Ranked #8 of 110 2014 Shiraz from Barossa Valley
96/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep purple/red colour, youthful and bright, the bouquet loaded with concentrated dark berries and spices galore. It's incredibly powerful and full-bodied, with immense intensity and penetrating flavour that lingers long on the farewell. A massive wine, with heaps of oak but the oak is quite well-integrated. A very long-term red wine. Outstanding potential.
Tasted: 16/05/2018
Drink: 2021 to 2044
95 Points James Halliday
A wine for those who like ‘em soft, molten and rich. Vanilla-mocha-caramel brittle oak leads off. A swathe of vanilla and blueberry, too, segueing to sweet, raisiny tannins. There is some herbal complexity providing respite to the power and fruit sweetness, while platforming an impressive strut across a very long finish. Drink to 2038.
Ned Goodwin MW. June, 2021