Sipping Fine Wine

9.8

Dark Ruby with dark berry fruit aromas, vanilla, cedar, baking and herb spice, fruit only from Barossa Valley, aged in French oak. On the palate this wine has complex flavors of blackberry and blueberry with licorice, cacao, oak and vanilla. Fine dusty tannins, peasant mouthfeel, full-bodied, long ending with a nice earthy spice finish. Aging well, good now, has room to age! — 22 days ago

ESF

9.1

at 10 years this was absolutely strutting: generous blackberry, plum, cassis compote - rich, voluptuous exotic spices & white pepper - very Northern Rhône. silky smooth w/not the longest finish but the QPR is insane — a month ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

A perfect balance between oak and fruit (blackberry) from this Barossa Shiraz. Great winemaking from John Duval who has quite the CV. John was Chief Winemaker at Penfolds from 1986 until 2002 being only the 3rd custodian of Penfolds Grange after Max Schubert (creator of Grange) and Don Ditter. In 2020 this wine received Shiraz of the Year and 99 points from the James Halliday Wine Companion. The product of old vines in the Barossa. Luscious but in balance and overall - delicious. — 2 months ago

Ross Bathgate

9.3

Opened after Xmas lunch as we needed a follow up to the Black Shiraz. Did not disappoint. Mature and soft with all the lovely spice and dark fruit of the basket pressed. Lovely. — 6 days ago

Keith Converse

8.9

Cierra enjoyed this. — a day ago

Carter Snead

9.4

Pat M’s bday and homecoming! — 2 months ago

with John

Ross Bathgate

9.6

2021 disgorgement. Extraordinary. So vibrant and complex. Perfect for our Xmas lunch with ham and turkey. — 6 days ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

12/2025. Bold and smooth. Nice on the palate. Paired well with the dry aged ribeye at Halls Chophouse. — 23 days ago

Lev Lavrichtchev

8.9

Nov 2025: PnP ready, fresh and nice — a year ago

Scott Kahn

8.9

This Aussie GSM was much richer than most Rhône wines that I’ve enjoyed - more red fruit and compote. Enjoyable albeit not overly complex. — 2 months ago