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93 Points - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Australia

Yarra Yering Chardonnay 2015

Yarra Valley

It’s a serious feeling chardonnay of medium weight, full intensity, curls of smoke and creamy barrel work, crisp underlying acidity. Mellow and mouthwatering stone fruits, cashew butter, fine chalky-flinty minerality and sheets of crisp acidity. It’s a wine that takes its time to spread through the palate, but retains vitality, persistence and structure. In essence, it’s a quietly powerful chardonnay of grace.

Australia Chardonnay

Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz 2015

96 Points - James Halliday

Barossa Super 100 Classification – Wines over $100

With over 100 wines featured in the Classification the list represents the depth of collectable wines of distinction being made in Australia’s most famous wine region.

Fruit off the estate's Marananga vineyard planted in 1899. The wine is matured in 35% new French oak and aged 16 months. It's full-bodied, bold and rich with densely packed tannins and all manner of dark fruit, spice and gravelly/ironstone notes. Retains purity, even a brightness.

95 Points - Joe Czerwinski (RobertParker.com)

Previously reviewed from barrel in Issue 227, the 2015 Alte Reben Shiraz is now in bottle and looks fantastic. Pencil shavings, raspberries and thyme blossoms all appear on the nose, while the full-bodied palate delivers spicy complexity, ripe, creamy-textured tannins and terrific length. From a vineyard in Marananga planted in 1899, this is intense, supple and just downright great juice.

95 Points - James Suckling

An old-vine bottling from 1899 plantings. It delivers strong blackberries, mulberries, red plums, spiced earthy notes and crushed flowers. Ethereal. This has a soulful and profound appeal on the palate with a sleeve of dark, spice-dusted blackberry and blood-plum flavors. The power is effortless here. Drink or hold.

Australia Shiraz

Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz Mini Vertical (3x75cl)

From the estate vineyard in Marananga planted in 1899, matured in French oak (25% new) for 19 months. The fourth release, decanting recommended. A massively powerful, ultra-full-bodied style charged with sultry smoky black fruits and charcuterie. Poses the same questions as all the others in the range.

2013 Vintage 94 Points - James Halliday

2014 Vintage 97 Points - James Halliday

From the estate vineyard planted in 1899 at Marananga, matured in French oak (30% new) for 18 months, not fined or filtered. Full-bodied, but very well balanced, and has a purity, a strong sense of place to its black/forest berry fruit; the French oak, too, plays a positive role. A great example of the genre.

2015 Vintage 96 Points - James Halliday

Fruit off the estate's Marananga vineyard planted in 1899. The wine is matured in 35% new French oak and aged 16 months. It's full-bodied, bold and rich with densely packed tannins and all manner of dark fruit, spice and gravelly/ironstone notes. Retains purity, even a brightness.

Australia Shiraz

Kaesler The Bogan Shiraz 2016 (Case 12x75cl)

94 Points - James Suckling

This has impressive composure, which looks more dialed-in than previous vintages with neatly captured aromas of blackberries and mulberries. Gently tarry and spicy. The palate has a fluidity to it, where blackberries and red plums are clasped in firm, well-crafted tannins. Drink or hold.

Australia Shiraz

Kaesler Alte Reben Shiraz 2015 (Case 6x75cl)

96 Points - James Halliday

Barossa Super 100 Classification – Wines over $100

With over 100 wines featured in the Classification the list represents the depth of collectable wines of distinction being made in Australia’s most famous wine region.

Fruit off the estate's Marananga vineyard planted in 1899. The wine is matured in 35% new French oak and aged 16 months. It's full-bodied, bold and rich with densely packed tannins and all manner of dark fruit, spice and gravelly/ironstone notes. Retains purity, even a brightness.

95 Points - Joe Czerwinski (RobertParker.com)

Previously reviewed from barrel in Issue 227, the 2015 Alte Reben Shiraz is now in bottle and looks fantastic. Pencil shavings, raspberries and thyme blossoms all appear on the nose, while the full-bodied palate delivers spicy complexity, ripe, creamy-textured tannins and terrific length. From a vineyard in Marananga planted in 1899, this is intense, supple and just downright great juice.

95 Points - James Suckling

An old-vine bottling from 1899 plantings. It delivers strong blackberries, mulberries, red plums, spiced earthy notes and crushed flowers. Ethereal. This has a soulful and profound appeal on the palate with a sleeve of dark, spice-dusted blackberry and blood-plum flavors. The power is effortless here. Drink or hold.

Australia Shiraz

Clarendon Hills Brookman Merlot 2005 (Case 6x75cl)

93 Points - Jay Miller (erobertparker.com)

The Bordeaux varietals begin with the 2005 Merlot Brookman Vineyard. Sourced from a 65-year-old vineyard, it is opaque purple-colored with an expressive perfume of toasty oak, mulberry, blackberry, black raspberry, and chocolate. Layered, rich, and thick.

Australia Merlot

Clarendon Hills Brookman Merlot 2005

93 Points - Jay Miller (erobertparker.com)

The Bordeaux varietals begin with the 2005 Merlot Brookman Vineyard. Sourced from a 65-year-old vineyard, it is opaque purple-colored with an expressive perfume of toasty oak, mulberry, blackberry, black raspberry, and chocolate. Layered, rich, and thick.

Australia Merlot

Clarendon Hills Clarendon Grenache 2007 (Case 6x75cl)

91 Points - Jay Miller (erobertparker.com)

The Grenache offerings begin with the purple-colored 2007 Grenache Clarendon. It offers up an expressive nose of spice box, cassis, and cherry compote. Structured on the palate, it has outstanding depth, concentration and savory flavors.

Australia Grenache

Clarendon Hills Onkaparinga Syrah 2007

93 Points - Jay Miller (erobertparker.com)

In a vintage that seemed to produce lean, structured, sinewy wines, the 2007 Syrah Onkaparinga borders on opulence, a rarity in 2007. Complex aromas of incense, violets, spice box, bacon, blueberry, and blackberry are followed by a medium to full-bodied, dense, sweetly-fruited wine with layers of flavor, excellent density, and well concealed structure. It will improve in the cellar over the next 4-6 years and drink well through 2022 and even longer according to the winery.