Bob McDonald

9.3

The Entry Level Chardonnay from Giant Steps in a very good vintage in the Yarra Valley. Smoky notes with some struck match. Oak comes through on the palate more than the bouquet with butterscotch flavours but not overdone. M minus acid with M Intensity. Drink up to 5 years. The individual paddock Chardonnays will be something special on this showing. Had another 22 weeks later with consistent notes. Good intensity for an entry level Chardonnay. — 7 years ago

Lindsey King

9.1

Paddock in the summer w/ a bunch of sweaty horses, Tim from work's cool quenching tomato juice, beets in balsamic on the BBQ. The kinda weird off summer things. 🍅🐎👅 — 8 years ago

Marisa Reisman

9.3

Hawkes bay. At musket room — 8 years ago

Tim Casady

9.0

Beautifully turned out! She looked a picture in the paddock! — 9 years ago

An Seung hyun

9.0

Ripe red berries, sift tannin, good balance and good finish. Medium body. — 10 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

From some very old vineyards in the Hunter Valley. Old Paddock planted in 1921 and the Old Hill planted in 1880. Polished leather aromas. Big and savoury with a long future remaining. Dry tannins. 17+ This is the 2006 vintage. — 10 years ago

Dave Kluz

9.0

Nectarine, lemon and whiff of petrol. Off dry with mineral streak and fresh lemony acid. More German than Oz. — 10 years ago

Matthew Plympton

Founder/Partner Revel Wine

9.4

1998 vintage. 9% Zin. 12.9% ABV. Great texture, tons of fruit left and in good shape. — 10 years ago

Damian Hinks

9.1

Minimal oak, grassy, great drinking with pork. — 11 years ago

Tim Dubroy

9.9

Wow, snuck a delicious Sask ale on here! This is closer to a porter with a distinct toasted malt flavour. Drink at cellar temp, don't be a knob! — 11 years ago

Keith Crump

9.2

2010 an excellent wine great depth without ott new world carry on drinking well — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Classy restrained with good acid and refreshment. Not dissimilar to Batard which is next paddock. All of these showing Dry Extract consistently adding to the intensity of flavour. — 7 years ago

Keith Crump

9.1

Serious sour fruits with earthy notes — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

A structural shift in grape source for this vintage now with 20% sourced from the Rosehill vineyard as well as Old Hill and Old Paddock. Chatto said this adds a separate dimension of spice. Not as interesting as pre-Rosehill IMO. Doesn't have the Hunter DNA I think but the Mt Pleasant team are very happy with it. Another very good vintage in the Hunter. — 9 years ago

Hugh Jarce

9.5

ALDI's top shelf Shiraz and I was pleasantly surprised. At $20, it's up there with Pepperjacks 2014, and more mature in the bottle. — 9 years ago

Garnet Dean

9.0

Butter and soft oak beautiful mouth feel... Aged very well! — 10 years ago

LJ Patton

9.0

Very easy to drink.. Too easy to drink! Crisp and refreshing 😊 — 10 years ago

Rubychick

9.4

Loved this, so not Viognier on nose or palate but an impressive style that edges off centre. — 10 years ago

Kate Beesley

9.7

Fruity easy drinking loveliness — 11 years ago

Andrew Stover

Sommelier/Wine Director Oya & Sei, Wine Blogger ChiefWino, Founder Vino50

9.1

2010 Hay Paddock Waiheke Island Syrah. Dark, meaty, violet petal, plum, black cherry, bacon far, velvety and soft. Delish. #wine #syrah #nzwine #nomnom — 11 years ago

Chris Fransham

8.9

Alex: Süffig.
Don’t remember this being particularly memorable, but easy drinking. Would drink again. Drank it in Pond Paddock vineyard. — 7 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

Killer old HV SHZ.
Holding it’s colour and length.
Menthol, tobacco and earth. — 7 years ago

with Robert and Anthony

Simon Gilligan

9.0

Surprisingly ok .. big rich Cabernet with grunty tannin. Good winter drinking and cheap ($14 rrp) — 8 years ago

Rebecca Hopkins

PR Folio Fine Wine Partners

9.0

V1993 pale brick red color w pale amber hue. leather saddle & dried orange rind. Wet year has plate finishing short, w hints of chocolate pudding. Still looking fresh after 20+ years — 9 years ago

Philip Faure

8.9

Lovely pinot. No need for the third paddock — 9 years ago

Shane Grennan

9.3

Iconic in 5-10 years. Opens with a lot of pepper, structured, masculine, huge aging potential, austere palate with subtly gripping tight tannin. It's like a young fiery thoroughbred stallion roaring around the paddock.

Air, time (4hrs) and the correct temp bring reflection, calms the fire and the velvet covered iron first emerges. Gentle fruit laiden spice nose, deep characterful palate, fleshy full mouth tannin.
Excellent now, world class in time.

— 10 years ago

Erin Groff

9.4

Lots of honey with a touch of caramel. Wonderful dessert wine. — 10 years ago

Amanda Yallop

9.2

Tight & tannic, completely changed with food. Looking forward to trying it in a few years time — 11 years ago

Eoghan Igoe

9.5

Fairly fruity lost a lot of wood after a few days. Would drink again. — 11 years ago

Joy Henderson

9.1

Good Concord grape flavor — 12 years ago