91 Point Rated - Ned Goodwin Halliday Wine Companion

This is good, but far from great. Not reaching its potential due to a risk-averse playbook. Plenty of fruit and oomph, but not enough lightness. Cherry liqueur, vanillan oak and bitter chocolate. A long generous finish that will please many, all the same.

90 Point Rated - Mike Bennie The Wine Front

Winemaker Richard Mattner worked at Wolf Blass from 1994, did correspondence, graduated and ended up at Wolf Blass, continued to climb rungs; he’s landed the Pepperjack gig and run at it. McLaren Vale and Barossa blend here. “My mum and dad have a one and quarter acre block that I grew up on and is 50-year-old Grenache, so have always enjoyed the variety”, Mattner says.

Cuddly Grenache of sumptuous mouthfeel, all velvety, creamy, pillowy, sweet fruited but with a nice chew of tannin and bright acidity, choc-malt notes in ripe raspberry, sweet spice in the mix too. Some cedary-twiggy notes in bouquet, not so much found in flavours. Of an ilk, bolder Grenache, done in an easy drinking style.

Highly Rated - Stuart Knox The Real Review

Medium intense ruby colour. Blueberries and sawdust nose. Dark fruits, African spice and wood shavings bound across the palate. The tannins provide some control into a dry and slightly warm finish. A vigorous wine.