This has a fresh, vibrant nose with plenty of blackberries and quite an intense, spiced-pastry edge. Some orange zest and pith, as well as graphite. A sense of fluidity and elegance here, the neatly-expressed tannins are given plenty of space. There’s a gently spicy edge, good length and balance. Red-plum and light blackberry flavors.

93 points, JamesSuckling.com (July 2020)

After mapping and separating the Alkina vineyard in Greenock into tiny patches known as polygons, based on varying geologies, the winemaking team has made tiny amounts from the most distinctive of them in what they deem the results of intense research and extreme commitment. The prices of their Polygon wines reflect this and their rarity.

Even within just a 0.4 hectare section, four distinct parcels have been further separated for this unique creation of shiraz, 100% whole bunch fermented in concrete before nine months in a ten year old barrel. Lifted with raspberry and chocolate notes, peppery spices – almost Szechuan, certainly an Asian pantry feel – this immensely attractive, medium bodied, open-weave wine is simply delicious to drink. Chinese dishes for sure, although it’s so appealing on its own.

95 points, Wine Pilot

This comes from a thin strip of old vines behind the homestead, just 0.4 hectares. And yet they have four separate parcels from it (the parcel in the middle, just 0.097 hectares, lacks the schist content and is therefore excluded). The other three sit on ‘heavily fractured micaceous schist’. Total production was just 46 cases and 50 magnums. This is Greenock Creek Shiraz at its best (the Creek winds its way through the vineyards, so the reference is to the sub-region and not the winery of that name). 100% whole bunches and then fermented in a concrete tulip, before spending nine months in a ten year old barrel. What a brilliant Shiraz.

Notes of exotic spices (an Asian spice shop), beef stock, vegemite, chocolate, delicatessen meats, black fruits, warm earth and cassis abound. A glorious, supple texture here. Again, like all the 2019s, there are notes very reminiscent of the Rhone Valley. The palate shows serious concentration of those chocolate notes with aoft and satiny tannins and immaculate balance. Really adore this wine.

98 points, Winepilot