Jeremy Pollard

8.9

Well this really is an unusual beast. Much darker in colour than expected, very much looking like a rosé. Completely dry and savoury. Structural. Needs food, but I'm not quite sure what. Very interesting and well made, but perhaps not one I'd choose again. Edit: Revisiting on the second day and liking it a lot more. Reminds me more of a dry cocktail than a wine. Great aperitif. — 8 years ago

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Jordan Kerner

9.3

A gift from the Premier of South Australia. A brilliant blend of Shiraz and Cabernet from all the wine regions of Australia. It was supervised by Len Evans, Brian Croser, John Hanley and Ian McKenzie all great wine makers and wine judges in the mid 70's to this collaboration in 1999. — 10 years ago

Brash Higgins

9.3

Saline citrus talc, acid, refreshment, savoury, mineral as in magnesium, sweet/sour/salty-rim of a salted Margarita glass, chalky-China plate-whoa! Who's got some oysters? — 10 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

Lots of red fruit, strawberries. Light and delicate. — 10 years ago

Lloyd Heinrich

9.5

This just reminds me that a good cool climate Syrah that just really floats my boat. This one had all the hallmarks of a fine grained Canberra example. Brambly, smokey and intense, it's be nicely treated with oak and could do with 5-7 in a cool dark place — 10 years ago

Ted Kizor

9.6

Wow! Really fun wine. Still a bit tight. First time seeing green in a white - zesty, ebullient, great for a wine of any age. Blind I would have thought it was less than half its age. — 11 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Definitely not a wine one has every day. A southern Rhone blend not dissimilar to the now defunct Giaconda Aeolia. Aromatic peachy notes with a full unctuous full bodied palate with some residual sweetness. A blend of Marsanne Rousanne and Viognier. Very much a head turner and a WOW wine for me but might be too much for some. 18. This is the 2013 vintage. — 11 years ago

Travis W

9.6

Beautiful cool climate Shiraz, with a smidge of Viognier. The acid is fine but sticks out a touch, other than that this is a spectacular success in this challenging vintage. McKay is a freak of a winemaker. — 12 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.6

Made from a blend of centenary Carignan vines and 80yrs old Grenache vines. Very well balanced and elegant. Around €80 at the wine shop. Excellent. — 12 years ago

Andrea Garcia

9.2

Delicious, sweet, dessert wine with great body from Brindabella Valley, Australia — 13 years ago

Craig Mitchell

8.9

Plenty of flinty minerality and acid, maybe lacking a smidge of fruit flavour? — 8 years ago

Jackie Smith

9.1

127 year old vines, a serious wine with pepper red fruits tons of savory components. A ton of structure. — 9 years ago

Craig Mitchell

9.2

White pepper and delicious meaty goodness. Plenty of cool climate acidity and red fruit bang. — 10 years ago

Ben de Vin

9.2

This is the first vintage of Seven Months and I believe the first time Ravensworth used these new labels (which I love.) 3 years in bottle it's developed some more honey characteristics and textually it's very alluring. An excellent wine by one of the most exciting winemakers in Canberra district. — 10 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Peach, apricot honeysuckle and spice. Balanced with weight, acidity and touch of oiliness. Crisp stone fruit backed up by good structure. — 11 years ago

Steve P

9.0

Dense dark red. Not crystal clear, light fining(?). Longish legs.
Rich peppery nose with some sweet oak.
Rich young wine. A lot of spice and fruit flavors covers whole palate but not fully integrated yet. Long finish with lingering fruit and mid weight tannins.
Very nice wine. Will be interesting to see how it ages. — 11 years ago

Ted Kizor

9.3

Beefy, rich sauce tannins. Some coffee and subdued fruit. A touch dusty as well. — 11 years ago

Ted Kizor

9.2

2008 crisp and round, good balance of creaminess and taught acid. Lychee and lemon custard. — 11 years ago

Vik

9.2

Very nice cab sav, goes down smoothly, hint of bitterness but it's good. — 12 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.5

Tasted blind in group of winos, including an MW, and we all thought it was a seriously well crafted Chardy of the Burgundian school. Intensely mineral but with nice weight and excellent structure. Yim! — 12 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Won the Trophy for Best Shiraz at the National Wine Show 2012. Fruit from the Gundagai region and starting to put this region on the map. Peppery red fruits and starting to develop some leather notes at 7 years. A nice counterpoint to the lush Barossa styles showing the versatility of Shiraz. — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Very pale - just a tinge of lemon. Floral aromatic notes with some honeysuckle. Clean fresh fruit flavours with a light oak touch and unctuous full mouthfeel. Great intensity and acid - a refreshing finish. — 9 years ago

Tom Wood

9.5

Never in my life been more in love with this wine, pairing incredibly with Penne Vodka. Beautiful perfume of cranberries and pomegranate juice. Some juicy red cherries, earthiness and licorice. There is a savoury element that comes through after a little bit of air and some feint stalky notes coming through potentially through the small percentage of cabernet through it. Silky tannins, juicy acid, super pretty and fragrant. — 10 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.3

Wonderfully ripe, velvety black currant almost kirsch like fruit, burnt blackberry jam with a touch of vanilla spice. Class follows through on palate and this manages to retain freshness and beautifully pure pastel fruit. — 10 years ago

Jim Lindsay

9.6

Almost Pinot like! Best Hermitage tasted out of ACT district since Howard was in office! — 11 years ago

Travis W

9.0

Ok, this is getting silly now. How can a wine costing so little deliver so much seven years down the track? Still plenty of years left in the tank. This type of wine is so delicious and satisfying that you could almost inhale it. — 11 years ago

Ilya Genkin

9.3

Pale greenish-yellow colour. Very aromatic. Floral, oranges and nectarines aromas. Palate is full of ripe stonefruits with spices and crisp acids. Starts as slightly sweet, but finish is clean and dry. Very-well balanced wine. Very enjoyable. — 11 years ago

Michael Kean

9.0

2009 vintage. Still plenty of life ahead of this wine. — 11 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.9

One of the true souls of Etna, from a centenary vineyard, grapes are Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante and Francisi. Iper-organic philosophy, a real masterpiece. Amazing wine! — 12 years ago

Victoria Pooley

9.7

Smooth dry palate, citrus strong throughout and a sweet late taste. Most people at the table would also purchase the wine because of the attractive cartoon label and story on the back. — 13 years ago