"Medium to deep red colour with a faint tinge of purple, the bouquet smoky and tarry, charcoal and charred oak-scented. A roasted northern Barossa style bouquet. The wine is full-bodied and rich, big and opulent, with masses of supple tannins and a savoury disposition. Dense, chocolate/mocha and tarry flavours, the palate big and ample and long on the finish. A rich, generous, satisfying drink of red wine. (Southern, middle and northern Barossa vineyards. 20% new oak. 2.5% Viognier). Drink 2018 to 2035"

95 points, Huon Hooke, June 2018.

"Destemmed, open-fermented, 7 days on skins, matured for 30 months in French barriques (50% new) before blending trials determined 2% of viognier be blended in. One of the classic Torbreck wines, with the added benefits of the '15 vintage. It is a gorgeously deep pool of supple, mouth-filling/watering fruit flavours (impossible, I know, but it is). Seduction clinically confronts and comforts the consumer. Black fruits, liquorice and a shaft of dark chocolate, plus oak, do the business."

97 points, James Halliday, August 2018.

A great RunRig that has unapologetic richness and ripeness with a very fragrant viognier kick on the nose, which adds perfume to the aromas of blackberries, blood plums and tarry notes. The palate sweeps in big waves of fleshy fruit, carrying an impressive core of spice-wrapped sweet black fruits, The ribbon-like tannins deliver length in a smoothly charming mode.

96 points, jamessuckling.com (December 2018)