Crown & Anchor McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023
95 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
"The nose is distinctive, fragrant, and spicy. The palate is underscored by sweet, luscious dark fruits, oak, chocolate, and spice. There is excellent overall balance and a lovely, firm texture."

94 Point Rated & 5 Star Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
“It's richly fruited and opulent, showing dark fruit intensity, dried herb, fine leather and toasty oak characters on the nose. The palate is wonderfully generous with an abundance of ripe fruit flavours with spicy/savoury nuances. It's mouthfilling and delectable with a persistent, gutsy finish. At its best: now to 2037. $90.00.”

Songlines Estates Basket Pressed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
95 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"A substantial offering, the wine shows dark and purple fruit richness, mixed spice, cedar and mocha characters on the nose. The palate is equally satisfying with outstanding concentration and lavish mouthfeel, wonderfully framed by loads of polished tannins. Deliciously rich and dense, making it immensely appealing. At its best: now to 2039. $50.00. www.songlinesestates.com.au. Sept 2022."

94 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
"Rich meaty bouquet with cedar like notes leading to a flavoursome fruit palate that has great mouthfeel and length."

Curtis Family Martins Vineyard Limited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
97 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"This is gloriously rich and enticing with blackberry, warm spice, tapenade and cedary oak characters on the nose. The palate is equally impressive, displaying outstanding weight and power combined with velvety mouthfeel, finishing superbly long and delicious. At its best: now to 2040. $150.00"

96 Point Rated - Ken Gargett Wine Pilot
"This wine is part of a limited series of McLaren Vale Shiraz and for me, perhaps the most impressive in the range – which is saying something as it has plenty of competition. Vibrant purple in colour, this offers a lovely seductive nose, which is deeply flavoured with blackberry notes, plums, boot leather, bergamot, black cherries and spices. Hints of oak but melding well. Dense in structure though well balanced at all times, this is very long and has satiny tannins in abundance. It should sail through a decade in the cellar, though is drinking well now. Simply a cracking McLaren Vale Shiraz. Price: $150.00; Alcohol: 14.5%"

96 Point Rated - Patrick Eckel
"This is a classy McLaren Vale Shiraz and seems to defy what was more of a challenging vintage. The nose shows brooding dark plum and blackberry fruit that is amply supported by a swathe of brown spices and dark chocolate. The impact of incredible quality oak in undeniable on the nose, however the way it folds into the textured plum and black cherry fruit on the palate is seamless; tannins are fine and firm as is the acidity but in near perfect balance with the drive and influence of the fruit. The finish has a touch of leather to textured black fruits and lingering spice. Will live a long time."

96 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
96 Point Rated - Kim Brebach
90 Point Rated - Ned Goodwin James Halliday Wine Companion
90 Point Rated - James Suckling
92 Point Rated Stuart Knox The Real Review
94 Point Rated Alex Lloyd The Wine Panel
94 Point Rated - John Clarke The Wine Panel

Pertaringa Over The Top McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022
95 Point Rated & 5 Stars Sam Kim Wine Orbit
Offering splendid richness with refinement, showing dark fruit intensity, vanilla, toasty oak and warm spice aromas on the nose. The palate is equally satisfying with plump mouthfeel and plush texture, leading to a lengthy sumptuous finish. At its best: now to 2037. $45.00

95 Point Rated Wine Showcase Magazine

93 Point rated Ken Gargett Wine Pilot
"Deep and dark hue, this is an energetic style, overflowing with attractive freshness. In the glass, a combination of chocolate, dark berries, cherries, florals, dry herbs, and coffee beans. Sleek and supple texture, there is a hint of espresso bitterness on the very finish. Silky tannins are carried by impressive length and excellent balance. This has a most promising future over the next decade and the score should rise during that time."

Normans Chais Clarendon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
96 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
"Fruit driven spicy, blackcurrant aromas. Plenty of sweet fruit on the palate, tasting of violets, blackcurrant, blackberry and cherries with wonderfully integrated oak. Has very nice complexity."

Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023
95 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Angove Vineyard Select McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
91 Point Rated & 4.5 Stars Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"It's splendidly fruited and fragrant on the nose, showing dark plum, blueberry, rich floral and hazelnut notes, leading to a fruit-expressive palate that's succulent and silky. Immediately appealing with bright fruit flavours, making it delightfully drinkable. At its best: now to 2029. $20.00. NZ Distributor: Eurovintage. March 2024."

Normans Peacock McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2016
96 Point Rated & 5 Stars - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"Gracefully rich and sumptuous, the wine shows dark fruit intensity, cured meat, cedary oak and dark chocolate characters on the nose. The superbly weighted palate displays plush texture combined with beautifully melded tannins, finishing impressively long and expansive. A delicious offering filled with richness and complexity. At its best: now to 2034. $125.00. www.normanswines.com. Feb 2024."

95 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
"Pleasant fruit cake bouquet. Matched nicely by a lovely, rich palate loaded with sweet plum flavours and a soft tannin finish."

Crown & Anchor McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Songlines Estates Basket Pressed McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Curtis Family Martins Vineyard Limited McLaren Vale Shiraz 2020
Gold Medal - AWC Vienna 2022
Gold Medal - AWC Vienna 2021
Gold Medal - CWSA 2022
Gold Medal - CWSA 2021
Gold Medal - CWSA 2020

Normans Chais Clarendon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Double Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2018
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Normans Peacock McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet 2016
Gold Medal - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine