James Halliday – “Hand-picked fruit form the Crayeres vineyard, fermented in a combination of 60/40% stainless steel and large-format oak; no mlf. Aged on lees until blending and bottling. Totally sophisticated … the fruit here is completely at one with the oak, which, save for the textural impact of soft, round shape, it is largely invisible. This has persistent flow of flavour across the palate, trailing into a long and languid finish. Juniper, cassis, green apple skins, snow pea florals, brine, jasmine tea and blackberry bramble. Really smart. Restrained and seamless.”

James Halliday – This is a marvel. It has all of the sophistication and line of the Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc, but it works within a startlingly streamlined framework of phenolics. This is slippery and supple in texture, with rivulets of flavour that ripple and course through the mouth, long after the wine has left. We are lucky to have the quality of sauvignon blanc that we do here in Australia and this is one of the very best. An amazing display of class." - Erin Larkin (Halliday Wine Companion)

World Wine – “A blend of 68% Cabernet Franc and 32% Shiraz with the wines aged in small format oak for 8 months (11% new) and then a further 11 months in an old oak foudre and then aged in bottle for 6 months prior to release. The nose shows the dominance of Cabernet Franc with savoury edged raspberry and understated dried herbs and a touch of black pepper; plum fruit is in the background. The balance of the wine is excellent, it treads the line between savoury, earthen influence and concentrated, mouthfilling red and black fruits. Tannins are fine and graphite like, etched with dark cocoa they provide the bridge between the dried herb and dark cherry influence of cabernet franc and the black pastille and plum from cooler climate shiraz.” 94 points Patrick Eckel, winereviewer.com 6 February 2022

World Wine – “A release of elegance and power in the same breadth. An exercise of exacting viticulture and winemaking technique showcases once again an emerging icon of Australian wine. The blend was 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Shiraz and 11% Cabernet Franc with the wine aged in a high proportion of new oak for 9 months before another 9 months in large format, older oak foudre. The aromatics on the nose have floral blackberry and plum in terms of fruit, but there are layers of secondary interest in terms of graphite, understated cedar and unsweetened liquorice. The wine has soaked up the influence of new oak, it provides a glossy, lightly spiced backdrop for black fruits, earth and graphite to show themselves. Tannins are supple and fine yet give texture and polish; the finish has wonderful persistence with drying blackberry and liquorice swept up with lingering dry spice.” 97 points Patrick Eckel, wine reviewer.com February 2022