Shiraz

"Outstanding retention of crimson hue, bright and clear on the rim; the bouquet sets the scene for the intense and pure black and red berry fruits of the medium-bodied palate, its exceptional length drawn out by fine-grained tannins, oak an incidental extra." James Halliday | www.winecompanion.com.au (July 2013)

A richly flavoured backbone of dark cherry and red berry fruits mesh seamlessly with dried herb, savoury and truffle flavours. Time spent in both new and older French oak adds texture, spice and cedar notes. The tannins are fine grained, the finish prodigiously long.

Fragrant nose of bright red berries mingles with spice, tea leaf and truffle aromas with a velvety palate of dark cherry and plum fruits alongside warm earth and black olive characters. Further complexity to be realised if cellared.

You get a sense that these structure-first Tahbilk reds might indeed live forever. If the ’65 I tasted a few years back is any indication, then that’s probably true. There’s a dense, dusty, old-school charm of baked earth and drying tannins here to reinforce the timelessness too. ozwinereview.com

Delicious and ripe red and dark berry fruits, nuanced exotic spices, redcurrant, black pepper and licorice notes on the palate. Well-integrated firm and fine tannins lead to a long and stylish finish.

A complex and multi-faceted wine, lending savoury black olive aromas, alongside notes of nutmeg and cloves, to an opulently flavoured palate of blackberry and dark cherry fruits wrapped in a coat of fine, chewy tannins.

A symphony of deliciously ripe dark plum and red berry fruits is joined by a background chorus of black pepper, exotic spices and liquorice notes. Well integrated French oak and earthy tannins give supporting structure to a wine of style and distinction.

Layers of dark and red berry fruits that are teased out  with eucalypt, Chinese five spice, earth and dark chocolate notes. Herbal and cedar hints  from time spent in American and French oak taking that complexity further, with savoury  tannins on the finish giving structure.

A robust and generous bouquet and palate speaks of dark berry and plum fruits with multilayered spice characters nestled in a supportive frame of firm grainy tannins enlivened by a fresh grape acidity.

Expressive and richly flavoured, dark and red berry fruits setting the scene for this ‘Old Block’ offering … black pepper and aromatic spices appearing on the same bill. Well integrated savoury oak and non-intrusive tannins take the final bow.

Plum and berry notes both on the nose and the palate, a delicious lingering finish filled with spice notes as well as a hint of leather.

Generously flavoured with aromas of pepper, spice and leather on a rich palate of mulberry, dark berry and plum fruits. Extended time on yeast lees adding further layers of complexity.

Fruit driven palate full of plum, blackberry all backed by an earthy savouriness. The tannins are subtle but lead to a graceful, defined finish.

Fresh and lifted plum, spice and earthy characters woven through black olive, mint and dark berry fruits.

Bright and varietal displaying generous dark berry fruits alongside a potpourri of savoury spices with dashes of white pepper, all nestled warmly under a blanket of ripe tannins.

Lifted and aromatic red berry, plum and spice notes on the nose invite you to a similarly flavoured palate finishing with a bright and fresh grape astringency.

Lifted earthy spice and red berry and plum fruits of this release.