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91 POINTS
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Year: 2012
Editorial: "Black fruit, vanilla cream and spice, sage oil and gentle earthiness. Full bodied, smooth and supple, with plenty of dark chocolate, nougat and a distinct saline tang to close. A mouthful of black wine. Drink now for volume and flesh." (2010 Vintage)
Reference: www.winefront.com.au
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GOLD MEDAL
2012 Mundus Vini Wine Show
Year: 2012
Editorial: (2010 Vintage)
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94 POINTS
James Halliday
Year: 2012
Editorial: "A deep, dark and dense wine, showing lavish levels of sweet black fruits, mocha oak and a fresh sea salt tang for contrast; full-bodied and full throttle in every regard, yet showing a lightness of touch and fineness of tannin that provides a long and even finish." (2010 Vintage)
Reference: www.winecompanion.com.au
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5 STARS
Gourmet Traveller Wine
Year: 2012
Editorial: "a plush style with a good degree of complexity. Blue fruits, lavender and violet on the nose, with a nice savoury edge. The flesh and oak are in harmony with the body. It's ripe, but not over the top." Otton (2010 Vintage)
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93 POINTS
Tony Keys, The Key Report
Year: 2012
Editorial: (2010 Vintage)
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4.5 STARS
Winestate Magazine, McLaren Vale, Langhorne & Fleurieu Tasting
Year: 2012
Editorial: "Another rich, full-bodied shiraz with a big hit of inky, tar-like aromas showing peppery elements. Palate has great concentration and drive. Hold for 10 years!" (2010 Vintage)
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"this is all high class deliciousness; sexy, sensuous and worth the money."
Julian Coldrey
Year: 2012
Editorial: "The palate, while fully flavoured, is most striking for its ease and flow. This is such a mellifluous wine, moving gently through the entry and middle palate, pushing intense plum fruit out from its brisk line to cover the tongue with flavour. There are prickles of acid at the edges, nicely fresh but mostly undisturbed by the thickness of the wine's flavour and its generous body. ... I like the bright red swell through the after palate, and the silty tannins that settle on the finish are delicious.... this is all high class deliciousness; sexy, sensuous and worth the money." (2010 Vintage)
Reference: www.fullpour.com
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90 POINTS
Huon Hooke
Year: 2012
Editorial: "Deep, dark red colour, with a black/purple rim. Oaky bouquet with a trace of dead fruit. 'Licorice allsorts'!" (2010 Vintage)
Reference: www.huonhooke.com
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91 Points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Advocate
Year: 2012
Editorial: "displays deep, solid garnet color and intense, evolving notes of warm berry compote, spice box, potpourri, pepper, salami and black olives. Medium to full bodied with plenty of taut, expressive fruit in the mouth, it is well balanced with rounded tannins and lively acid. The finish is long with some spiciness coming through. Drinking nicely now, it should remain good to 2020+. (2008 Vintage)
Reference: www.erobertparker.com
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GOLD Medal
2011 Mundus Vini International Wine Show
Year: 2011
Editorial: One of Europe's biggest international wine shows. (2008 Vintage)
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95 Points
James Halliday Wine Companion 2011
Year: 2011
Editorial: “Deep purple-crimson; the bouquet speaks equally strongly about the variety and the region, black fruits wrapped in a light coat of dark chocolate” (2008 Vintage)
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5 STARS
Christopher Hayes, eatanddrink.com.au
Year: 2011
Editorial: 5 STARS “Only made in the best vintages, the Reserve Shiraz is Dowie Doole's prestige wine and it stands apart for its old vine intensity and texture. Lots of French oak spice & vanilla, liquorice and dark cherry fruit and concentration and textural integrity that only comes with very old vines... it's long, rich and very sexy.” (2008 Vintage)
Reference: eatanddrink.com.au
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94 Points
Tony Keys, The Key Report, March 2010
Year: 2011
Editorial: "Just 1851 bottles made from the finest fruit the guys can lay their hands on; it hit deeper notes then Paul Robson and greater heights then Luciano Pavarotti its very young now but rates 94 with I think 3 more to come” (2008 Vintage)
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91+ points
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
Year: 2011
Editorial: "A hulking red with the softest of hearts. Intense blackberry and chocolate flavours. The freshness of boysenberry and sweetness of ripe plums too. But forget the flavours themselves – this wine is about black colour and full-on red wine intensity... it’s a big, crowd-pleasing mouthful of flavour." (2008 vintage)
Reference: www.winefront.com.au
