Chilled red - Powell’s Leederville — 3 years ago
Delectable this is the Block 9 Shiraz, not offered in your Database. Typical peppery Mount Barker Shiraz. Dense Ruby with a crimson rim. A note of cigarette fine cut rolling tobacco and blue fruits. A medium bodied palate with spice and pepper. Savoury with medium minus fruit influence. Good length and M+ persistence. Visited the district and this winery about 4 years ago in 2019. I have always loved this style of Shiraz. Gold medal and Trophy Best WA Red at 2018 Perth Royal Wine Show. — 3 years ago
We bought this at the cellar door in Mt Barker WA in early January on a trip over there before COVID hit and state borders were closed. First of 6. Dark Ruby in colour. Very peppery on nose and palate with touches of cinnamon - fruit is in the plum spectrum. Drinking this rather young - it will develop more complexity. I personally love this Northern Rhone style. — 6 years ago
Delicioso! — 7 years ago
The official wine of the Barker/Hankinson clan! Enjoyed thoroughly during Mike+Megan's wedding in Vancouver in August 2018 — 8 years ago
Initially oaky notes which blew off after a while. Black and blue fruits, a gingery note with stacks of black pepper. A genuine cool climate Syrah - possibly NZ’s premium Syrah and certainly one of my favourite Syrahs. Black pepper and spice bordering on profound palate intensity. Very northern Rhone - excellent. I don’t know how available this is overseas but it’s worth seeking out. An interesting back story: The winemaker, John Hancock, who worked the harvest at Jaboulet in 1996 received Syrah cuttings from the Hermitage Hill as a gift from Gerard Jaboulet. Hancock planted them in 2001 and now, in good vintages, uses the fruit for Homage. Scents of potpourri, lavender and wild thyme “. I totally agree. I had a 2nd bottle 40 weeks later on 29th March 2025. Very good - seems more peppery than usual. I had a 3rd bottle on 11/10/25. Leaner on the mid palate than I recall. White pepper very much in evidence. I can’t see this putting on weight in the coming years. Next in a year or so. 4th bottle on 4th July 2026 matched with a Forest Hill Mount Barker 2017 which had white pepper notes. This Trinity Hill had definitely black pepper notes. 5th bottle on 5th October 2026 with consistent notes. Very peppery. 98 points from Bob Campbell MW. Do a unique note for the last bottle in about mid 2027. — 2 years ago
Really enjoyable, fantastic with slow roast lamb — 4 years ago
Very Alsatian, wet stone, a bit of peppery spice, high acidity. — 6 years ago
Cab type blend dry red wine. — 8 years ago
🍷✅✅❤ a wonderful spicy riesling — 8 years ago
A sappy red fruited slightly savoury perfume…stewed fruits. Reminds me of those Western Australia Pinot characteristics. I used to buy Moss Wood Pinot where the fruit came from Pemberton if I recall correctly. This WA Pinot from Mount Barker, we bought at the winery a few years ago reminds me of the old Moss Wood Pinots. I don’t think this is a cellaring proposition but it is tasting great at 6 years old. On the 2nd night a whiff of honeycomb from the oak. — 3 years ago
A label new to me I bought at a Downs Club tasting. A little funk on the nose with almonds and under ripe stone fruit. Impressive if not a little light on the palate with the nose carrying through on to the palate. On the 2nd day this had filled out finishing with a saline minerality. Medium plus intensity and length. Proves once again that the Adelaide Hills is an exceptional area for Chardonnay - think Shaw and Smith M3 Chardonnay. — 4 years ago



Another wine from the Langtons Outstanding Classification. A multi regional blend from WA with Cabernet fruit from both Margaret River and Great Southern (Mount Barker). Classic Cabernet descriptors - long living. Deserves its rating as Outstanding. — 8 years ago
Doug Powers
Still shows a deep, dark mulberry core to the lovely fruit, more evolved than earlier bottles, long, lingering finish, really very fine Great Southern (Mt. Barker is the location of the vineyard) Shiraz!! — 2 months ago