Very attractive sweet raspberry, mulberry and a trace of peppermint to smell, the palate bright and intense with lifted berry fruit and elegant structure. The tannins are fine and taut, oak understated. The palate is fine and long, elegant and streamlined. Scores high for drinkability. As McLaren Vale goes, this is pretty much in syrah style.07 JAN 2023 Drink 2023–2035
91 points Huon Hooke therealreview.com
This is McLaren Vale meeting the northern Rhône on its own terms. Full bodied, but savoury. Sweetness of obvious fruit, mercifully avoided. The clutch of reduction handled deftly, imparting tension and a sense of freshness across the mid palate. This is how to do it! Dried nori, jamon, tapenade salinity and violets. There's a core of unadulterated blueberry sweetness tempered by clove, cardamom and a skein of peppery acidity threaded long.