Lori Honer

8.9

Interesting and really delicious. Hints of spice and cherry — 8 years ago

Henry Horn

9.1

Fruit. Crisp. Buy again. From cellar direct outlet — 8 years ago

Michael Mathews

9.2

Awesome Shiraz from Delheim. Smoky, earthy - a sexy dirty if you will. Think campfire in the African Bush with hearty game meats caught that day. Brilliant. World class wine..... — 8 years ago

with Brad, Kelly and 3 others

Kathryn Sabol

9.5

Pineapple, guava paste, sunshine, beaches. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

All the typical Margaret River Cabernet descriptors - Herbaceous, tomato bush, leafy. Initially a vanilla oak component which lessened. Medium weight with medium tannins. A touch more mid palate fruit for a gold medal. — 9 years ago

Patrick Dolan

8.9

A great go to wine for us. Aromas and taste of strawberry cherry and smoke. Great finish. — 10 years ago

Elmo Shih

9.1

The final bottle of swartland journey. Syrah is always not catch me before two series, but this one can write into my wine list. Light acid with slightly sweetness... — 10 years ago

Diana Eng

9.1

Naturally made, bush vine, no grafting. Very interesting and unexpected expression of Chenin. Slightly more tropical, but still restrained, not as nutty and very savory. Not quite as acidic as French Chenin. Lovely wine. — 10 years ago

with Howard and EatSommThings

Christian Damiano

9.6

Fantastic for the price . — 11 years ago

B N

9.4

Plums (the fruit, not what Clarkson dipped in the Amazon), lots of red berries, lots of body but with soft tannins... Debbie said it was ok. — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Lolly confectionery jubey Notes. Some twiggy bitterness indicating whole bunch. A little simple for the producer (one of the best in Australia) the region (McLaren Vale probably the best source for Grenache in Australia) the vintage (2014 excellent) and the price $54. Also 72 year old dry grown bush vines. Expected more. Next time will decant earlier as the label suggests. — 8 years ago

Adam Mills

9.2

Not a big Chardonnay drinker, but this grabbed me completely. Sweet and smooth, with real soft fruit to the end. Such a fan. — 8 years ago

Clive McNish

9.0

The whole blackcurrant bush is in here, fruit, leaves and stem. Add in some pepper, spice, vanilla and a touch of leather and you have it. Really enjoyable wine which improves with decanting, complex but accessible. — 9 years ago

Jan-Philip Wassenaar

9.8

Awesome wine, great nose, never gets boring, great with food but also evening glass — 9 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.2

2011. Ok.. Can I rant for a second? When I looked this wine up on delectable just now and saw an 8.6 rating from the community, my jaw almost hit the floor. What the heck is wrong with people? I'm sorry. I know taste is subjective, but this is a $16 bottle that drinks AT LEAST like a $30 bottle. This is a steal! Nose is lovely, dark, and inviting. Black raspberry, dark chocolate, floral tones and spice box. Gripping and dense on the palate with more black raspberry, concentrated plum compote, and a hint of leather. 10 months in French oak, 95 yr old vines, bush-trained. This is easily a case buy. — 10 years ago

Andrés Solís Lira

9.0

A crucial year for the vision of this chilean winery, when the gastronomical, oxidative, low-alcohol approach of winemaker Marcelo Retamal finally took off.
70 y.o. dry-farmed, early picked Malbec from the remarkable Limávida property. — 10 years ago

Dirk Pitt.

9.0

Yep a #barossa Grenache. Easy drinking. Had a lightness and elegance to it. Good fruit structure and balance. The Tuesday night pizza wine. #aussiewine — 11 years ago

with Winehouse, Taylor and 1 other

AI Lara

8.9

Yum. Good price. — 11 years ago

Barry Jahansetan

9.6

Outstanding Pino! — 12 years ago

Turd Ferguson

8.9

Backwards for 2 hours was about to give up on it, then came around. Compact wine. Muted fruit. All texture. Not what I usually drink but not bad at all with a steak. (Commercial critics score this big fwiw.) Gift. — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.1

GOLD
Much respect, a delicious wine. — 8 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.4

Super impressive and still looking mighty youthful. Just ripe fruits, earthy, touch of the Aussie bush and subtle oak notes all the mix. Acid and tannin still providing the scaffolding that we will see the age grandly. Persistent finish. Good stuff. — 9 years ago

Robert Reid

9.0

Excellent wine. We don't get this is Canada. Great pairing with Kangaroo! (We don't get Kangaroo either!) — 9 years ago

Bryant Bickel

9.2

2011 Really on point right now, the acidity and light tannin with the cherries, and bush fruits. Drinks right a seamless river wide and with a deep composition — 9 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.2

South African Chenin. Pronounced oak fresh lemon mango citrus quice high acidity medium bodied long finish. Delish! — 10 years ago

Elmo Shih

9.0

Great tannin with smooth tasting... — 10 years ago

Chelsea Peinke

9.0

Strong Merlot notes once decanted, nice and rich — 10 years ago

Amy Monroe

9.0

40 year old bush vines planted on decomposed granite and shale. Dry style. Clean, bright aromatics and flavors of lanolin, fresh laundry, and Meyer lemon. Lengthy and mouthwatering finish. — 11 years ago

Courtney Lineback

9.2

Smokey bacon, tobacco, campfire. I love South African wine. — 12 years ago

Fernando Marques

10

Grapes: Zibibbo (Moscato d'Alessandria). Trained in the extremely low bush typical on Pantelleria, planted in basins and pruned short. Planting density: 2,500 vines per hectare (1,011 an acre); production of about 4 tons per hectare (1.62 tons an acre). Extremely loose volcanic soil rich in minerals.

Description: The wine displays its extraordinary personality and depth in its bright amber colour. After the first, intense notes of apricot and peach, come sweet sensations of dried fig, honey, herbs and mineral notes. Impressive on the palate with an outstanding complexity due to a fusion of sweetness, tastiness and softness. A prolonged finish.

Curiosity: The name comes from the Arabic term "Son of the Wind" because the wind sweeps constantly around the clusters on Pantelleria. And the island's winds bring with them a profusion of fragrances so intense that you can touch them. First vintage: 1989. Ben Ryé inspired maître chocolatiers Cecilla and Paul De Bondt, who created the "De Bondt Ryé" chocolates: the first is a mixture of figs and almonds steeped in Ben Ryé and encased in a shell of dark chocolate; the second instead has a core of Ben Ryé-flavored gelatin embedded in white chocolate covered in dark chocolate.

2008
The "Son of the Wind" remains true to itself in the 2008 vintage, revealing the extraordinary complexity it has reached in recent years. Regular weather conditions and fine vineyard tending led to an optimal grape harvest.

— 13 years ago