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97 Point Rated Viking Winestate Magazine
97 Point Rated O'Keefe Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
97 Point Rated Stonehaven James Halliday Wine Companion
96 Point Rated & 5 Stars Kellys Promise Sam Kim Wine Orbit
96 Point Rated & Gold Medal Monolith Wine Showcase Magazine
96 Point Rated Eileen Stuart Knox The Real Review
96 Point Rated & 5 Stars Sam Kim Cape Barren Wine Orbit

Specifications:

Vintage:	Various
Source/Region:	Various, South Australia
Grape Variety:	Red Mixed Dozens
Alcohol Content:	14.80
Standard Drinks:	8.80
Rating:	97

Tasting Notes:

1x Eileen Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019 - 14.30%

Complex aromas of blackberry, plum and blueberry with musk, chocolate and subtle notes of fresh tilled earth and aniseed. The palate is layered and complex with a plethora of incredibly fine and soft tannins offering an exceptionally persistent finish.

1x Viking Odins Honour Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019 - 14.50% Alc

Dark crimson red with dark black core. Rich earthy characters with an abundance of black fruit followed by hints of chocolate, licorice, leather, black pepper and oak. This is a big traditional style of Shiraz, which we recommend is decanted and allowed to breathe prior to consuming. Black fruits are at the forefront here and an earthy character reflecting its age is also evident although freshness from the fruit and natural acid highlights its ability to age further with ease. The oak and tannin melt into the fruit and some more subtle hints of leather and just a touch of black pepper create further complexity.

1x Peter Lehmann Radical Barossa Shiraz 2022 - 14.00% Alc

Medium intensity ruby-red with bright garnet hues. On the nose, rich aromas of blueberry, plum and dark fruits intertwined with violet and spice from Touriga Nacionale. The palate is full bodied with a textural midpalate dominated by bright red fruits and with nuances of dark fruits, chocolate and cedar oak. The finish is vibrant and satisfying, leaving a long trail of generous juicy fruit and full palate tannin.

1x Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023 - 14.80% Alc

Big round palate dark fruit of blackberry and plum dominant with olive and licorice undertones. Oak spice provides drive and length whilst silky smooth tannins round everything together perfectly.

1x Cape Barren Old Vine Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 - 14.50% Alc

Our Old Vine Shiraz is rich in colour, with an intense lift of dark chocolate and plum characters with hints of five spice exciting the senses. Blackberry intensity immediately fills the palate, mixing seamlessly with dark chocolate and mocha. Powerful soft tannins are harmoniously in balance, achieving the holy grail of power and finesse. A long, persistent finish is supported by a subtle oak accent and soft, supple tannins.

1x Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2021 - 14.50% Alc

Red and black cherries, ripe raspberry, boysenberry and a lick of baking spice. Morello cherry, blackberries and raspberries along with a mix of cloves, cardamom and white pepper. Fine tannins and an understated length provided by a delicate acid line.

1x Crown & Anchor McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023 - 14.80% Alc

Full flavoured with black and blue fruits, violets, olives, plum and oak. Lovely length and structure with flavours of mulberry, blueberry, olive, and chocolate. Bright, lush full flavoured wine which is brilliantly balanced with spice and tannin. Generous and voluptuous depth of oak with silk like finish.

1x O'Keefe Trail Grand Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2015 - 14.50% Alc

The palate is densely layered, its long, textured and richly full bodied. Blackberry and cherry with forest floor almost earthy like characters. Well-structured its a powerful wine with epic length and fine tannins.

1x Monolith Vintners Monolithic Old Vine Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 - 14.50% Alc

A massive intense and enticing nose, the initial hit of exotic fruit once allowed to breathe will mellow. Black berry and dark cherry are the dominant character whilst varietal character of cassis is also very evident. The French oak influence is still evident despite its age and highlights the quality of the new large format oak used. Concentrated, tremendous texture and depth are hallmarks of this wine. The great richness which comes from black fruits flavours is immense, brooding and dense. The age of the wine is evident through notes of earth and leather saddle although the fruit is just so potent that they are just a side show. This style of wine requires decanting and time to breathe to soften prior to consuming although will be cellared prior to release the wine has the fruit, alcohol and tannin structure to ensure cellaring for many more years where it will continue to evolve.

1x Kellys Promise Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017 - 14.50% Alc

Deep crimson red to ink. Black fruit, lifted violets, kalamata olives, some spice and earth characters. Polished and rounded the mid palate has considerable weight with black fruit flavours, cassis, violets, olives, spice, game meat, tannin and oak notes. Muscular and powerful in its youth ensuring longevity. Drinking well as an aged release 4 years post vintage and will continue to drink well into the next decade post release to circa 2030 and beyond.

1x Kingsford By Tanunda Hill Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020 - 14.50% Alc

Deep red Brick in colour. The Aromas Blackberries, plums and dark mocha chocolate. The palate is Rich berries with subtle notes of black pepper and spice, Superbly balanced with silky tannins and great length on the palate with obvious French oak.

1x Stonehaven Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 - 14.50% Alc

This wine presents fresh and lively aromas with a soft and supple structure. It features delicious aromas of blackberry, cherry and spicy oak to create a wonderfully complex wine with a fine tannin structure and lingering palate.

Accolades & Awards:

Viking Odins Honour Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

97 Point Rated - Winestate Magazine

95 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

"Great combination of fruit cake and leathery aromas. It has lovely, rich, and complex palate, with a delicious seamless integration of black fruit and oak flavours. Excellent length."

94 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"It's richly expressed on the nose, showing dark plum, spiced cherry, star anise, fine leather and cedar characters. It's equally attractive in the mouth, delivering excellent weight and plump mouthfeel. Wonderfully structured by silky texture and layers of grainy tannins, making it sturdy and robust with a persistent finish. At its best: now to 2032. $120.00."

Eileen Hardy McLaren Vale Shiraz 2019

96 Point Rated - Stuart Knox The Real Review

"Ink black core into a deeply-staining purple rim. Plums, meat, and lavender flowers explode form the glass, whilst the palate sits rich, deep and all encompassing. There's a serious intensity of fruit that is backed up with layers of meat and smoky complexity and ample fine-grained tannins to keep everything focused and carrying incredible length. An excellent wine that has both power and poise"

Peter Lehmann Radical Barossa Shiraz 2022

95 Point Rated Barossa Wine Show 2024

95 Point Rated - Ned Goodwin James Halliday Wine Companion

"A confluence of fruit planted in 1892 in Upper Tintara, together with McLaren Flat sourcing from the Elliot site, much of which is 57 years old. Fermented wild in open-tops before maturation in French oak (25% new) for 17 months. Powerful and heady, yet taut, spicy and introverted. White pepper and clove serve up first impressions. Blueberry, violet and a ferrous meatiness unravel with a workout in the glass. The finish is exceptionally long and detailed, if not drying and in need of time. This should come together very well."

95+ Point Rated - Erin Larkin Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"This is an old-school, widely collected wine in Australia, with a long history. The 2019 Eileen Hardy Shiraz is from a single place (McLaren Vale), albeit from two different vineyards: Upper Tintara (planted late 1800s) and a vineyard on the McLaren Flat. In the winery, the wine was wild fermented in open-top fermenters and matured in French oak (25% new) for 17 months. This has a sybaritic polish and density to the fruit, which is wholly supported by a firm framework of tannins in the mouth. This tells us how inchoate this wine is at this stage, and that it needs either decanting or patience as it opens up. The tannins through the finish are the key to this wine's success: chalky, instigating and masticating and very fine; they linger and trail over the palate."

Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023

95 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Cape Barren Old Vine Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

96 Points Sam Kim Wine Orbit

Offering density as well as refinement, the wine is packed by dark fruit richness, dark cocoa, toasty oak and mixed spice characters. It’s plush and richly textured with layers of complex flavours, leading to a persistent, gratifying finish. The wine has a great presence with a sturdy structure and excellent harmony. At its best: now to 2041.

94 Ray Jordan Wine Pilot

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.”

These old McLaren Vale vines have pumped loads of rich, dark and opulent fruit into this excellent Shiraz. On the nose the wave of dark chocolate, dark plum and an assortment of spices deliver immediately. The palate is filled with masses of dark fruit flavours with a mix of mocha and coffee grinds providing complex infusions. Dense and concentrated through to the finish.

93 Wine Showcase Magazine

Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz 2021

94 Point Rated - Campbell Mattinson Halliday Wine Companion
"It's spicy and well fruited but mostly it's an exercise in putting all the various components exactly where they should be. Everything here feels exact, and exacting. Red cherried fruit, black pepper notes, integrated cedar oak and drifts of assorted florals, all of which hone to a long, peppery finish. It's mid-weight at most and it's all it needs to be. This is the kind of wine that gives elegance its good name."

94 Point Rated - Ray Jordan Wine Pilot
"Beautiful, perfumed aromas greet from the start, cherry and dark plum with a spicy raspberry nuance. The palate is medium bodied and elegantly presented with those cherries and blackberry flavours emerging with a little sprinkle of pepper and dried herbs. The oak is well-weighted with the fine chalky tannins in support."

93 Point Rated - Gary Walsh The Wine Front
"Quite the dramatic name, is Cliff Edge. Could also be the name of an Australian private eye, and I’m something of a huge fan of the Cliff Hardy novels by Peter Corris. Anyway, that aside, average age of vines is now 25 years, and it gets 30% new French oak.Black cherry, raspberry, five spice, a little cedar oak. It’s medium to full-bodied, with plenty of cherry and forest berry fruit flavour, a fine dusty/peppery feel to tannin, quite fresh, with maybe something a little more savoury in the aftertaste, like black olive. The length is good also. It’s a good Cliff Edge, and also a rock solid expression of regional Shiraz."

92 Point Rated - Erin Larkin Robert Parker Wine Advocate

"The 2021 Shiraz Cliff Edge is rocky and purple on the nose with crushed granite, blackberry, white pepper and raspberry compote. Not hugely complex, but it is hugely satisfying. This is a concentrated, cool-climate Shiraz. It's a great (super) value at around $30 AUD. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."

O'Keefe Trail Grand Reserve Heathcote Shiraz 2015

97 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

94 Point Rated & 5 Stars - Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"Richly fruited and inviting, the wine shows dark fruit intensity, leather, smoked game, cocoa and toasty oak characters on the nose. The succulent palate delivers excellent weight and plump mouthfeel, splendidly supported by silky texture and beautifully melded tannins, offering terrific drinking. At its best: now to 2030. $175.00. Dec 2024."

Monolith Vintners Monolithic Old Vine Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

96 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

95 Point Rated & 5 Stars - Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"An opulent rendition of the variety, showing cassis, tobacco, cumin and cedar characters on the nose, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate offering excellent weight and presence. Tannins are chalky and in abundance, making the wine firmly structured with a lengthy, brooding finish. At its best: now to 2034. $300.00. Dec 2024."

Kellys Promise Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2017

96 Point Rated & 5 Stars - Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"Immensely complex and enticing, the bouquet shows blackberry, cake spice, bouquet garni and toasty oak characters, leading to a richly expressed palate that's wonderfully weighted and expansive. Tannins are fine and grainy, making the wine sturdy and robust with a long, satisfying finish. At its best: now to 2030. $150.00. Nov 2024."

96 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Kingsford By Tanunda Hill Barossa Valley Shiraz 2020

95 Point Rated - Wine Showcase Magazine

91 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"It's splendidly fruited and inviting on the nose with dark berry, cedary oak, smoked game and warm spice aromas, leading to a beautifully weighted palate offering plump mouthfeel and fine-grained tannins, finishing long and structured. At its best: now to 2028"

Stonehaven Reserve Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

97 Point Rated - James Halliday Wine Companion

"Sourced from adjacent rows of 40yo vines using archetypal cabernet vinification. Hand-pruned to control the yield to 5t/ha; cold maceration and pressed directly to oak for 18 months in French hogsheads. This is a seriously good cabernet that has taken full advantage of an excellent vintage courtesy of skilled vinification by winemaker Ben Wurst. Its length is exceptional, as is its structure and slinky tannins, part fruit, part oak."

96 Point Rated & 5 Stars - Sam Kim Wine Orbit

"This is superbly fruited and complex on the nose, showing crème de cassis, anise, vanillin oak and dark chocolate aromas. The palate offers excellent concentration and plush texture, wonderfully complemented by expansive mouthfeel and finely infused tannins. Long and satisfying with plenty of delicious flavours. At its best: now to 2039."

95 Point Rated - Ken Gargett Wine Pilot

Under diam, this hails from a 40-year-old vineyard in Coonawarra. After an extended maceration, this was pressed directly to French oak hogsheads for 18 months maturation. Inky purple. This is concentrated, plush, focused. The nose offers alluring blackberries, licorice, beef stock, spices, a hint of mint and warm bitumen. Balanced, elegant, intense and very long, with silky tannins. This is one for the long haul. The palate moves to notes of bergamot and mulberries. There is early evidence of the complexity which is surely to come. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years."

Viking Odins Honour Barossa Valley Shiraz 2019

Gold Medal

Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Peter Lehmann Radical Barossa Shiraz 2022

Gold Medal
Barossa Wine Show 2024

Silver Medal
Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2024

Award Winner
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2024

Bayliss Road Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023

Gold Medal

Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Cape Barren Old Vine Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021

Gold Medal