• 94 points – James Halliday’s Wine Companion 2017. P. 754-755 “95% shiraz, 5% petite Syrah from McLaren Vale, open and closed fermenters, matured for 18 months in new and used hogsheads. Deep, gleaming inky purple; all about hedonism: this bypasses the head, travelling through the heart and establishing a lasting friendship with the stomach. It’s the outcome of some very clever winemaking.” 

Other Accolades

• Trophy & Double Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards Best Value 2016

• 93 points – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 1st September 2016, thewinefront.com.au “95% shiraz, 5% petit syrah from McLaren Vale. One for the lovers of a Big Red. It's a hulking wine. High alcohol, high impact, the throttle pulled out. Asphalt, toast, dark chocolate, and blackberry, with saltbush notes infused throughout. Plenty of tannin, both grainy and ripe; grunty. A warm-the-cockles style but with a hard-stare seriousness. You have to excuse a bit of alcohol warmth and prefer your reds to be on the old-school side of town, but in that light, this packs an impressive punch.” 

• Gold Medal/93 points – Tastings World Wine Championships “Black garnet colour. Lively, savoury aromas and flavours of roasted peppers, dried mulberries, leather, and hung game with a satiny, lively dryish medium-to-full-body and a smooth, complex, long pomegranates, over dried tomato, crème brulee, and nuts and cedar finish with well-integrated, chewy earthy tannins and moderate oak. A seriously poise and structured shiraz blend that drinks like an old-world Rhone wine.”   

• 92 Points - James Suckling 3rd February 2016, “A bold and rich red that marries these two compatible varieties effortlessly. Plenty of dark cassis and blood plum, chocolate, mocha, and liquorice, gently peppery too. It’s a big wine.” 

• 91 Points – Tastings.com 20/04/2015 “Nearly opaque black, violet colour. Delicate, toasty, fruity aromas of toffee and black raspberry torte with a silky, lively, drying medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, medium-long spiced nuts, herb roasted root vegetables, pomegranate, and bacon finish with well-integrated tannins. A supple, enticingly dry red blend that will pair well at the table.” 

• Gold Medal/92 Points - AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2015

• Gold Medal - Winemaker Challenge 2015 (USA)

• Gold Medal - The Global Syrah Masters 2016 (UK)

• Gold Medal - China Wine & Spirits Awards 2015 and 2016 

• old Medal/91 points - Critics Challenge 2016 (USA)

• Gold Medal - Melbourne International Wine Competition 2015

• Gold Medal - San Francisco International Wine Competition 2015 (USA)

• Gold Medal/91 points -Tasting World Wine Championships 2015 (USA)

• Gold Medal -Japan Wine Challenge 2015 

• Gold Medal - New Zealand International Wine Show 2015