Medium depth, bright, red-purple colour; an out-front spicy/smoky/meaty bouquet invoking charcuterie, dried herbs and red fruits, a hint of Campari also. The wine is medium-full bodied and packs a punch, with abundant firm tannins and intense flavour, which just seems a trifle plain at this juncture but will surely build more complexity with a little age. Excellent concentration, long finish.

95 points, The Real Review (July 2023)

Wonderful season in the Yarra Valley, so little surprise that a wine of this class emerges. It’s sourced from two vineyards – at Yering Station and Coldstream and naturally fermented in 500L French oak puncheons. The power of the Mendoza clone is immediately evident on the nose and reinforced on the palate with beautiful floral notes and a savoury element bringing complexity. The palate combines elegance and refinement with the power of that Mendoza clone, delivering to a super long palate. Exceptional wine.

97 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)

This is a barrel selection of fruit sourced from four blocks, each bringing different and essential points of difference to the equation. It’s a wine of tremendous presence and poise with the deeply intense and firmish palate supported by firm chalky tannins and fine-grained oak. It’s silky smooth and thoroughly seamless with a palate that is both focussed and well-shaped.

97 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)

One of the finest Shiraz Viognier ever to come off this Yarra vineyard. It’s ripe and fleshy with abundant dense fruit coursing through the palate. Aromas of spices and perfumes with that ever so faint apricot kernel and floral orange blossom evident. The palate is beautifully knitted together with the tannins from the Viognier perfectly in tune with the weight of the Shiraz. Poised and powerful.

96 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)

When the stars align and the vintage is good, Cabernet Sauvignon shines in the Yarra. This was one of those years with a wine of rare brilliance. Yarra Cabernets display such refined elegance from the perfumed aromas through to the finely structured palate. But there is power and it is here in abundance. The red berry and black fruit combination with a spicy oak infusion is immediately engaging on the nose. There the core of fine minerally tannin and neat oak combine to bring this baby home. Exceptional wine.

96 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)

This Yarra Valley Pinot takes you into a heady new zone with its combination of ethereal beauty and immense power. It is the first release of this wine since 2017 and comes off a particular piece of dirt identified some years ago. Aromas of sour cherry and light cracked seashell minerality with a subtle savoury edge. It’s a combination of whole bunch and destemmed fruit which comes together after barrel selection to about 3% whole bunch and 29% new oak. The palate has a firm but super fine structure that delivers to a long, focussed finish. There’s a vibrancy and luminosity here unlike almost any other Aussie Pinot Noir. If you’re serious about you Pinots then this small volume beauty should be on your bucket list.

99 points, Wine Pilot (July 2023)

Fabulously bright and youthful in the glass. Lifted and fragrant aromas of blueberry, cola, pepper, spice, pot pourri, sweet florals and nutty oak. Fresh, lively and really crunchy and punchy on the palate. Lashings of blue fruits, spice, anise and bramble. Lovely mouth-feel, weight and texture. A mid-weight, cooler-climate shiraz of real sophistication and absolute seamlessness.

96 points, The Real Review (July 2023)

Complex and lifted aromas of grapefruit pith, nougat, just-ripe white stone fruit, grilled nuts, white flowers and wet stone. There’s plenty going on here. Opulently flavoured, rich and multi-faceted. There’s a pure drive of citrus and stone fruit along with mealy, nutty oak and punchy, shapely acidity. Lovely weight, texture and length. A very complete chardonnay.

96 points, The Real Review (August 2023)