Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

This is the Amator Shiraz. Nose of warmed baked fruits with spice, violets, black cassis and tarry notes. Fruit are much bigger, richer and fuller than their previous vines. Mostly blue fruits dominate, but there's also black plum, black cherries, lighter tar, black licorice/cola, powdery crushed rocks, dry stone, M+ tannins that don't overpower the palate, lite spices, black coffee, black tea, fresh dark floral and big rich finish. Photo is of one of their cellar worker doing punchdowns and a Koala at the Cleland Wildlife Park. — 9 years ago

Hayley O'Neill

9.0

Chocolate, blueberry, plum, spicy. All oak on the nose — 10 years ago

Steven Schnoor

8.9

Big fruity balanced wine — 10 years ago

Stephanie Edge

9.1

Chocolate covered blueberries, cedar,tobacco spice, soft tannins, nice acid. Amazed the wine still tasted so good — 10 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.5

Medium to full bodied but edging more on the side of medium, likely due to maligned '11 vintage. Yet 14.5% and the fruit carried it beautifully. Seemless, super well integrated and lengthy finish 👍 — 11 years ago

Alex Prichard

8.9

This bottle has been open a while but shows enough promise to go and seek out a new bottle. — 12 years ago

Steve Gilles

9.5

Yeah, pretty amazing. Probably the best young Shiraz I've had. — 12 years ago

Jerome Maitre

8.9

Sparkling!!! — 12 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

It's tarry with black cassis, blueberries, spiced plum, steamy spices, nutmeg, clove with violets tuff leather, chewy & sticky tannins, raspberry jam, touch too much acidity as you feel the burn. 99% Shiraz and 1% Viognier. — 9 years ago

Filip Rokita

9.4

Wow. Super half body. Smooth.
Berries, some. Liked it a lot, will as always try again.
New top blend. — 10 years ago

with Courtney

Mike Grehan

9.0

A stable favourite — 10 years ago

Matthew Phillips

9.3

An old favourite by now. Takes a while to open up but doesn't disappoint. — 10 years ago

with Sophie

Stuart Robinson

9.0

Interplay of tropicals and grass/nettle/herbs; fair mouthful of flavour. Chalky pucker and citrus acidic twang. — 11 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.6

Wow another stunner. Can't get much better than this. Plums and black fruits with a touch of Eucalyptus, rich and flavorful. CB 93+. — 12 years ago

Bob Halifax

9.2

I figure go to a "go to" reliable red when watching Montreal at home in hockey playoffs. It worked. #GoHabs! — 12 years ago

David Townsend

9.7

A lucky break allowed me to try this exceptional wine that currently is not imported into America. Tightly wound at first. After two hours open, it unveiled a richly textural and violet driven aromatic Grenache. Made historic 97 year old vines. — 12 years ago

Tom Wood

8.9

@Scott Taddeo original blend of native Champagne varieties! Vidal, caniuolo and nerelo! — 9 years ago

Erin Bentley

9.7

Smooth rich rose. Very drinkable — 9 years ago

Willem Boshoff

9.3

In the zone. Early signs of age. Well balanced. — 10 years ago

Rachel Wood

9.1

Good choice, mum! — 10 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.5

05 Gorgeous as we have come to expect nothing less from Stephen, hopefully the tradition is passed on to Wirra Wirra as the new vineyard owners. — 11 years ago

Josh Eichorn

9.5

Aging beautifully. A fantastic Grenache. — 12 years ago

Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

9.0

Lemon , grapefruit . Gd acidity . Long finish — 12 years ago

Simon Arden

9.7

from cellar door mclarenvale — 13 years ago