Emily Branton

9.6

Deliciously dry with lots of flavour — 7 years ago

Ross Bathgate

9.0

A bit skanky on opening but blew off to reveal lovely fruit and spine of delicate if not dusty tannins. — 7 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.4

Drinking like a champ right out of the chute. Dense berries and pencil shavings galore. — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Jason Budd

9.0

Milk chocolate, sweet tobacco, red plum with faint notes of olive, bacon fat, vanilla and sassafras. Medium body with a strong ruby core. Blackberry, green peppercorn and faint licorice on the palate. — 8 years ago

Alan

9.7

2004 in 2017, absolutely fantastic, best bottle out of my cellar yet! Fruits and leather, great tannins! — 9 years ago

with Caleb

Meghan Hamilton

Wine Educator Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.0

Plum, blackberry, black cherry, licorice, vanilla and mint (of course!). Big and round and fruitier on the mouth than nose. — 10 years ago

with Andreya and mattswineworld

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Very nice Aussie Riesling! Lots of citrus and honey notes. Some notes of slate. Very pleasant. — 10 years ago

Jordan Kerner

9.1

Still full of alcohol and has a hint of currents. Tanino have smoothed out. — 11 years ago

Pierpaolo Petrassi MW

Master of Wine; Head of Beer, Wine & Spirits Waitrose

9.1

2005. A house favourite and one of the best expressions of New World Riesling which exists. The late release adds both a great story but the required time to make this superb wine really sing. — 11 years ago

Peter Roldan

9.6

Huge, classic Barossa Shiraz--loads of fruit but a bit more balanced now. — 11 years ago

Big Rich

9.5

V nice Shiraz - a lot of depth, and great value at under $20! — 12 years ago

Dave Schneider

9.3

If someone served this to me blind I’m pretty sure I’d be able to tell this was from Australia.... but in a good way. If you like a lot of toasted oak slathered in berries, this is for you. Long, long 60 second finish. It’s not 98 points but it’s very good — 7 years ago

Ryan Guy

9.4

Powerful aromatics that speak to Aussie Riesling... Key lime, grapefruit, lemon zest, and petrol - think fresh tennis balls. Bounding acidity meets ripe, juicy tropical fruit, as this maintains a dry, lasting finish. Paired with spicy curry, but would also go great poolside in the summer. Fun fact: Vineyard planted in 1912. Outstanding effort. 11% ABV — 7 years ago

Pablo Garcia

9.0

Full of dark fruit, delicious creaminess, long finish.. at its peak I think. I am glad I opened it yesterday. This is the Shiraz — 8 years ago

Leslie Fresco

10

Amazing wine! — 9 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Nose of; black currants. Burnt ambers, black plum, plum, blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries & warm liquid black licorice. Palate fruits are again the same as the nose. Warm rising intensity spices, baking spices; cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, the core flavor of anise, tarry notes, fresh violets, dry dark florals, crushed dry rocks, rich dark soil, soft leather. Finishes big and lush dark fruits, warm spice and beautiful acidity. I also had their 12 of out half bottle at Vintners restaurant. Really good and at an amazing QPR. If you can find them in 375ml, you should see them at a great price. Photos are further shots of the tasting room and grounds. — 9 years ago

Matt Trader

9.0

Great Shiraz from Barossa with great ageing potential. Big core and good tannins, with a floral, spicy, and botanical nose. The pallet exhibits dark vibrant raspberries, black pepper, bay leaf, burnt espresso bean, and silver dollar eucalyptus toward the lingering finish. I still find the RWT to be more my style, in comparison to this beimg more lean in structure and spicy in character. It was a bit less extracted which for some is preferable, but every so often I enjoy more of a rich extracted style of wine. Overall, great effort and I would like to see this one in a few more years.

Cheers!

$51.99 — 10 years ago

Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.3

This wine is showing why Henschke is at the top of Australian wine. Really good stuff — 10 years ago

Paul Taylor

9.1

Thick. Luscious and got plenty of legs. Love this blend — 11 years ago

Steve The Wine Guy

Cellarbrations at Cottesloe Western Australia, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

9.0

Spice and fruit combo on the nose is great. A touch of dusty oak. Love the fruit weight this has going and well balanced with the tannins. Drinks beautifully. — 11 years ago

Trish Barry

10

Nothing more to say about this wine except for AMAZING!!! — 12 years ago

George Hesse

9.7

Another hit from Penfolds!! I think this is better than the bottle of Grange we had in Sydney! — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Jennifer

Nils Andersson

9.1

The palate is rich, round & soft with concentrated berry fruit & hints of anise. These flavours are enhanced by velvety tannins & spicy length of flavour on the finish.

Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz is a blend of Shiraz parcels sourced from premium vineyards throughout the Barossa. Parcels selected for Pepperjack Barossa Shiraz have bright, rich fruit concentration with a range of flavours from red berries to rich plums and a hint of savoury notes.

The fruit is fermented for up to ten days depending on the parcel of fruit, then aged for 12 months in a mix of American and French Oak. Individual parcels of fruit are matured separately to maximise the blends complexity through a staged selection process. The resultant wine is soft and plush with lots of flavour, balance and a fine tannin structure — 8 years ago

Doggfather

9.0

Hint of pepper. Great with homemade burgers — 8 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Nice dark red color, aromas of cherry, herbs and creme se cassis. Smooth- niche blend of Cab and Shiraz. — 9 years ago

David MacMillan

9.5

Amazing wine......drinking with Rob K who just got promoted (again) to Full Prof (yes the spelling of Full is correct).....at this rate he will be Dean of the Faculty by August. Wine is a wild mixture of petroleum, chocolate, toffee, blueberrys.......everlasting finish......for a 2002 this thing is hitting its prime right now — 9 years ago

Jörgen Lindström Carlvik

Owner, Brix Wine Consultants

9.3

Age worthy and soooo classically built up, offering a developed fruit character but still dense and wild tannins. Lofty use of oak creates a fudge-like sweetness, which I personally dislike, but quality wise it's hard to argue with anything here. Best from 2020. — 10 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.2

Small productions are so good. So much soul! Still has a long life ahead of it but totally drinkable and enjoyable now. Tannic still hitting but obviously getting softer. — 10 years ago

Mike Merriman

9.3

Beautiful Aussie Riesling. Dry as the Sahara, complex and acidic. Will get more of this. — 11 years ago

with Patrick

Nestor Tsioustas

9.3

I love Dan Standish. He is one of the best winemakers. Lovely wine, very young. Blueberry and Red silky fruit. Full Bodied but not overly alcoholic, heat isn't obvious in this wine. Great length and layers of flavours. Big points from me 95 points. A producer I highly recommend! Typical sweet Barossa fruit, very seductive... — 12 years ago