James K

9.2

Way too young. Needs time. Great potential. — 2 years ago

Paul K

9.4

496 of 780! — 3 years ago

Ericsson

9.5

#1000 at home, finally!

This is big, broad and bold. Hundred percent cab aged in seventy-five percent new French Oak. Limited production to just over two hundred cases.

Visibly the wine is a deep ruby color with a tight rim.

The nose is intense with dark fruit, cassis, coffee, dark chocolate, but also earthy humid forest aromas.

The mouthfeel is luxurious and enveloping with the perfectly ripe dark fruit, just a touch of dried spices, vanilla, oak, and a long savory earthy finish. The wine is dry, full bodied, ultra smooth with round but persistent tannings with medium plus alcohol and medium acidity.

Absolutely love wine… Cheers all! — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

More impressive than the last tasting in August this year. Raspberry, strawberry and other red fruits and a hint of clove. A lovely fresh spicy nose. A light weight plus palate showing sour cherry, muted acid finishing with very fine tannins. Phillip Jones showing his skill with a grape other than Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. Good to drink now or in the next 12 months. — 4 years ago

Meg Herring

9.1

Incredibly crisp and dry with tons of minerality. — 7 years ago

Louis Joachim

9.4

Fantastic — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Delectable- this is the Estate Chardonnay not the cheaper Gippsland Cuvée. Restrained initially (more Chablis than White Burgundy) but with air it filled out to be more peachy than citrus. Drinking well at 6 years with another 2 plus years in the tank if desired. This shows that Phillip Jones’s expertise with Pinot extends to Chardonnay. — 2 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.3

The Syrah adds such great mid palatte to the wine. Not enough cab/Syrah blends. — 3 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Fourrier x Australia — 4 years ago

Ericsson

9.5

Very elegant Bordeaux blend and as time dials down the alcohol and smoothes out the oak this will be a gem. — 4 years ago

Rebekah

9.3

Everything I want in a cab — 5 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.0

Floral and fruity nose. Medium body, dry, nice acidity. Quite nice. — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Tim Drury

9.1

At Dave’s — 8 years ago

with Seema

Hunter

8.9

Very balanced, not dry. Would buy again — 2 years ago

Paul K

9.4

Guessing this is in its sweet spot. 15 years old and showing some maturity, but still youthful. — 2 years ago

James K

9.1

Big. New world meets old. — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

My first of 7 bottles from the 2015 vintage and the ultra close planted Issan vineyard of 5 Hectares planted 9000 vines per Hectare. Rich red fruits with bunchy earthy notes. Not quite as impressive as the 2013 vintage (see previous Delectable notes) which Philip Jones called a freak wine. Medium to full bodied. Lots of fine tannins. Have the remaining bottles every year for the next 6 years. I ended up having the last bottle 175 weeks later on 31st May 2025. This wine was best in its youth and did not develop as hoped. This Issan Cuvée not produced any more under the new French ownership. — 4 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.2

Aged very well. Rich fruit but with a shroud of macerated pepper, dense fruit but still an old world minerality. Very very good. — 5 years ago

Keith Lite

9.1

Just enough oak and subtle fruit to make it really good — 7 years ago

Turd Ferguson

9.1

Third time drinking this vintage. It's ready now. Dope wine. — 9 years ago