Allen Meadows 91pts - "An atypically high-toned nose of briar, wood spice and red pinot fruit aromas laced with warm earth and hints of smoke and game lead to sweet, sappy, intense and structured flavors that offer good if not outstanding concentration yet the power, length, ba....
Allen Meadows 89-91pts - "In contrast to the elegance of the Perrières, this is much more deeply pitched with distinct floral aromas and nuances of spice, earth and a certain subtle sauvage character that leads to bigger and more robust flavors blessed with ample concent....
Allen Meadows 93pts - "A green apple, white flower and oak toast nose precedes muscular and notably powerful broad-shouldered flavors that are rich, full and sappy while delivering a concentrated and hugely long finish..."
Jancis Robinson 17/20 - "Fine and smokily perfumed. Quite sappy and lively and lemony - a very good blend of his seven parcels in the appellation. All leesy and lots of pleasure. Long.."
Allen Meadows,85pts - "A fruit and expressive nose of primarily citrus blossom and orange zest leads to clean and bright light to medium weight flavors that are easy to like and crisp.."
Robert Parker 98pts - "The 2006 The Armagh is one of Australia’s icon wines. Sourced from a vineyard planted in 1964 on its own roots, it is a100% Shiraz cuvee that spent 17 months in 100% new French and American oak before a bottling without fining and filtration. A satu....
Robert Parker 98pts - "..Saturated in appearance, the wine offers up notes of pain grille, balsamic, crushed stone, floral notes, and wild black fruits. Exceptionally powerful, focused, and beautifully proportioned, this full-bodied wine is dense, rich, and structured for the l....
Wine Spectator 94pts - "Dark ruby in color, showing aromas of currant, new oak and fresh herbs, with hints of spices. Full-bodied, with very chewy tannins and an outstanding concentration of fruit..."
Wine Spectator, 99pts - "Shows excellent color and richness for a Sangiovese, with aromas of sultana, coffee, toasty oak and vanilla bean. Full-bodied, with masses of fruit and chewy tannins. The concentration and depth of fruit and layers of tannins are breathtaking. A blockbu....
Campbell Mattinson, 94pts - "...This sure is a lipsmacking drink. It tastes of dust and raspberries, raisins and hay. Look some more and you taste cloves and spice, plums and blackberry jubes. Lovely balance. Excellent freshness and vitality. And satiny mouthfeel. An outstandin....
Stephen Tanzer 95pts - "Saturated violet. Amazingly complex bouquet of creme de cassis, candied blackberry, fresh flowers, cocoa powder and minerals. Pulls off the feat of being dense and sweet but also bright and lively, with potent dark berry, kirsch and licorice candy flavor....
Robert Parker, 93pts - "The 2005 Godolphin, a blend of 80% Shiraz (from 85-year-old vines) and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon (from 60-year-old vines), was aged in 100% new oak, primarily 300-liter French hogsheads. It represents a beautiful marriage of power and elegance, displaying a....
Allen Meadows 88pts - "An expressive nose of earthy dark berry fruit aromas with medium full flavors that are rich and fresh with very good concentration in the context of the vintage "
Stephen Tanzer, 93pts - "Deep aromas of lime, vineyard peach, minerals, menthol, macadamia and hazelnut. Ripe but classic flavors of peach, lime and lemon verbena; lovely sweetness leavened by harmonious acidity. A very rich but firm wine that coats the palate with flavor and lingers impressive....
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com 90-93 - "An expressive and high-toned nose of white peach, green apple and spiced pear trimmed in hints of pain grillé lead to extremely rich, indeed almost heavy flavors yet the explosively long finish is remarkably tight, dry and almost pungently m....
Robert Parker 88-89pts - "Jadot’s white 2006 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Vergelesses smells of lemon candy, marjoram, oak spice, and white peach. Uniting a doughy sense of substantiality with refreshing brightness and clarity, it finishes with impressive intensity..."
Robert Parker 95pts - "The opaque purple-colored 2006 Clos Mogador has an enticing nose of pain grille, pencil lead, truffle, incense, black cherry, and blackberry. Full-bodied, dense, and layered on the palate, it has loads of succulent black fruit, spice box, ripe tannin, imp....
Robert Parker 96+ - "The 2007 Vieux Telegraphe may be the greatest wine made at this property since the 2005 and 1998. Dense ruby/purple-tinged with an exquisite nose of salty sea breezes, licorice, ground pepper, jammy black cherries, black currants, figs, and plums, this is a....
Wine Spectator: - Top 100 2009: Rank 5 - Shows amazing aromas of blackberry, with hints of vanilla and flowers, along with black licorice and crushed berries. Full-bodied, with wonderfully caressing, ultrafine tannins. Very balanced and long."
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 87-89pts - "A beautiful and completely classic Vosne nose features notably ripe black and blue fruit aromas nuanced by violet hints that can also be found on the sweet, fresh, pure and nicely intense middle weight flavors that are supported by equa....
Wine Spectator 95pts - "Supple, round and distinctive for the way it balances gamy, meaty notes with rich fruit and spice. Offers black cherry, dark plum and clove character in abundance, while keeping its elements in harmony. Really stretches the flavor spectrum. A very specia....
Wine Spectator 91pts - " Bright and jazzy, offering an effusive mouthful of cherry, pome¬granate and spice flavors that are as aromatic as they are long and vivid. This has density without great weight, and the finish keeps on going."
Wine Spectator, 90pts - "Concentrated and focused, with alluring cedar and roasted vanilla notes weaving through the dark currant and plum fruit, followed by a nicely structured finish. More like Cabernet than Malbec. Rock-solid. Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon."
Robert Parker, 95pts - "The opaque purple-colored 2006 Clos Mogador has an enticing nose of pain grille, pencil lead, truffle, incense, black cherry, and blackberry. Full-bodied, dense, and layered on the palate, it has loads of succulent black fruit, spice box, ripe tannin, impeccable balance,....
Wine Spectator, 95pts - "Tight, focused and distinctive, this sharp-edged wine shows ripe currant, spice, tobacco and coffee flavors that sneak up on you. They start slow but swirl through the mildly grippy tannins into a long, expressive finish, making for a beautifully compac....
Jancis Robinson 17/20 - "Black fruit compote; super-smooth and caressing, still delicate and subtle, yet somehow unputdownable. The fruit has a tremendous clarity and a soft bite to the tannin, still plenty of weight in the mid-palate and is probably just drawing the curtains o....
Wine Spectator, 92pts - "Structured style, with loam, black currant, fig paste and black licorice notes that drive through the grippy, tar-tinged finish. Hints of grilled herb and tobacco flitter in the background. "
Robert Parker 91pts - "The 2006 Les Terrasses is a blend of 60% Carinena, 30% Garnacha, with the balance Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah..Purple-colored, it exhibits a fragrant bouquet of cedar, mineral, spice box, incense, black cherry, and blackberry. This is followed by a full-....
Robert Parker, 92pts - ".. The wine is inky purple-colored and has a superb nose of pain grille, mineral, violets, cranberry, and blueberry. The youthful palate reveals layers of fruit, ripe tannin, and excellent balance..."
Jancis Robinson 17/20 - "Closed and a little dusty on the nose, cassis and cassis leaf and delicate spice just starting to emerge, even some red fruit character. Subtle and complex. Very fluid across the palate, tannins resolved and fine"
Jancis Robinson 18/20 - "Very reticent nose, great texture and bone dry. This is very confident but still pretty austere. Delicacy on the finish and real density. Long but no bruiser. Wait. The most youthful wine here"
Robert Parker, 93pts - "One of the candidates for wine of the vintage, this beauty has a dense purple color to the rim and a classic, noble nose of graphite intermixed with black currant, spice box, licorice, and red and black fruits. Medium to full-bodied with exceptional precision and definit....
Jancis Robinson, 16/20 - "Savoury, sophisticated nose. Attractive iodine note with some marked ripeness. Lots of solid tannin, pretty closed at the moment but there is lots built in here. I’d bet on this having a solid future.."
Robert Parker, 96pts - "Opaque purple-colored, it displays an expressive perfume of wood smoke, mineral, scorched earth, allspice, black cherry, and blackberry. On the palate it is full-bodied with gobs of savory fruit, a smooth texture, sweet flavors, and superb depth."
Robert Parker, 95pts - "The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is awesome. This finessed, regal Brunello flows onto the palate with seamless layers of perfumed fruit framed by silky, finessed tannins..... The estate’s 2004 Brunello is a wine to buy and bury in the deepest corner of the cellar. B....
Robert Parker, 96pts - "This spectacular effort admirably demonstrates what can be achieved in Clare Valley with Cabernet. Gorgeous peppery, minty, black currant, and flowery scents jump from the glass of this inky/purple-hued wine. Full-bodied, powerful, intense, and rich, with notes of r....
Robert Parker, 94pts - "The light gold-colored 2006 Chardonnay Kevin John was sourced from a biodynamically farmed vineyard. It gives up a superb aromatic array of toasty oak, vanilla, baked apple, mango, pineapple, and mineral. Layered on the palate, it has intense fruit flavors, incipient com....
Gary Walsh, winefront.com.au, 95pts -"..this is just outstanding. It’s a blend of 31% Merlot, 37% Malbec and 32% Petit Verdot matured for four months in one and two year old French barriques. It’s pretty, floral and spicy with black cherries and berries, cocoa and a slight grassines....
Stephen Tanzer, 94pts - "Good deep red. Musky strawberry, blackberry, violet and sexy oak on the nose. Superripe and deep but youthfully backward, showing more cedar and tobacco and less flowers than the Ginestra."
Robert Parker, 90pts - "The 2007 Barbera d’Alba Vignota flows from the glass with waves of fruit that caress the palate in stunning style. This delicious Barbera has only been in bottle for a short time, and my impression is that it will only get better in the coming months. It is a sumpt....
Robert Parker, 89pts - "The 2007 Dolcetto d’Alba Bricco Bastia is a delicious, fleshy wine loaded with fragrant ripe dark fruit, spices and minerals. This medium to full-bodied Dolcetto offers gorgeous length and elegance to spare. Year in year out, this is one of my favorite Dolcettos on....
Jancis Robinson, 17.5/20 - "Deeply coloured with almost opaque core and wide brackish rim. Aromas of leather, tar and roses and an inviting meaty sweetness. tightly structured and elegant. Lovely balance of crisp acidity, full ripe firm tannins and complex flavours. Long finish."
Robert Parker, 98pts - "One of Australia’s legendary icons is Henschke’s Shiraz Hill of Grace. The 2002 is 100% Shiraz aged 18 months in 100% new French and American oak. It boasts an inky/blue/purple color as well as extraordinary uplifted aromatics of acacia flowers, ground pepper....
Robert Parker, 94+ - "Aged 18 months in French oak, the fabulous 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Cyril Henschke (a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, and equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot) is a blockbuster example of how well Bordeaux varietals can perform in the Barossa, in this case the cooler Eden....
Campbell Mattinson, 97pts - "Crackerjack wine. Really blown away by this. It’s exotic to the hilt - full of plums, pepper, fruit cake, ground spice, tomato leaf, blackberries and lakes of blueberried fruit flavour. There’s meat and rhubarb too. And then there’s the tannin: rip....
Robert Parker, 90pts - "The 2005 Henry’s Seven is a blend of 65% Shiraz, 25% Grenache, 5% Mourvedre, and 5% Viognier. Dark ruby-colored, it has an attractive bouquet of spice box, damp earth, floral notes, black cherry, and blueberry. Supple and sweet on the palate, it has layers of flavo....
Robert Parker, 90pts - "The 2005 Semillon Louis reminds me of some of the superb Semillons made by Terry Leighton at Kalin Cellars. Thai lemon grass, herbal essences, and oily, waxy characteristics are featured in this broad, concentrated white. It had its malolactic blocked and spent time in t....
