“Vivid purple hue; a restrained and highly perfumed, almost exotic bouquet of cranberry, plum, spice, violets and roasted meat; the palate if super fine, lacy, almost ethereal, yet opens up with power and precision in an almost Pinot-like sensuality; long, precise and destined to go the distance.” Rating: 96 points
James Halliday, James Halliday Australian Wine Companion, 2013 Edition
“Another impressive wine in what is becoming a very impressive line of shiraz from this southern Margaret River producer. Mix of savoury berries with red currant, blackberry and light raspberry. Spicy palate with a seamless silky structure. Fine tannins, with cedary vanillin oak mix. Excellent persistence and superbly balanced. Quite grainy and elegant. Nice follow-up to the 2009.” Rating: 94 points
Ray Jordan, The West Australian Wine Guide, 2013 Edition
“A very impressive release (again, the 2010 vintage shines), that will only see it improve and gather flesh and complexity as it develops further in the bottle as it’s still a bit of a pup at present. Still, the wine is all about cool climate finesse and elegance whereby the vibrant fruit profile reflects an intense compote of blackberry, raspberry, and briar flavours alongside the aromatic spice complexities of clove, cinnamon, fennel and wild herb that adds to the overall interest of this well structured and deliciously seamless wine. Terrific stuff indeed.”
Jon Helmer, Surf Coast Times and Bellarine Times, 24 April 2012
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