Daniel Wisner

9.2

Fantastic coffee notes. — 8 years ago

Charlie Evans

9.2

Well done Great Raft! Fantastic aroma. Lovely beer. — 10 years ago

Spinning_spins

9.2

New vintage (2013). A bit bigger than the last I've tasted (2011), but that flinty and brambly character is right there. Earthy and interesting nose. No smoke, just bright raspberry and a raft of secondary aromas: fennel, mushroom, cinnamon. The palate displays huge red fruit flavors with vibrant but balanced acidity. Light-bodied, but the finish lingers a very long time. A brilliant, young wine. — 11 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.5

Pears and apples leap from the glass. Great acidity which carries a kaleidoscope of flavors like a raft on a river.
Delicious. — 12 years ago

Scott Stewart

8.9

Floral, pretty high acid Viognier. I’m assuming it’s higher in altitude... — 9 years ago

Delectable Blue

9.5

A very delicate (there’s a word I never thought I’d use to describe a Barossa Shiraz) wine, almost tasting like a shiraz pinot blend, rather than the shiraz cabernet it is.

I rarely comment on the bouquet of wines, but this warrants an exception. The nose is something to behold, deeply aromatic, a rich harmony of berry, vanillin oak, cedar and the merest hint of aniseed. The wine itself is something of a chameleon. The initial attack on the palate promises sweet berry fruits, but that promise is quickly overwhelmed by a raft of surprisingly complex savoury flavours, replete with delicate spice, bitter mocha, sweet tobacco and gamey meaty notes, that seem to linger forever. The tannins are ultra-fine and barely perceptible. The balance close to perfection.

This is the sort of wine where you want to savour every mouthful, and feel a real sense of loss at the ultimate but inevitable conclusion. A truly lovely and deeply satisfying wine. Everything I love in a wine and then some.

Thank you Wozza! — 10 years ago

Kuan Lim

9.0

Floral, citrusy and spice on the nose ..
Medium bodies and hoppy on the palate...
Very well balance and long finish !!! — 11 years ago

Jay Murrie

9.0

Is too enjoyable to drink an objection? From octopus to Brussels sprout,s this wine made a raft of small plates more pleasant. — 10 years ago

Tom Casagrande

9.0

Gorgeous deep color. Nose is all smoky minerals and nose-tingling acids. Lean and intense. Like Hercules squeezed juice out of the freaking rocks. Some nice dark berry fruit is swept along on a whitewater raft of minerals and acidity. A totally unique style. Looking forward to see how this is tomorrow. I suspect I might bump up the score.

NIGHT 2: Much friendlier. Nose shows a very perfumey violet component, along with more fruit. Softer, with more fruit to complement the minerality in the mouth. Bumping it from 8.8 to 9.0. Very very nice. — 11 years ago

with Lyle

Darrin Ylisto

9.0

Shreveport #greatraft — 12 years ago