Tobin Spratte

9.3

The many types of oak create a lot of classic cab and Shiraz notes that evolve in the glass--black currant, graphite, clay, black pepper, cocoa, dill, vanilla. Plush blackberry jam on the palette. Super soft tannins typical of South Australia reds that barely need time to breathe. — 7 days ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.0

classic and dry. very acidic and sour with hints of cherries, wild strawberries, thyme, leather, spice, tomato leaf and tobacco. Pizza wine for sure! — a day ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.4

Holy cow. Just brilliant. Nice plumminess to it along with balanced tannins and acidity. Dark red fruit. Complex as day is long. 2008 — 20 days ago

David Burke

9.0

Dry, soft and very flavorful! — a day ago

Bob McDonald

9.8

Still a very dense crimson with no tawny rim, at 28 years of age but the tawniness is beginning. A certain feral, Animale, earthy note. Palate is ultra smooth, medium bodied / very savoury yet with a sweetish earthy note with a hint of raspberry. Jancis Robinson was invited by Stephen Henschke to a vertical tasting at the winery in May 2013 to cover vintages back to the late 1950’s. She described the 1996 as “pure hedonism “ and gave it 19/20. Medium plus intensity on the delicious palate with those gnarled old 160 year vines showing through. An absolutely stunning wine - one of the best we’ve had this year. — 12 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2021 vintage. Big, brash and bold. Medium-heavy bod. Spice, muscle, fruit all there. Kitchen sink approach as wine lacked definition and delineation but def worthy at a $24 resto cost. 4.17.24. — 17 days ago

Some Dude

9.1

This is an exciting and delicious wine. It is vibrant and tense, fresh but with depth. It is lively on the tongue and so very refreshing with food. — 12 days ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Very dark in colour - almost black. Lots of everything - ripeness, oak, blackberry, dark chocolate. The sort of wine I would have loved in my 20’s, not so much in my 70’s. Not for lovers of delicate wine - this is full throttle. This Australian producer is probably better known in the USA than Australia - like Mollydooker. A full bodied palate with M plus intensity and grainy tannins. Ranked No. 3 in Wine Spectators Top 100 wines of 2012. Not sure that extended cellaring will make a huge difference but will try to have the last one in early 2027. — a month ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Too young, I thought I could tame it with a cork pop 10 hours before and a decant 4 hours before. Nice with steaks, but needs more time. — 9 hours ago

Julia Indik

9.3

Opens up with splash of plums, dark cherries, and apple. This is tempered by fig, anise and touch of smoke. There are bitter but light tannins that dominate the final notes. — 7 hours ago

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