Alexander Vadas

9.3

Mistaken for n. Rhone — 7 years ago

with Mathew and Stephen

Brad Pejcic

9.1

Pretty aromatics with black and red berries. Same to taste with coffee and raw meat. Good acidity too but it all ends a bit abruptly. — 8 years ago

Bob Colman

9.2

There's an earthy sweetness about this which is intriguing. I like it. — 9 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.4

Awesome wine, not cheap but worthy of the rent. — 10 years ago

Peter Janusik

8.9

No predominant fruit. Balanced well without any sweet tastes. Medium finish, low tannin — 10 years ago

Lloyd Heinrich

9.4

Julian Castagna you little ripper. Smoky, BBQ, earth and spice. Beautiful black cherries with such great slurpy acidity. Perfect balance, perfect age. SMOKIN! — 10 years ago

Kelly Reed

9.5

Delicious Chardonnay with beautiful flavours, balanced wine with great length — 10 years ago

Sybaritewino C.Lawrence

9.0

a rosé that benefits from heaps of time being opened. sakuranbo, chalk, freshly stropped whet stone on nose and a vibrant palate with savoury acidity and texturally pleasing tannins. good stuff. get some if you can. — 11 years ago

Alejandro Lopez

9.5

Biodynamic single-vineyard wine. Estate grown Shiraz with a touch of Viognier.
Its smokiness surrounds aromas of anise and cedary oak with blackberries. It's meaty with a hint of animality, cinnamon and bacon strip. — 11 years ago

Leigh Dryden

9.5

A pretty amazing northern Victorian cool climate Shiraz that does not have the normal price tag. Giaconda creates an interesting well priced wine with great fruit, balance and structure. — 12 years ago

Armin Pfleiderer

9.0

I brought this into a shop I managed about eight years ago...it was still there tonight. Concerns over vintage (and a drinking window label statement of 5-10 years), erratic storage practices since I left the shop, and an engorged and busted cork were well founded. Cork debris, a considerable amount of sediment filtered upon decanting, and a good hour-and-a-half of development, and I can say my fears have been assuaged. This is only slightly past peak, a pleasant surprise for a $36 Shiraz from the Aussie heyday. Showing lush boysenberry liqueur, thyme, licorice, and leather with a still lively acidity, velvety tannins, and a heat that, thankfully faded from damning to acceptable over time, this was just plain fun — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

Light and delicious! This is a lovely bottle. @Paul T thanks! @Martin G Rivard @Bill Bender @Ian Blackburn @Jacqueline @Jim Trobaugh @David L @Vanessa D — 8 years ago

Thomas Colman

9.4

In a world of its own. I'm impressed — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Soft and savoury, very long. — 10 years ago

Alex Barty

Winemaker Blood Moon Wines, Senior Retail Assistant Blackhearts & Sparrows Wine Purveyors, Cellarhand Stonier Wines

9.3

Wicked. Textured, fleshy, mineral notes — 10 years ago

Serge Mismetti

9.5

2006 at calella excellent! — 10 years ago

Penny Loving

9.3

2007 vintage, blend of Chardonnay (89%) and Roussanne (11%). — 10 years ago

Rubychick

9.2

Flatline Red of Nebbiolo, Shiraz, Sangiovese - but in a good way.
Guy Grossi handshake to finish. — 11 years ago

Julia Weinberg

9.0

Welcome to epic Australia — 12 years ago

Dirk Pettigrew (Pirate)

Sales Pirate Cru Wines

9.6

Legendary rare wine from dedicated small vintners. — 12 years ago

Philip Eastburn

9.0

Great Shiraz 2004. Sweet red fruits balanced by a lovely savouriness. Plush mouthfeel and still some life ahead — 8 years ago

with megs

Mark Smith

9.0

Sound wine... very sound... but not the life and excitement i was expecting. — 8 years ago

Nicholas Brooks

9.5

Great wine and still so young. Amazing silkiness and fruit weight. Russell you shouldn't have stopped. — 8 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.2

Blackberry and spice with forest floor and smoldering underbrush. A touch of game and iron. Fresh acid and balanced tannins. — 10 years ago

Craig Mitchell

9.3

Loved this western Victorian Shiraz with its classic peppery notes and bright blueberry fruit. Delicious. DYAF. — 10 years ago

with Johnno, Anthony and 1 other

Ferris Mular

9.1

2002 vintage. Excellent — 10 years ago

Lloyd Heinrich

9.4

Really great example of this Italian variety from closer to home. Loved the depth of flavour here. Really accomplished wine making on show — 10 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.8

Beechwood world class Chard. Very impressive. Here in Hunter Valley at the winery! Bravo! — 11 years ago

Daniel Vega

9.6

Cooked black fruits. Very good. Red meat? — 11 years ago

Monica Bourgeois

Owner Neat Wines

9.1

Truly, a Syrah not Shiraz from Australia. Pretty, restrained- not overly floral or jammy. Only outdone by Gary's Healesville Syrah- which is a feminine beast. — 12 years ago