Jamie Haakonssen

9.0

First time having a drop from Grant Burge and I’m impressed. It’s a nice Shiraz for when you want something bold but not too dark. Great on the nose, will be good after cellaring for a few years but also enjoying now too. Pairs nice with dark chocolate and dried berries. I’ll definitely buy this again. — 4 years ago

Wayne Bull

9.3

Very smooth, would definitely buy again. — 6 years ago

Steven Wilson

8.9

Very good solid Shiraz. — 6 years ago

brad bennett

9.0

Very hot. Huge wine. Needed decanting
Drank at Back 2 Earth at dinner with neighbors — 7 years ago

Chris Shackelford

9.0

Wow... didn't expect blinding this as a white Bordeaux. Just a great semillon with another 4 or 5 years under stelven. — 8 years ago

Francesco Fusina

9.3

Good chardonnay with great flavour and body — 9 years ago

Dimes

8.9

Noooice Ozzie wine — 9 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

Tasted five 2001 reds blind. Barossa valley Grenache. Drinking so well, got it wrong but forgot to consider down under lol — 4 years ago

David Wong

9.1

Worth waiting for three hours — 5 years ago

David Rogers

9.2

Started with really tart berry, almost green apple flavor. Mellowed out with time but kept the tartness with added pepper. — 6 years ago

Juuso Virtanen

9.2

Todella rikas maku. Suosittelen erittäin paljon. Itsenäisyyspäivä 2018 med Chef Lina, Markku, Pikkunen. — 7 years ago

Chris Maddox

9.5

2003 compliments of Jeff Wong in Manly Beach!!! — 7 years ago

Ian R

9.0

Easy to drink — 8 years ago

Jacinta Chong

9.3

Good with our sushi bowl — 9 years ago

Sam Lee

9.0

Delicate mellow and soft on texture, gives fruitfully sweet on palate blackcherry cassis and mild herbal, easy and calming
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Finishes dark chocolate cocoa and tobacco leaf
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Best with cheese platter
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Keith Heah

9.3

It is drinking beautifully with nice soft tannins with an abundance of dark berries. It is fantastic for a Shiraz that’s 24 years old this year. The inky blackness of youth has matured to include shades of brown. It’s probably at its peak but I shall keep at least one bottle to try again in 5-10 years! — 5 years ago

Andy Thomson

9.0

Henos’ for Australia Day — 6 years ago

with Cheryl

Andrew Kirwan

9.0

Great value for money, a Barossa take on a Cab Sav. Fully bodied with a long finish. — 7 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.1

Tasted blind, theme was either Napa Cult Wines or High End Australian, not told directly to keep us on our toes.

Deep to medium garnet red with brick edges. Dark attack on the nose with leather, bark, spices, a touch burnt and dates. As it aired out it gained some additional complexities with forest floor and more pepper. Solid acidity and well balanced with medium tannins (6/10). Quite a bit of red cherries on the palate with some earthy notes and a touch of cinnamon. A touch tart in the rear of the palate with some light tomato notes, mushrooms and gravel. Medium bodied with a long finish. Drink till 2019.

We thought this was most likely a Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Sauvignon led blend with some Shiraz from Australia. Additionally it has to be between 15 and 20 years old (so between a 2002 and 1997). Not bad for the first wine. — 8 years ago

with Sean and India

Martin G Rivard

9.5

I had never heard of this wine until my bud Ron @Ron R decided to school me in wine!! As some of you know, I love sharing wines that I feel passionate about with my friends and family. I met a partner in crime with Ron!! My new Bud decided to send me one of these beauties. I truly had no idea what I was in for one I received it. Ron simply advised "decant for two hours". I was thinking to myself that it would be this big,bold, jammy, brooding Australian Shiraz. Unfortunately, my tasting notes will definitely not be as eloquent as Ron's but I will try to do this wine justice as it is truly that good.
FSU fans (my daughter school) would love it's deep Garnett color!! The nose reveals dark fruit and a touch of leather and I get slight pencil shavings as well (I think! Lol). I'm still expecting a big power house at this point but upon 1st sip I'm blessed with flavors of spicy cherries., light vanilla with perfectly intergraded oak and tannins. I found it to be light and playful in comparison to the only Australian Shiraz that I've had recently which is Mollydooker's. velvet glove. In a nut shell., this is "The Bomb". I absolutely love it!!! & would easily recommend it to my friends.Thanks Bud! @Mike Rowe @David A Lentine @Paul T @David Goldfinger @Howard Greenfield — 9 years ago

with Christine