(100ml) The dark amber/tawny colour thickly coats the glass and leaves a lingering residue; the bouquet is sensationally concentrated and powerful, with a lift of volatile acidity that is such an integral part of the wine as to not be a fault, and the concentration of flavour has to be tasted to be believed. The flavours are espresso coffee, very dark chocolate, molasses, treacle, Christmas pudding and a high note of nutty oak. The closest comparison I can make is with very, very old balsamic vinegar from Modena. It's tremendously viscous, sweet and unctuous in the mouth, with an almost endless aftertaste. A breath-taking old tawny.

99 points, The Real Review (February 2023)

Thick and viscous, this 100-year-old Seppeltsfield 1923 Para Vintage Tawny opens up with glorious aromas of antique furniture, wood polish, old leather, coffee grounds, espresso and cocoa beans. A deep, brooding, dark chocolate center offers a rush of sweet fruit. Despite its age, the 1923 retains unbelievable vibrancy showing all the qualities of a wine that could go on for decades. Then it displays a silky core of fruit with a strong backbone of acidity underlying spicy, old wood rancio and raisin before a long, bright and ethereal finish that, while sweet, almost finishes dry with extraordinary length. The 1923 is an Australian icon, a wine deserving of a perfect score.

100 points, Vinous (February 2023)