Australian Shiraz / Syrah

98 Points - Stuart McCloskey “I love the colour – midnight aubergine if I were designing a colour for Farrow & Ball. The bouquet has obvious similarities to my first note. The brooding character is unquestionably the charm...read more

99 Points - James Suckling  “A pretty sensational wine with blackberry, grilled meat, dark chocolate, and licorice. Full-bodied and layered with righteous deep and poised tannins that coat the mouth. It goes on for minutes...read more

98 Points - James Suckling “The Eden Valley fruit gives a unique cool fruit character of blue fruits, iron and white pepper. Granite. Medium to full body, with tight and integrated skin tannins and a gunpowder undertone. Fantastic length. A little closed now. Drink after 2025.”

Stuart McCloskey "Sublime and hedonistic (in the purest sense). The palate provides extraordinary levels of concentration... In many ways this reminds me of Standish Schubert Theorem...read more

Winemaker Notes Mataro from dry grown vines on the rose quartz soils of our Dadd’s Block is fermented with 30% whole cluster inclusion and blended with other parcels of Mataro from Light Pass and Greenock. We then add some old bush vine Grenache from the Barossa foothills...read more

Jaysen Collins “I cut my winemaking teeth in the heavy red soils of the north west of the Barossa, where Greenock is the jewel of the crown in my opinion. My winery is here, the pub does a good burger and by chance there’s some pretty good shiraz...read more

Jaysen Collins “Grenache and friends work well together - I’ll just pick them within a few days of each other, chuck it all in one fermenter and let the ferment rock it in its own way...read more

Jaysen Collins “The fruit from this section of the vineyard is aromatic and bright, without the cloying sweetness that some Shiraz and Zinfandels can have!...read more

Stuart McCloskey “The bouquet is a tad reductive and needs time to develop. Once sufficiently aerated, wild strawberry, raspberry and wild hedgerow fruits mingle with spice, cinnamon, a whiff of cardamon, liquorice and dried herbs...read more

Stuart McCloskey "There’s lovely shape and form to the wine – the tannins are slender and the acidity thoughtfully delivered. Juicy and delicious being two of the best attributes...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Another John’s Blend that struts with its own confidence and doesn’t give a sod about fashion... Dense, dark and sexy. One of those wines for which you buckle-up and get ready for the hedonistic ride… The fruit saturates the palate...read more

97 Points - The Winefront “It’s the blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (56%) and shiraz (44%) that could take on all-comers. Stand aside. There’s a freight train of flavour here and while its brakes are hydraulic its momentum is enormous...read more

98 Points - Erin Larkin “The Relic is one of Australia’s greatest Shiraz Viognier wines, and it’s a sure thing each year for quality and execution of style...read more

96 Points - Erin Larkin "It has all the exoticism and romance of a hike through the mountains of Morocco, yet it, perhaps more than any other wine in the collection, speaks of the Barossa...read more

Stuart McCloskey “Like a great song, the flavours gradually build – the senses tingle with excitement. The finish is epically long… Another fabulous release...read more

By chance, Duck Muck was produced by a stroke of luck. Super-ripe Shiraz was picked from their Original Vineyard however, the quantity was too small to fill one barrel...read more 

Jaysen Collins “I cut my winemaking teeth in the heavy red soils of the north west of the Barossa, where Greenock is the jewel of the crown in my opinion. My winery is here, the pub does a good burger and by chance there’s some pretty good shiraz...read more

Jaysen Collins “Grenache and friends work well together - I’ll just pick them within a few days of each other, chuck it all in one fermenter and let the ferment rock it in its own way...read more

98 Points - Erin Larkin “The Relic is one of Australia’s greatest Shiraz Viognier wines, and it’s a sure thing each year for quality and execution of style...read more

Erin Larkin "Darker, denser and far more serious than the TSR Shiraz of the same vintage, this seriously delivers concentrated fruit, tannins and length of flavour... Length of flavour is indicative of great fruit."

Stuart McCloskey "There’s lovely shape and form to the wine – the tannins are slender and the acidity thoughtfully delivered. Juicy and delicious being two of the best attributes...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Another John’s Blend that struts with its own confidence and doesn’t give a sod about fashion... Dense, dark and sexy. One of those wines for which you buckle-up and get ready for the hedonistic ride… The fruit saturates the palate...read more

98 Points - Wine Pilot “An abundance of overgrown blackberries, mulberry and dark chocolate. Crushed cocoa nibs, vanilla bean and cinnamon make for an intoxicating aroma. It’s all here...read more