The Wine Front – "It’s Chateau Ste Anne on the bottle, which may lead to some minor level of confusion, though for consistency (my own), I’ll keep it as Sainte. Redcurrant, fresh strawberry, aniseed, lilac, rosehip and assorted floral perfume. It’s silky and fine, gently earthy sporting quiet complexity, gloss and flint, fine balanced acidity, and a very long spicy and chalky finish. Perhaps a little tangerine in the mix too. It’s a lovely, composed, and excellent example of Bandol rosé." 95 points (Gary Walsh)

Wine Enthusiast – "This is just the second release of this varietal. It is a marvellous expression of Mourvèdre superimposed with the Frankland style. The earthy and slightly rustic tones are evident as they work into the grainy mediumbodied fruit. A distinctive iron filings ferrous character is part varietal and part regional. Super exciting development." - 95 points, Ray Jordan, Winepilot.com.

James Halliday – “Swinney's exceptional mourvèdre in rosé form. It's a pale, dry and savoury style, feels concentrated in fruit character, spicy, and imbued with an interesting almost nutty/salty element that feels unique and compelling. Violet floral lift, red cherry, some faint game meat notes in bouquet and palate, too. Good textural experience in slinky, juicy upfront with some fine, powdery tannin to finish. Complex expression, is the takeaway.” - Mike Bennie, The Wine Companion

The Wine Front – "Here’s a wild wine of emphatic personality. Blue fruit, white pepper and exotic spice, but also bloody and ferrous too. I’m thinking blood plum, dried orange peel offering a pleasingly biter cinch, chalky and chewy, so much dried herb and liquorice-laced meaty spicy goodness, smudgy and ashen, but kind of vibrant too, with a meaty/grainy/sappy finish of excellent length. A terrific expression of Mataro." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front

James Suckling – "Superlative mourvedre and certainly the leading light for the variety in Australia. Briny, chewy and gorgeous in its savory guise, this is a powerful expression bound to such a taut tannic fabric, underlain by spice and a tuft of dried herb, that there is not for a moment any excess of sweet fruit. Lots of chomp, depth and layers, oozing tapenade, saddle leather, sweet loamy earth, martini brine, menthol and violet notes, with raspberry bon-bon lurking. A wonderful wine deserving of serious praise and cellar time." - Ned Goodwin MW (JamesSuckling.com)

James Suckling – “A seductive and well-made Cairanne with crunchy berry character. On the nose cherries, forest berries and herbs dominate. The medium-bodied palate reveals a harmonious structure and poised character. Delicious and vivid.” - jamesuckling.com

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – Strongly marked by bold fruit on the nose, the 2019 Cotes du Rhone features scents of blackberries, raspberries and cherries. Medium to full-bodied, it's atypically rich and structured—a fine, balanced summation of the vintage. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate