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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, but they're just part of a compelling package that includes notes of blackberries, licorice, black olives and intricate herbal complexities of sage, thyme and the like. Full-bodied and concentrated, it's structured yet supple, powerful yet elegant, with a long, velvety finish, simply a terrific example of Block 6—perhaps the best I've had the privilege to taste. Impressive now, it really deserves a few years in the cellar, and it should drink well for up to two decades.

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97 Points James Halliday "Block 6 is a 1.4ha east-facing block of 125yo vines with very complex soils. Hand-picked, crushed and destemmed, 11 days on skins, matured for 20 months in French and American puncheons (40% new). If ever there was an iron fist in a velvet glove this is it, but with one qualification: the iron fist was created by a master sculptor, the wine quite special, and fully deserving its price."

94+ Points - Gary Walsh, The Winefront "Such a distinct tannin and flavour profile to wines grown around the Seaview and Upper Tintara. So excellent. Blackberry, boysenberry, dried flower perfume, soy sauce, spice and nutty oak. Full-bodied, but fresh too, with deep ferrous tannin, firm acidity, a layer of nutty oak, iron tannin and some red berries on a long finish. Excellent. Will cellar beautifully, and improve."

94 Points - Joe Czerwinski (robertparker.com) "I think if I had to pick one Shiraz to epitomize McLaren Vale, the 2018 Hillside Shiraz would be a strong contender. Coming from one of the region's more traditional producers, it's a classic, offering up a complex, concentrated array of mixed berries and leavening those with herbal intricacies and savory undercurrents of black olives and cedary oak. Medium to full-bodied, it's ripe and velvety on the palate and long and mouthwatering on the finish."

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Alluring notes of smoky charcuterie, thyme, pepper, licorice, blackberry, plum and cedar. The palate is dense and concentrated with lashings of rich dark berry fruits, umami, spice and more liquorice. Supported by textured chocolate tannins lingering on the finish. A powerful wine with plenty of class!!

Gary Walsh, The Wine Front "Blackcurrant, blackberry, liquorice and dark chocolate, discreet cedar spiced oak. It’s full bodied, and full of dark chocolate, roast beef and dried herb, dense in tannin, though not heavy. Finish is very good too, savoury and long. Excellent. Time is on its side."

Decanter Magazine – Top 10 wineries in McLaren Vale

Alluring notes of smoky charcuterie, thyme, pepper, licorice, blackberry, plum and cedar. The palate is dense and concentrated with lashings of rich dark berry fruits, umami, spice and more liquorice. Supported by textured chocolate tannins lingering on the finish. A powerful wine with plenty of class!!

Gary Walsh, The Wine Front "Blackcurrant, blackberry, liquorice and dark chocolate, discreet cedar spiced oak. It’s full bodied, and full of dark chocolate, roast beef and dried herb, dense in tannin, though not heavy. Finish is very good too, savoury and long. Excellent. Time is on its side."

94+ Points - Gary Walsh, The Winefront "Such a distinct tannin and flavour profile to wines grown around the Seaview and Upper Tintara. So excellent. Blackberry, boysenberry, dried flower perfume, soy sauce, spice and nutty oak. Full-bodied, but fresh too, with deep ferrous tannin, firm acidity, a layer of nutty oak, iron tannin and some red berries on a long finish. Excellent. Will cellar beautifully, and improve."

94 Points - Joe Czerwinski (robertparker.com) "I think if I had to pick one Shiraz to epitomize McLaren Vale, the 2018 Hillside Shiraz would be a strong contender. Coming from one of the region's more traditional producers, it's a classic, offering up a complex, concentrated array of mixed berries and leavening those with herbal intricacies and savory undercurrents of black olives and cedary oak. Medium to full-bodied, it's ripe and velvety on the palate and long and mouthwatering on the finish."

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