Bob McDonald

9.0

Mid Ruby. Notes of mulberry, lavender, cherry and a little pepper. Medium bodied spicy palate showing cool climate characters. Drinking well at 8 years with a long future. The last one I had was in 2018. This is more the midweek quaffer Wynns Shiraz, not like their premium Shiraz, “The Michael “. Interestingly Shiraz was initially the predominant red varietal in Coonawarra before Cabernet Sauvignon took that mantle. — 3 days ago

David Kline

9.2

Black olive, rye crust, bran, olive wood, wood ear, black currant, cassis, and gravel nose. Black and tart cherries, rose stem, mulberry, cassis, mocha cigar, baking chocolate, plum skins. Elegant, if a little closed.


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Aravind A

9.1

Pop and pour. On the nose: pine needle, cola, dusty blackberry, mulberry leaf. On the palate: excellent acidity, damp earth, bark, mulberry. Lacking some concentration/density on the mid, but a nice juicy finish with very soft tannin. — 2 years ago

Maxwell Hall

10

CWM: Waves of dark fruits waft from the glass: blueberry, mulberry and plum. Full-bodied and lush in the mouth, layers of vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, and faint florals develop on the palate. It closes with a long, polished finish filled with fine-grained, singularly dense Petite Sirah Tanins. — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

See previous Delectable note. Very dark Ruby in colour - opaque. A beautiful fragrant black fruited nose of mulberry, cassis and dried herbs. It’s nice to vary our producers from Margaret River and this is one that one doesn’t often see. This was most impressive - full bodied palate showing blackberry, eucalypt, bay leaf, capsicum, plum - in fact all of the Cabernet descriptors. Graphite texture with velvety tannins. This is from the southern end of Margs near the likes of Cape Mentelle and Voyager Estate. To repeat the previous note this won a major Trophy in London for best Cabernet Sauvignon from Margaret River. This could cellar for at least another 5 years. — 4 months ago

David White

9.4

At 40 years this is hitting its tops
Took about 4 hrs to open, nice dark colour and mulberry and berry flavours with long lasting aftertaste
Old St Juliens seem so long lasting and mature with grace — 2 years ago

WC Fields

9.1

Black olives, some bacon fat, mulberry, blackberries and smoke. Big tannins. Love me some Umbria. — 2 years ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Ripe dark plums, blackcurrants and faint mulberry, very good structure, medium-rich and round, tannins clamp down on the medium-long finish, needs time (5+ years at least)!! — 7 months ago

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Bob McDonald

9.5

See previous notes on July 2018 and October 2021. This is maturity nicely. Keith Mugford, the owner and winemaker said on release “It will take at least 10 years to develop some bottle age characters and will probably reach its peak somewhere around 20 years old. However it should continue to be drinkable up to 30 years old, at least and especially for those bottles under screw cap.” (Which this was). Showing cassis, mulberry, cedar and a little tobacco. Mouth filling and delicious. Rich and sweet - could be described as a Shiraz lover’s Cabernet. Great persistence - smooth and slippery tannins. A very good vintage in Margaret River. I have 3 left - next one in late 2026 or 2027 when 20 years old. I also have a Magnum which should not be touched until at least 25 years of age. — 10 months ago

Michael Wallace

9.2

Really jammy, lots of raspberry and blackberry flavors. Rounded mouth feel, — 2 years ago