Just a touch (2%) Viognier keeps this Shiraz shockingly elegant and giving of florality (sensual!), while the rich red fruit, black olive and green peppercorn add a touch of brawn and breadth to the slightly textured but surprisingly ripe tannins, leading into blueberries and (again) ripe but lifted finish. Well done, cool-climate Aussie wines!
Just a touch (2%) Viognier keeps this Shiraz shockingly elegant and giving of florality (sensual!), while the rich red fruit, black olive and green peppercorn add a touch of brawn and breadth to the slightly textured but surprisingly ripe tannins, leading into blueberries and (again) ripe but lifted finish. Well done, cool-climate Aussie wines!
Apr 19th, 2024
Dense, brooding and holding its form at 13 years. A fun journey of evolution ahead.
Dense, brooding and holding its form at 13 years. A fun journey of evolution ahead.
Apr 10th, 2021
Nice meaty flavors with soft tannins and easy acidity.
Nice meaty flavors with soft tannins and easy acidity.
Jan 31st, 2019
This rocks.. At Cab Shootout
This rocks.. At Cab Shootout
Mar 21st, 2015
Medium-bodied Shiraz with a little Viognier, this is now the 4th vintage of this wine I’ve tried (2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2020), and the prior vintages were vibrant and solid, this is just really ordinary (and frankly disappointing). @Bob McDonald, was 2020 an ordinary vintage in Yarra Valley, or ???
Medium-bodied Shiraz with a little Viognier, this is now the 4th vintage of this wine I’ve tried (2017, 2018, 2019 and now 2020), and the prior vintages were vibrant and solid, this is just really ordinary (and frankly disappointing). @Bob McDonald, was 2020 an ordinary vintage in Yarra Valley, or ???
Jul 26th, 2026Still a solid cool climate Shiraz-Viognier blend, I’ve enjoyed this cuvée now in multiple vintages, a good pop-n-pour red!
Still a solid cool climate Shiraz-Viognier blend, I’ve enjoyed this cuvée now in multiple vintages, a good pop-n-pour red!
Jun 3rd, 2026Lovely dark purple color, the Shiraz is black pepper and spice, with a quite tannic profile, the Viognier provides some lovely floral notes and acidity, longish finish, should easily improve for 2-4 more years.
Lovely dark purple color, the Shiraz is black pepper and spice, with a quite tannic profile, the Viognier provides some lovely floral notes and acidity, longish finish, should easily improve for 2-4 more years.
Nov 21st, 2025Quite dark color still at age 6, love the lift the Viognier provides, lovely Shiraz but more focused on finesse than power, which is wonderful, medium-long finish, very good!
Quite dark color still at age 6, love the lift the Viognier provides, lovely Shiraz but more focused on finesse than power, which is wonderful, medium-long finish, very good!
Jun 16th, 2025This is such an excellent Aussie Shiraz (with 2% Viognier), amazing color still, crisp, refreshing, aromatic, perfumed, lovely balance, truly a lovely drinker, not a “best of class” Aussie Shiraz, but at a low-$US20 price, great bargain, love this!!
This is such an excellent Aussie Shiraz (with 2% Viognier), amazing color still, crisp, refreshing, aromatic, perfumed, lovely balance, truly a lovely drinker, not a “best of class” Aussie Shiraz, but at a low-$US20 price, great bargain, love this!!
Mar 9th, 2025
Smells like wet soil with worms. Good fruit on the pallet and decent acids. This one is very interesting for sure. It's definitely a bit funky on the nose
Smells like wet soil with worms. Good fruit on the pallet and decent acids. This one is very interesting for sure. It's definitely a bit funky on the nose
Jan 23rd, 2025
Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
