Australian Shiraz / Syrah

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

97 Points - Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com "From vines planted in 1892, the 2018 Block 6 Shiraz is another ripper, as Aussies might say. Aged in 40% new French and American oak, the cedar, grilled meat and vanilla accents are there...read more

97 Points - Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com "From vines planted in 1892, the 2018 Block 6 Shiraz is another ripper, as Aussies might say. Aged in 40% new French and American oak, the cedar, grilled meat and vanilla accents are there...read more

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Sarah Ahmed, Decanter - Ripe red berry fruit and firm acidity to the fore. Opening up, creamy, malty oak and svelte blackcurrant and blueberry emerge, but it remains bright at the core, with ripe but present filigree tannins. Finishes with a lick of dried herbs...read more

94 Points - James Halliday "Has that black fruit power of the Clare Valley that can seem impenetrable, but this has its best years in front of it. A complex bouquet, the palate locked up with its tar and roses flavour base...read more

Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com "Hints of eucalyptus and bay leaf appear on the nose of the 2017 Samantha's Garden Shiraz. Cola and plum notes fill out the full-bodied palate, balanced by crisp acids and some ripe, supple tannins...read more

94 Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front "An excursion into Victoria, dangerous as that may be these days, sourced from a 19 year old vineyard in Colbinabbin. Sweet red fruit, gum leaf, plenty of spice. Medium-bodied...read more

94 Points - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front) "Fragrant, spicy, raspberry rope and herb garden. Medium-bodied, fresh, lithe and juicy, a cool feel with warming brown spice, sun-dried tomato, tannin grips surely but gently...read more

94 Points - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front) "Classic Eden Valley with red fruits, chamomile and sage, plus some spice. It’s medium-bodied, supple and spicy, fresh and juicy...read more

95 Points - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front) "Big, floral, fresh, svelte and more. Not entirely sure how it manages to combine all these things. It’s a blueberried, boysenberried, plum-driven shiraz with plenty of heft and a prettiness too. It’s a top shelf release. No alcohol heat either."

95 Points - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front) "Big, floral, fresh, svelte and more. Not entirely sure how it manages to combine all these things. It’s a blueberried, boysenberried, plum-driven shiraz with plenty of heft and a prettiness too. It’s a top shelf release. No alcohol heat either."

95 Points - James Halliday "Open-fermented, destemmed, some whole bunch, pumpovers, 16 days on skins, matured for 17 months in French oak (14% new). The bouquet is fragrant, the wine no more than medium-bodied...read more

95 Points - James Halliday "The bouquet is fragrant, the wine no more than medium-bodied, and well balanced courtesy of fresh red and dark fruits....read more

99-100 Points - Stuart McCloskey “The bouquet is a mesmeric and heady mix of dark cocoa, mocha, graphite, iodine, mineral accented black and blue fruit (almost liqueur-like), Crème de mûre, mulberry, woody spice box...read more

99-100 Points - Stuart McCloskey “The bouquet is a mesmeric and heady mix of dark cocoa, mocha, graphite, iodine, mineral accented black and blue fruit (almost liqueur-like), Crème de mûre, mulberry, woody spice box...read more

99-100 Points - Stuart McCloskey "Demure and beguiling are the best, two words to describe the bouquet. I am fascinated by the perfume which offers the full spectrum of ‘marine’ influences ranging from salinity to sea kelp, to hot oyster shell...read more

99-100 Points - Stuart McCloskey "Demure and beguiling are the best, two words to describe the bouquet. I am fascinated by the perfume which offers the full spectrum of ‘marine’ influences ranging from salinity to sea kelp, to hot oyster shell...read more

100 Points - Stuart McCloskey "Less powerhouse and more ethereal brilliance. Deeply impressive and perhaps my favourite out of the collection...read more

100 Points - Stuart McCloskey "The perfume is incredibly complex and difficult to pin down. Certainly exotic, super-intense and fills your olfactory senses with one hell of a wave of dark red / blue fruits (black raspberry liqueur) sweet spices...read more

97+ Points - Stuart McCloskey “Single vineyard wine from the distinguished Stonegarden vineyard in the Eden Valley, with old vine heritage and limited production. The nose is dark, brooding and intense – warm earth, dried rose petal...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

Mike Bennie, The Wine Front "Blue berry fruit character overlaid on sweet earth, crushed rock, clove-nutmeg spice and slate-like mineral characters....read more

99-100 Points - Stuart McCloskey “Great Shiraz weaving its magic with the aid of mother nature and buried under the vines to rest and harmonise before being unveiled to a gobsmacked audience. The bouquet is truly remarkable and as profound as...read more