Region Victoria Grapes Cabernet Rating 90 pts by Jeremy Oliver

Region Coonawarra Grape Cabernet Sauvignon

Region Coonawarra Grape Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Focused, elegant style emphasizing the pretty currant and berry flavors, hinting at a touch of sage on the firm finish. Drink now through 2006. 7,000 cases imported. -87 pts by Wine Spectator

Region Coonawarra Grapes Shriaz Cabernet Sauvignon

Region Coonawarra Grapes Shriaz Cabernet Sauvignon Tasting Notes Firm and flavorful, a succulent mouthful of anise-scented blackberry and mineral flavors. Has a density and intensity that promises much with cellaring. Nice now, best from 2000 through 2005. -91 pts by Wine Spectator Medium to full red-purple; a powerful, concentrated bouquet with excellent fruit and oak… Read More »

Region Hunter Valley Grape Cabernets Tasting Notes Slightly lighter than the 2003; long and fine; all the elements surrounding red and black fruits, in mainstream Folly style. -93 pts by James Halliday

Region Coonawarra Grape Merlot Tasting Notes Medium red-purple; the bouquet is at once subtle yet complex, with savoury/foresty aromas which flow through seamlessly to the palate, where they are a little more intense, backed by plummy fruit and supported by soft tannins. One of the many faces of Australian Merlot. -89 pts by James Halliday

Region Coonawarra Grape Shiraz Tasting Notes Jammy, sweet and forward, this raw and gritty shiraz has a modest presence of dark berry and plum flavour that is hammered and flattened by what appears to be clunky, unconditioned and oily oak influences. It’s quite assertive but angular, with some brightness and intensity of fruit framed by… Read More »

Region Heathcote Grape Shiraz Cabernet Franc Tasting Notes Less dense colour than Georgia’s Paddock; overall, far more savoury and less luscious; bitter chocolate, spice and blackberry power the long finish to redeem the wine. -94 pts by James Halliday This wine needs plenty of time for its reserved expression of spicy, currant-like flavours of cranberries,… Read More »

Region Heathcote Grape Shiraz Cabernet Franc Tasting Notes Jasper Hill has experienced some of the worst of the Victorian drought, and there’s little doubt that this wine does reveal some of the stress endured by this now-famous dryland vineyard. There’s a meaty animal hide quality to its aroma of dried herbs and vanilla oak, while… Read More »