Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

2018 vintage. Very fine-grained tannins, good mix of fruit and earthier notes. Fresh blackberry, black cherry, cassis, black plum, decaying leaves, leather, cedar, a little fluffy, yeasty bit I could do without, stale sage, stale allspice. Much more Bordelais than Barossa. — 4 years ago

Angela Brown

9.5

Stunning Chardonnay with beautiful balance of nuttiness and acidity — 5 years ago

Simon Gilligan

9.4

Savoury is the name of the game. Medium to full bodied, long finish, gravelly drying tannin, blackcurrent, mint, eucalypt. Great nose, 2 hr decant and felt it was finally opening up. Very left bank Bordeaux like, 85% cabernet sauvignon. 10% petit verdot. 2% merlot. 1% cabernet franc. — 7 years ago

Johnno Harris

9.4

Kept moving up on this. Evolved and continued to improve over the evening. — 8 years ago

Boat T. Wongsrisathaporn

9.0

Black fruits, plum, jammy, leather , a bit of eucalyptus aroma. Dry, med+ acid, med + finish — 8 years ago

Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

9.4

Very very drinkable - subtle power with beautiful balance - think I will hold the rest for a few years — 9 years ago

Greg Wong

9.4

Smooth, elegant, nice bouquet — 10 years ago

Maria Pepe

9.3

80/20 semillon chardonnay blend. Loving it — 11 years ago

Leslie Bedolla

9.5

Yum yum yum spank my butt and call me betty! — 11 years ago

with Jeffery

Cat Matson

9.5

Big old style Chardonnay — 12 years ago

Will Stanley

9.0

Impossible not to like this Margaret River Cabernet from Robert Oatley, a bright, fresh and compact example of the variety with good concentration to the fruit and a satisfying herbal, mineral and tannic edge. This got better with air, showing best on the second night having popped and poured on the first. A wine for early drinking, but an impressive one at that. — 4 years ago

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9.1

Brilliant silver-straw. Lime zest, honeysuckle, succulent herbs and chalky minerals on the incisive nose. Dry, tightly focused and lithe on the palate, offering intense citrus and orchard fruit flavors that reveal a hint of waxiness and a refreshingly bitter quinine note. Shows a delicate touch and finishes clean, nervy and quite long, with resonating mineral character and a hint of lemon thyme. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, July 2021)
— 5 years ago

Justin Tomac

9.1

Really great wine smooth after, could not — 7 years ago

Timmo Rol

9.4

QF81 - Beautiful soft with loads of depth. — 8 years ago

Philip Van Gent

9.0

Elegant mouthfeel. Light oak integrated well w firmer Shiraz hump on the fin — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Typical herbaceous brambly style from this maker with notes of geranium. Moss Wood in a lesser year but still an excellent Cabernet- one of Australia's best. — 10 years ago

Tanya Hooper

8.9

Nicely balanced Shiraz with notes of blackberry, vanilla, oak and a herbal. — 11 years ago

Gav Newalkar

9.9

Really nice wine. — 11 years ago

Steve The Wine Guy

Cellarbrations at Cottesloe Western Australia, Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)

9.5

Good complex nose of apricot, peach, nutt and a touch of butter. Beautiful complexity, texture and lees influence. Delish ! — 11 years ago

Samio Cabral

9.8

Regalo wine school — 13 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

Unscrew and pour yesterday. Noted from 24 hrs open. Fantastic PQR. Lovely meyer lemon and soft mango notes, some oak-influenced vanilla, but very stylish. On the palate: lovely acidity, soft slate, good density and a juicy finish. At the garagiste price of about 27 bucks, this is leaning in the case buy direction. Yum. — 4 years ago

Jake Perez

9.4

Amazing! What Cabernet should be. — 5 years ago

Ross Bathgate

9.5

2005 vintage, rescued from the cellar today. What a testament to the quality of Margaret River Cabernet. Divine, the fruit shines through the palate and the briny tannin structure is magnificent. Enjoyed every sip! — 7 years ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Meyer Lemon... — 8 years ago

with TwiLea

Scott Rowe

9.3

GOLD
No doubt, true expression of MR. — 9 years ago

Narelle Burke

9.3

A gorgeous red after a long day of travel! — 10 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.3

Wow; how maturing #margaretriver #chardonnay does vary; see recent #cullen #2009 which was brassy, this gleaming green and plenty of it; #cullen restrained, this #capementelle is butch; nose power of smoke or burnt things, bottle age nose not simple, evidence of lees/ mlf from the smoke; palate chunky, lime juice, burnt toast you taste in 30 yo Eden Valley riesling; juicy smoke; rich, not terribly drying, acid taut, 13%, AUD 35, full bodied, no apparent reason for it to fade for a while; contained power. #uncorkedandcultivated #wineandfoodtours — 10 years ago

Dirk Pitt.

9.8

Delicious. Margaret River in a glass. #aussiewine — 11 years ago

with Winehouse and David

David Beaton

9.4

Leeuwin Estate Shiraz getting better & better each vintage! Great grapes in 2012 that went into both Art Series. & Siblings Shiraz- smooth, easy drinking, medium bodied Shiraz wonderful smells of ripe red plums Excellent value-for-money Shiraz - share a bottle today with friends , family, siblings!! — 11 years ago

Peter Tripp

9.4

Highly recommended. Well balanced with a lingering smooth finish. — 13 years ago