how this will age but feel it is going to take a very long time to find out.
September 2, 2011 - Better than I expected but this is a very heavily extracted port like wine. Don't know what food you could possibly drink this with.
April 6, 2011 - Decanted and enjoyed over 3 hours. Dark, opaque, reddish/purple hue with very fine, light sediment in the bottle. Jammy nose of ripe red cherries, plumb, blackberries, and ethanol. Strong, fruity midpalate with minor tastes of black licorice. The alcohol/heat was detectable but decreased with time. Still a little bit tannic on the back end, but I'm being picky. The finish evolves in a good direction with decanting and becomes moderate in length. This is a well built, limited production, powerful , Aussie Shiraz. Very nice if you like this style.
Shout out to Johnnyvino for his review of this wine! I ordered this bottle because of his good write-up on this wine and will order more.