McGuigan The Philosophy Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2013
97 Point Rated & 5 Stars Winestate Magazine
"Closed restrained nose that smells of "rain on asphalt!" thought one judge. Warm and powerful in the mouth with some "grippiness". "The tannins are lovely", said another."
96 Points - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Very deep, dense red/purple colour with a powerful, oak-driven but complex bouquet of blackberry, blackcurrant and cassis, the concentrated palate following on faithfully from this with firm tannins and plenty of oak. There's a subtle thread of peppermint and the wine is deliciously clean and vibrant, fresh and loaded with energy. It should be long lived and will richly reward cellaring. ('Created by Neil McGuigan'. You have to search for the region, but the website says it's Clare Valley) the empty bottle weighed 1.1kg!"
95 Points - James Halliday Wine Companion
"SA is the only region mentioned on the label. In any case the weight of the bottle and the weight of the wine itself will shout down the minor details. This is an explosive red, all blood-rich berries and thunderous tannin, the sizeable hit of chocolate and toast entirely appropriate given the concentration of the fruit, and the extractive claw of the tannin. If you've already started planning for New Year's Eve 2050, this should just about have settled down by then, Diam permitting."
94 Points - Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front
"Described by McGuigan as its “hero product” and so accordingly it comes with a hero price. No region is named on either the front or back label of the (extremely heavy) bottle, other than simply South Australia. The website mentions the Clare Valley in passing. No other details available but an earlier release was said to have been matured in both French and American oak. It’s wine as an ASIO officer, its identity and upbringing kept deliberately obscured.
The wine. It’s a beast. Substantial, grunty, grainy and persistent. Heroic style, loaded with fruit and oak, pounded with tannin. It’s like an extract from an airport novel, emphasis on the word extract. Everything’s explosive and obvious, the doors aren’t closed they’re slammed, every point is made with a beating of the fist. Chocolate, toast, asphalt, gum leaves, and a roar of tannin. It has the beef, the muscle, the sinew and the bone to live a very, very long life."
Christina Pickard - Wine Enthusiast Magazine
"Housed within an extremely heavy bottle, this blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Shiraz offers heaps of richness and power despite some bottle age. It oozes plump red and black berries, chocolate, vanilla and vague herbal and earth nuances. It's just starting to hint at maturity by showing a little volatility. The palate is all about power although time is beginning to soften things. While the berry fruit is there, it's fading and is wrestling with chunky, drying tannins. Oak influence shows on the finish. This may cellar for another few years, but it's questionable whether the fruit will hold up."
Shanahans If Forever Exists Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
97 Point Rated - Wine Showcase Magazine
"Complex nose of dark plums and spicy herbs. Intense weight of luscious fruit with a tarry edge on the palate. Will get even better with time in the cellar."
96 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"Gracefully rich and immensely complex, the wine shows dark fruit intensity with spicy oak, tapenade, roast meat and dark chocolate notes on the nose. The powerfully concentrated palate displays lavish mouthfeel and spicy nuances backed by fine grainy tannins, making it firmly structured and impressively persistent."
94 Point Rated - Wine State Magazine
Normans Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
93 Point Rated - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine
The Colonial Estate Exile Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
95 Point Rated - Wine Showcase Magazine
Clarendon Hills Bakers Gully Syrah 2012
93 Point Rated - Jeremy Oliver
"A rich, typically ripe Australian shiraz whose concentrated, confiture-like bouquet of cassis, blackberries, raspberries and blood plums has a meaty background of chocolatey oak, musky spice and a hint of raisin. It’s luscious and opulently flavoured, powerfully steeped in briary cassis, mulberry, blackberry and dark plum flavours, tightly knit with oak and reveals some leathery development. It finishes savoury, with a hint of licorice, dark olive and roasting pan."
92 Point Rated - Lisa Perrotti-Brown Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Deep garnet/purple, the 2012 Syrah Bakers Gully reveals attractive cassis, blackberries, black cherries, earth, aged beef and game notes with cloves and tobacco hints. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the palate is packed with flavor and framed by firm, fine tannins through the long and meaty finish."
92 Point Rated - James Halliday Wine Companion
"Excellent depth of colour. Mid- to full-bodied with tar, blackberry, dried herb and sweet redcurrant flavours. Choc-coffee notes have melted entirely into the fruit. Succulent. No problems drinking this now."
Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz 2017 Export Cork
93 Point Rated - James Halliday Wine Companion
"The fragrant, floral red fruits and spice and pepper on the bouquet are joined by black pepper and licorice on the palate. Hard to resist at this price, very hard. No patience is required, it is ready now.""
91 Point Rated - James Suckling
"A bright and ripe shiraz that has abundant, pepper-laced blackberry and plum aromas with a fresh, zesty andintense core of fine and fresh tannin."
Huon Hooke - The Real Review
"Deepish red colour with a trace of purple, the bouquet shy, reserved, gently meaty-reductive and the palate lean and angular, with a hint of sweetness countered by firm, grippy tannins and acidity."
Christa Pickard - Wine Enthuasist Magazine
"This cherry-hued cool-climate Shiraz takes awhile to open in glass, but with time it rewards, with aromas of earthy spice, warm stone minerals and black-cherry fruit. The palate is equally as tightly wound, with powerful dusty tannins, lifted acidity and tangy fruit. This needs plenty of air or another year or two in bottle, but it nevertheless offers excellent value for money."
Decanter World Wine Awards
"Earthy, spiced baked plum aromas, jammy black cherry and sweet oak palate."
Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
97 Point Rated - Ray Jordan The West Australian
97 Point Rated & Top Ranked Cab Sauv - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"The colour is very deep, concentrated red/purple and the bouquet is a deep, brooding mix of blackberry violets, blueberry and blackcurrant. Perfect fruit ripeness. Oak is very background, and the palate is full-bodied and beautifully-structured, with the right amount of firmness in the tannins which run the full length of the palate and leave the finish cleansing and dry, the aftertaste refreshing and moreish. A superb wine and a classic of both variety and region. (The 63rd vintage of this wine)"
96 Point Rated & Special Value Buy - James Halliday Wine Companion
"One sip, you're in. Another seductive Black Label - its 63rd vintage - and it's a wow. Excellent vintage conditions have no doubt helped, but this Australian icon doesn't need a lot of assistance outside its trio of long-time 'curators': Sue Hodder, Allen Jenkins and Sarah Pidgeon. Masses of blackberry fruits, a touch of black olive savouriness, stewed rhubarb, violets. Casts a wide net across the palate with sustained black fruits and spice, but also notes of coffee grounds, bay leaf and vanilla. Oak enhances, yet keeps itself in the background."
96 Point Rated - Andrew Caillard MW
"Medium deep crimson. Classical cassis cedar aromas with roasted hazelnut, herb-garden, espresso coffee notes. Supple, elegant and minerally with gentle pure blackcurrant fruits, underlying cedar, dried herbs, vanilla roasted chestnut oak, superb mid-palate inkiness and vigorous fine grainy tannins. In some ways understated and sotto voce but lovely clarity and composure. A very age-worthy style yet with immediate appeal"
95 Point Rated - Jeremy Oliver
"A pristine, stylish Coonawarra cabernet of medium to fullish weight. Scented with violets, cassis, mulberries, dark plums and fresh cedar/chocolate oak, it’s long, elegant and firmish, with a wonderful drive of sumptuous flavour tightly wound around a finely balanced, gravelly spine. Underpinned by a suggestion of mint, it’s just beginning to reveal some of the complexity it will certainly deliver over the very log term"
93 Point Rated - Tyson Stelzer
"A legendary staple of every Australian cellar, the 63rd vintage of Wynns' beloved 'black label' contrasts the blackcurrant density of a warm summer with the fine-boned tannins and bright acid tension of long, slow autumn ripening. It's framed eloquently in French oak (21% new). Another classic for the long-term"
Shanahans If Forever Exists Barossa Valley Shiraz 2016
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Barossa Valley Shiraz Winery Of Year - Melbourne International Wine Competition 2020
Barossa Valley Winery Of Year - New York International Wine Competition 2021
Award Winner
China Wine & Spirit Awards 2020
Melbourne International Wine Competition 2020
Normans Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Gold Medal
Chian Wine & Spirit Awards 2020
Wine Showcase 2021
The Colonial Estate Exile Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018
Gold Medal
Wine Showcase Magazine
Mount Langi Ghiran Billi Billi Shiraz 2017 Export Cork
Award Winner
Decanter World Wine Awards 2020
Normans Chais Clarendon McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
Double Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2018
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