Reynella, Basket Pressed Shiraz, McLaren Vale
Reynella · South Australia › McLaren Vale › Australia
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
18
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
1818
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90.0
Avg Score
93
Highest
Taster #0988
· Sep 4, 2024
93/100
Nothing has changed. A delightful wine. Luscious body, Deep dark red (almost black) through to the edge. Bouquet of fruit (dark berries and plum), spices and a whiff of pepper and seasoned oak. Delicious across the palate, fuller bodied, smooth tannins, balanced acid, fruit working really well with the wood and no alcohol heat. Savoury, smooth and delicious. Still very young and likely good for another decade. 93
2015 vintage
Taster #7856
· Nov 19, 2022
92/100
Tasted about 12th on the night so no detailed note, but I was impressed the colour was still purplish and the fruit was very fresh. Beat expectations and was popular around the table.
2014 vintage
Taster #1965
· Dec 6, 2020
92/100
Sehr eleganter, körperreicher Wein mit toller Struktur. Nicht marmeladig wie einige andere Shiraz sondern sehr ausgewogene Frucht mit viel Nachhall. Ein großer Wein für mich.
2015 vintage
Taster #0988
· Jun 11, 2020
92/100
This is the real deal from McLaren Vale. The Cellarmasters "Limited Release" Shiraz 2015 was very good value for the price but this is a significant step up. Luscious body, Deep dark red (almost black) through to the edge. Bouquet of fruit (dark berries and plum), spices and a whiff of pepper and seasoned oak. Delicious across the palate, fuller bodied, smooth tannins, balanced acid, fruit working really well with the wood and no alcohol heat. Savoury, smooth and delicious. …
2015 vintage
Taster #7788
· Jun 11, 2017
91/100
Decanted 3h after opening. Very deep, almost opaque colour, still. Attractive vanillic, spicy fruit on the nose. Palate very smooth, with plums, damsons, lots of spice. 6h after opening, it had all the above plus developing cherry and cherry stones, blackcurrant and blackcurrant acidity. The wine is not 'hot' to my palate, despite its high alcohol content. There is sufficient acidity and the palate persists for a long, long time. I do not think it is on the way down …
2004 vintage
Taster #2704
· Apr 18, 2013
90/100
Plum and dark berry arome. Palate medium finish and smooth with a lingering mint. Time to drink up.
2004 vintage
Taster #2634
· Oct 18, 2011
89/100
Clear dark purple in colour. Clean nose of plum, black current, and vanilla. Dry, med acidity, smooth tannins, med body, black current, chocolate, and vanilla. nice finish. Wine is definitely nearing the end. Drink now.
2004 vintage
Taster #7046
· Aug 14, 2011
89/100
Very dark color, classic aussie Shiraz notes, fullbodied with a medium-long aftertaste, some residue. Still fresh and fruity. Will keep for another 5 years but is peaking now.
2004 vintage
Taster #2807
· Dec 12, 2010
89/100
Plenty of plum flavours. Some choc, some nougat, a bit of turkish delight (but not a very sweet one). Decent Shiraz. Not too fruity. Not too woody. And thank god not too sweet. From my point of view a little bit too much alc. Very down to the earth Shiraz for an acceptable price. Even in Europe.
2004 vintage
Taster #3156
· Jul 16, 2010
88/100
Sweet cola, blackcurrant and oak nose. Fairly simple but delivers on the Southern Aussie promise of big, bruising but polished shiraz. You want to get it while the fruit is still fresh so now and over the next 2-3 years or so. 88+
2004 vintage
Taster #3156
· Sep 9, 2009
89/100
Opaque purple in the glass. Ripe black fruit on the nose with some powerful oak and that old shiraz favourite of Paul S - latex. Quite a big mouthful of plums, blackberries and anise showing decent, if not quite pinpoint balance. A little tight. Surprisingly not showing too much heat noting 14.5%. Good spicy, coconutty oak comes through nicely, and not too strongly, as it dives towards a blueberries and cream finish of medium length. Excellent QPR from this £12 …
2004 vintage
Taster #2483
· Jun 25, 2009
93/100
Wine Education Service - Masters of Australian Shiraz (LSE) : Thick purple, opaque, minimal age. Muted nose, distinctly understated and delicate, very attractive. Spicy fruit with heat from the alcohol, intense and complex, full bodied, black fruits return in the finish, good length, needs a couple of years to fulfil its potential.
2004 vintage
Taster #0475
· May 20, 2009
92/100
Beautiful and balanced
2004 vintage
Taster #7955
· Jan 6, 2009
92/100
this just never fails good QPR got better and better in the decanter needs 3-4 hours go buy if you get the chance here in denmark its a bargain for 30 us dollars
2004 vintage
Taster #7153
· Mar 29, 2007
91/100
Very interesting wine. Had this wine in two occasions. It is very concentrated with colour deep ruby to dark Purple. I don't think I have seen wine as purple as this one. Smell of strong swiss luxurious milk chololate, cinnamon. Palate is very creamy and full. Teeth was stained dark with this wine just like pintia. Not a eveyday wine for sure!
2004 vintage
Taster #8688
· Mar 10, 2007
89/100
nose is still close, can still get hint of ripe dark fruit, minty and sweet, strong mineral on initial attack, supported with a creamy texture and fine tannin. Medium finish
2004 vintage
Taster #2555
· Feb 5, 2007
93/100
Beautiful performance. Minty Strong plum nose. Chocolate tones. Nice residual sweetness on the palate. Blackberry compote. Elderflower. Smoky. Powerful. Full body.
2004 vintage
Taster #2483
· Oct 12, 2006
76/100
Spicy nose. In your face, smooth, no length.
2004 vintage