Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
20
professional
Vintages
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2005
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89/100
Shiraz
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Community Reviews
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89.2
Avg Score
94
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Taster #4744
· Oct 27, 2020
88/100
If you don't like Aussie wines that were high in alcohol, over-the-top fruit, etc., just give them time. This wine has settled into a much more sophisticated offering as it reaches the end of its drinking range. Still has nice fruit, but now it goes much better with food than it did 12 or 13 years ago.
2005 vintage
Taster #9318
· Sep 29, 2019
Wow surprisingly still really fresh! The stelvin has probably helped with that but lots of ripe lush liqueured red and dark fruit, plummy, raspberries, a touch of smoke and herb, not the most complex but powerful, alcoholic and glycerin filled while entering 2ry development which is enticing to many.
2005 vintage
Taster #9983
· Sep 7, 2019
Super good, still plenty of silky fruit. A super bargain, to boot.
2005 vintage
Taster #9983
· Jun 29, 2019
Very nice bottle, considering its age. Sweet fruit and voluptuous without bombast.
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Taster #8727
· Jun 19, 2014
90/100
very nice
2005 vintage
Taster #1944
· Feb 1, 2014
94/100
heat (alcohol) on the pop. After a couple of hours of air, it settled into a great place. Classic Aussie Shiraz. No fading evident.
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Taster #0229
· Jan 29, 2013
89/100
AGM Great dark fruit & not too jammy. It's close to being at the end of life-span, but still very good. Enjoy!
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Taster #6372
· Jan 11, 2013
87/100
Consistent with prior notes.
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Taster #6379
· Dec 7, 2012
86/100
So if you tasted 5 wines including this one, it would invariably be 2,3 or 4. there is something undeniably likeable about this. but I think this would rarely be #1. tasty stuff to be sure. but not so distinctive. not over the hill by any means.
2005 vintage
Taster #4777
· Jul 4, 2012
91/100
A nice fruity,but not jammy wine. Dark fruit on the nose and palate. More fruit than tannin, paired very nicely with steaks on Father's Day. Noticeably high alcohol content (15.6).
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Taster #7596
· Apr 8, 2012
87/100
Smooth and easy to drink. I would definitely drink this sooner as it may be peaking.
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Taster #7596
· Apr 6, 2012
87/100
Very easy to drink.
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Taster #8086
· Feb 16, 2012
87/100
WISH I drank this a couple years ago... It tastes like it's losing it's luster and the flavors are more muted than I had hoped for...
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Taster #0163
· Feb 10, 2012
87/100
Over the hill. Last bottle and I am glad it's over.
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Taster #0163
· Oct 31, 2011
90/100
Black cherry, plum, smoked bacon on the nose. Good fruit and a bit of leather. Nicely integrated alcohol. Good wine for cheese and cold cuts after a cold halloween trick or treating with the kids. Nice wine!
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Taster #6641
· Oct 16, 2011
88/100
I was relatively surprised that this wine was less jammy than I expected. It was quite pleasant and had balanced out a bit over the 4+ years since I had purchased it.
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Taster #4632
· Apr 19, 2011
89/100
Appealing for its pure blackberry fruit and svelte texture with vanilla and salt notes. Not complicated but tasty.
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Taster #9484
· Mar 13, 2011
I found this to be a bit too oaky on day one. We'll see what a day can do.
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Taster #6372
· Feb 15, 2011
88/100
Found this to be overly extracted. A little fake and candy like. Not feeling this tonight.
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Taster #8438
· Dec 6, 2010
with Janoce and Gregg Della Badia on12/3/10
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Taster #3266
· Nov 14, 2010
89/100
A nose of dark fruit and smoke, dark purple in color. A full bodied not over the top Shiraz, black cherry, blueberry, some toast and smoke, good but not great.
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Taster #5051
· Jun 5, 2010
94/100
Amazing wine... very buttery.... very difficult to find... 2006 not in the ball park... 2007 has potential...
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Taster #7091
· Jan 25, 2010
90/100
big wine. tasty
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Taster #1666
· Nov 30, 2009
91/100
Big, fruity, a bit heavy on alcohol.
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Taster #2518
· Nov 22, 2009
91/100
big australian shiraz, a bit too much alcohol, thought it overwhelmed the fruit. nice length, good blueberry/smoke/chocolate.
2005 vintage