Last Bottles

Stuart McCloskey "Overall, the wine feels supple, succulent, and supremely clean – almost thirst quenching (if I am allowed to say!). Flavour-wise? Similar to the bouquet… Ripe, spiced...read more

Stuart McCloskey “Simply sublime and drinks like a very expensive Burgundy (Meursault) – I kid you not. What a stunner… Save to say, this is an epic Chardonnay. A bold, commanding masterpiece that defies the price...read more

Stuart McCloskey "And this is the reason to why I did not purchase the award-winning Ace High Chardonnay – it’s so darn good (albeit, at a significantly reduced price point in their collection)...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Sumptuous, silken, fleshy without being flashy... Sorry Australia – This is the best Chardonnay of the year (so far). Magnificent wine - Soulful in its deliverance...read more

99 points. Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal
“A genuine Australian First Growth highlighting the genius of vineyard site, meticulous harvesting (five separate picking times), empathetic and imaginative winemaking...read more

95 Points - James Halliday "From a favourable parcel in the Amery Vineyard. A fine example of how the best suitors of grenache in the Vale marry a chiaroscuro of weightlessness with a rich core of fruit intensity. A steer of sandy tannins, a riff of briar and a long pull...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."

97 Points - James Suckling “Intense aromas of cooked apple, pie crust, butterscotch and salted caramel follow through to a full, intense and deep palate with layers of fruit, light phenolics and savoriness. It’s a plush, rich white.” 

Stuart McCloskey "The bouquet grows to spiced red fruits, violet, soused cherry, cola, Campari-like bitters, wood and orange zest. Black olive, anise, leather and fresh, black pepper develop...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

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

Sparkling Duck is a multi-vintage wine bottled to express an array of complex fruit characters and textures, from lovely primary fruit to earthy rounded fruit that only comes from long term barrel ageing. 

Stuart McCloskey “Fun, super-enjoyable and pitched perfectly, would be my summary (and I believe best served on the ‘cooler’ side). The bouquet is filled with soused cherry...read more

99 Points – Huon Hooke, RealReview.com “Impressively deep, bright red-purple colour, in great shape for an Australian pinot of its age, then the bouquet arrives with a great complexity of smoked charcuterie...read more

Jaysen Collins: Light and cloudy in colour with enticing aromas of tropical and stone fruit. Flavours of nectarine, passionfruit and lychee dominate with subtle hints of spice from partial oak maturation...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Two-years later, this has transformed and knitted together beautifully... Simply, sit with the wine, swirl away and enjoy the heady aromatics. Highly recommended is an understatement…read more

Stuart McCloskey “I so wish I was back in the summer whiling the warm evenings away with a bottle of this textural beauty. Alluring aromatics of fresh pear, apple, a zip of grapefruit and the faintest whiff of struck match...read more

97 Points – James Halliday “Its clarity matches its freshness; The highly fragrant blend of cherry and plum drives a long, fine, elegant palate...read more

Stuart McCloskey "This wine delivers purity and composure. There’s as much latent power as sheer beauty – a very serious and intelligently crafted wine. True winemaking, if you like, and a direct link to its home. This is beautiful...read more

Stuart McCloskey "So characterful and very impressive… I find too many Malbecs heavy however, this is medium-bodied, the fruit is wonderfully fresh and has a lovely flow of uninterrupted flavour...read more

Stuart McCloskey "Hawke's Bay gravelly soils have a long history of producing exceptional wines that truly represent its terroir. This bridges the old and new worlds beautifully...read more

Mike Bennie, The Wine Front "Expressive, personality imbued wine that marches to its own beat. Very brambly, dark fruited, autumnal and savoury, with, indeed, this beautiful thread of fine, lacy tannins of a graphite, smoky spice, earthy ilk...read more 

95 Points - Wine Spectator "Rich and supple, brimming with complex coffee, tobacco and dusky spice-accented ripe blueberry, dark plum and sloe flavours."

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