December 13, 2022 - 醒酒一个半小时，深宝石红色，闻香有明显的桉树气息，草本植物，淡淡野肉，黑果和橄榄的味道，入口酸度中等，酒液咸，收口甜美，单宁紧涩，颗粒细腻，充分陈年的梅果和成熟黑果香气，咸橄榄混合着草本气息，后段有些许酒精感，余味非常漂亮，梅果和胭脂香料，还有淡淡奶油香味。发展很充分的一支酒，处在适饮巅峰期，继续醒酒后单宁更加细腻，中等酒体，香气复杂，层次丰富，有着巴罗萨谷设拉子的典型风格，充分的陈年让它变得更加优雅，柔和宜饮。
July 9, 2022 - Decant 1 hr. Nothing on the nose really. Bit of oak then nothing.
Nothing really on the palate. Fruit gone. Tannins missing ...fading.
Very disappointing. My previous one was good. Hot Barossa 13....
I fear for my others.
Finished on night 2 hoping for better. Disappointment continued.
July 31, 2021 - Needed 3 hours in the decanter for the heat to burn off, hit and heavy before then.
January 18, 2020 - A few years since my last, it’s nice but I expected more.
July 26, 2019 - Needed at least three and a half hours in the decanter to open up, a tad unpleasant before then. It rounds out with a milk chocolatey palate. Better notes next time. Holding up strongly.
June 6, 2017 - I really like this Barossa Shiraz. Halliday proclaimed a great wine (giving 96) among the thousands he tried in 2015 (poor bugger)!
There's great providence (see my previous note). And fine balance. There's a seductiveness and real energy about this medium-bodied wine. As bright, ripe blackberry, red cherry and raspberry flavours lead to smokey, meaty, pencily, French herby notes. And this gorgeous tobacco, liquorice and pepper finish. It's certainly getting better. And will continue to evolve over the coming 3-7 years.
A Wozza 94.5/100 (4.1/5.0) from me.
January 2, 2017 - This has such a unique flavour profile, especially coming from Dorrien in the heart of the Barossa. Small wonder, given it comes from a 0.8 h site whose 25 year root vines that had a single 'sélection clonale' Shiraz 1853 vine cloned and grafted on to them in 2008 (hence 'Mother Vine'). Halliday loved it, giving 96.
Expect a sweet, cedar nose with a fleshy dark fruit backbone. And a light bodied satin-like palate and fine finish, with exquisite blood plum, red cherry, raspberry, blackberry, salted dark chocolate, a touch of smoked meat, vanilla & delicate French oaked spices. It exudes pure class.
Decant for 2 hours. Drink now to 2020. It's special enough to justify its $49 cellar door price tag. A uniquely elegant 95/100 (4.2/5.0) from me.
December 16, 2016 - Same as previous review
November 16, 2016 - Not as good as the 2012.
October 5, 2016 - Tried over several days this time. There's still a sweet edge, though less pronounced over time, with more dark fruits coming through. Like previous review, the tannins are smooth and the body medium. Still seems a bit immature and could do with some time