Big wine but beautifully turned out. Blueberry and plum flavours flood the palate, pulling vanilla, cream and clove characters along with them. Graphite and woodsmoke notes then emerge and bloom with air. I looked at this over the course of four days I reckon and it hardly budged throughout; it’s a rock solid wine, in substance and quality, though the fine-grain of the tannin here lends the profile a fair amount of finesse. This will live for a very long time.

95 points, The Wine Front (January 2023)

A confluence of fruit planted in 1892 in Upper Tintara, together with McLaren Flat sourcing from the Elliot site, much of which is 57 years old. Fermented wild in open-tops before maturation in French oak (25% new) for 17 months. Powerful and heady, yet taut, spicy and introverted. White pepper and clove serve up first impressions. Blueberry, violet and a ferrous meatiness unravel with a workout in the glass. The finish is exceptionally long and detailed, if not drying and in need of time. This should come together very well.

95 points, Wine Companion (February 2022)