Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium ruby wide pink rim . Touch of spice on the nose then , sweet strawberry , raspberry , dark cherry , violet and star anise . On the quiet round and juicy sweet reds fruits , mirroring the nose , with adicional cranberry and red currant , good balanced acidity with suave rounded , ripe tannins . Ok length , and well balanced alcohol. This is still very primary , ripe and rich , not a whole lot of complexity however . Can age probably age a while longer. Now and over the next 5-10 years . — 7 months ago

jazmin nelson

9.0

I really like this wine as a casual wine. It's low alcohol so it is great for an evening glass. It tastes a bit like grape soda but I don't mind that at all. I'm not a huge fan of dry reds so this is pretty much exactly what I want — 3 years ago

Per Christensson

9.2

Always reliable. Tastes like a well-balanced Cabernet. Labeled as “dry” but isn’t overly dry. Tastes even better the next day after it has opened up. One of my favorite reds. — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

Having my annual 2002 Penfolds Bin 389 - now 3 bottles left. Definitely a beautiful mature Cabernet Shiraz from this cool vintage. Has the Penfolds DNA of. Chocolate, Mocha and Black fruits. Wonderful balance - very polished with at least 5 to 10 years in front of it. This is why one cellars Penfolds Reds. Your patience is repaid in spades with the finished product…..maturing at glacial pace. My plan is to have the next one in 2024, then 2026, then 2028. — 8 months ago

Co Hodge

9.5

First time having this wine and it's delicious! So smooth! Loving my reds! — 3 years ago

Kyra Williams

9.8

Tried this at rooftop event- love. Like kool-aid. — 3 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Lots of fun bottles were popped at Al’s hosting this past weekend for his birthday celebration. All were served blind. 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 6 reds and 1 dessert wine.

En mag. Probably the most difficult wine of the night to identify. Hardly anyone even got close to calling this cab. I was leaning Grenache or ripe vintage burgundy as I thought I was detecting a bit of whole cluster usage due to the lifted profile and stemmy/spice red fruit notes. Yet by the end of the night, the structure beefed up and the spice turned more sweet. Lovely cherry liqueur, sandalwood, baking spices and baked red fruited pie notes. — 5 years ago

with joe, Dan and 2 others

Jon Ebsworth

9.0

Cotes de Catalan red with Guinea Fowl at Spring. Excellent fruit, not the graininess I can find in Grenache/Carignan reds at times. — 9 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

See previous note from January 2023. Pepper Liquorice and Raspberry. Savoury and full bodied on the palate. Such density despite the drinking window describing this as “Old”. 2011 to 2028. I see this as having many years to go. Riper having blackberry and not as much pepper as you would expect because of this warmer vintage. The vineyards were originally planted in 1964, establishing this as one of Australia’s leaders in cool climate Shiraz. It has always been one of my favourite Australian Reds. Best Shiraz and Wine of the Year for 2011 as voted by the Good Wine Guide. 98 points from Nick Stock. — a year ago

Shay A

9.3

Yesterday’s Wednesday Wine Committee lunch. Normal format of 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine. All tasted blind.

Birth year Sauternes. Classic profile. Honey roasted cashews and orange marmalade aromatics. Rich and sweet notes of apricot and peach on the palate. Powerful yet not overbearing. I called this mid ‘90s Rieussec. — 5 years ago

with Dan, Will and 2 others