Fish Tony Fisher

9.1

Really liked this one. All the things you’d want from a Cabernet from the region mix of berry and mint and currant flavours on the palate but the nose offers more. Really enjoyable and fabulous value. — 4 years ago

Aaron Tan

9.3

Been a fan of this cuvee since it's inception. To me, this is about as close as Aussie riesling gets to its German counterpart. Neither a good or bad thing, but I love that link between two countries I adore in this wine. That said, this was one of the best Aussie rieslings I've had all year.

German inspired methods on Western Australian fruit. From Frankland Estate's website:

All riesling grapes are harvested as cool as possible and pressed immediately, slow press cycles allow for soft and long extraction. Blocks and picks are kept separate and some juice from most blocks is fermented in barrel format for interest and comparison purposes. Picking decisions are made on ripeness and fruitfulness, with the main aim of working with natural balance yet intentionally look for greater ripeness with this wine and as a result greater degree of phenolic influence and texture. Juice is sent to tank to settle overnight (without enzyme or any additions). A cloudy juice is run to a combination of 1000ltr and 500ltr barrels. Fermentation is spontaneous and temperature controlled to some degree but temperature range is generally higher than tank fermentations. Post fermentation barrels are topped and left un-sulphured through to spring time quite often if residual sugars are high fermentation will be left to start again in spring as juice warms. Sulphur will be introduced when a decision is made on the vitality/fruitfulness of the wine and residual sugar is seen to be in balanced with the wine. Wine was left in barrel for 10 months (January).

The resulting wine is textural, spicy, and generous. Doesn't quite have the extract of German rieslings, but there's length, balance, and most importantly, it's uniquely its own wine. I feel that the provenance of the fruit shines through all that winemaking - that crunchy fruit-first with more green apple/citrus than stone fruits, steeliness, and light whiff of smoke/petrol. It's also remarkably clean for a barrel-treated wine (say compared to Koehler-Ruprecht or JB Becker). Enough with the rant because the takeaway is that it's delicious! — 6 years ago

Michael T McAlhaney

9.0

A dry rosé with vibrant fruit flavors. Well priced too! — 7 years ago

Chris Wheaton

9.1

Bright and lucid raspberry fruit. Really enjoyed this one! — 8 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.2

Nice color of shades of purple, a bit hazy, and a bit bloody red. Nose of nice leather, sweet oak, dried strawberry, sugar plum, and cherry. Taste is warm, leathery, cranberries, zesty, dried strawberries, and a tiny bit of hickory note. Aftertaste is smooth, basically no tannins, a bit zesty, a bit oaky, and medium long. She is lighter compared to usual Shiraz from Aussie. Overall, she is a tasty wine and enjoy her now. — 8 years ago

Sara Redmond-Neal

8.9

Good flavour — 8 years ago

Alex Kate

9.0

Nice red, cheap — 4 years ago

Erika Turner

9.5

Fresh salty racy — 6 years ago

with See

Oh Li

9.0

Quite full bodied but not too much. Don’t feel the tannins and smooth. Not fruity. Love it. with DT and sudave — 6 years ago

Marla Frederick

10

Strong taste of peach which makes me salivate for impeachment. Perfect topper to a great news day. I can’t rank anything less than a perfect ten at this moment. — 7 years ago

Joshua Fingold

9.3

With burgers — 7 years ago

Mikko Tyllinen

9.2

Sweet and very good! I like it! — 8 years ago

Joe Kramer

8.9

Pretty pretty good — 8 years ago

Rachael Doob

9.1

Petrol notes on the nose and palate. Some citrus lemon and bright acidity. Juicy medium bodied dry Riesling. Love it! — 5 years ago

Michael Wilson

9.2

Like gargling stones. So good — 6 years ago

with Scott

John Nelmes

9.0

Wonderful cool climate Shiraz — 7 years ago

Rob Sonogan

9.0

But of a surprise, got this in a mixed dozen from an online wine company. Enough fruit to keep it interesting but well and truly balanced tannins. Slightly better than a quaff. — 7 years ago

Yuen-Chuen Chan

8.9

Fruity flavor and good Shiraz — 8 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

Long life, but far too hard now.
— 8 years ago

Brad Pejcic

9.1

I don't drink enough Cabernet/Merlot from WA. They are generally solid and this is no exception. Black currant, blackberry, a little violet, cigar box and dried herbs. Powdery tannin and refreshing acidity. It may not be unique but it has everything you want in Cabernet blend. — 8 years ago