Big Wave Dave

9.5

Exceptional chardonnay with the latent power of a GC burgundy, but with salinity and tannic grip. Beautiful nose with reductive gunsmoke, apple, and baking spices. The structure is the perfect fit for the intense and powerful flavour bomb: lemon merengue pie, smoke, tangerine, all in perfect balance. The concentration and length are world class. As long as I can remember of ANY wine I have tasted. World class for A$90 — 3 months ago

Ross Bathgate

9.2

2004 Vintage Overtly green and herbal on the nose but still with lovely Cabernet sweet fruit and fine tannin. — 4 years ago

Steven Lee

9.5

Friend house warming. Recent discovery of cabernet blend in beechworth is pretty good. Vanilla and chalky mineral. Abit of white paper feel. there is also some blue fruit and floral taste like pomerol. Quite smooth and elegant but still got some background bitter taste. Plum sweet — 4 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.2

Cool climate character; more Northern Rhone than Australia. As with all Savaterre, this is built to age but all the elements are there. Quite green/stemmy, but enough dark berry fruit, rosemary, and spice to give balance. Better in 5 yrs but wanted to like this more. — 5 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.3

Fabulous. The purity and restrained elegance of the fruit are what stand out. Regal. — 7 years ago

with Rocket

Alec Jeffery

9.1

More evidence that Beechworth is a great place to make Shiraz. Ticks all the boxes if you want something other than South Australia Shiraz. — 8 years ago

Alex Tso

9.5

2017 far better than anything after 2021! — 7 months ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.0

Med body, savoury acid, reasonably simple but nice length — 3 years ago

Johnno Harris

9.5

Stunning. Everything tied together beautifully after a couple of years in bottle. Delicious stuff!! — 4 years ago

Johnno Harris

9.6

Outstanding!! Super tight and focussed. Struck match, flinty and nectarine kernel complexity. Drink now or hold for 3-5 years. Wish it came in magnums! Ripper booze!! — 4 years ago

Rob Sonogan

9.6

The winery is no longer operational so this was special as the the wine itself. There are plenty of this variety in the surrounding areas but none better than this. Drink now if you have any as it was perfect. — 6 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.3

Blown away, the best Aussie neb I’ve had — 8 years ago

Armin Pfleiderer

9.0

I brought this into a shop I managed about eight years ago...it was still there tonight. Concerns over vintage (and a drinking window label statement of 5-10 years), erratic storage practices since I left the shop, and an engorged and busted cork were well founded. Cork debris, a considerable amount of sediment filtered upon decanting, and a good hour-and-a-half of development, and I can say my fears have been assuaged. This is only slightly past peak, a pleasant surprise for a $36 Shiraz from the Aussie heyday. Showing lush boysenberry liqueur, thyme, licorice, and leather with a still lively acidity, velvety tannins, and a heat that, thankfully faded from damning to acceptable over time, this was just plain fun — 9 years ago

Mark Rosse

9.7

A singular wine! — 10 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.2

The best sparkling Shiraz. Great! — 2 years ago

Big Wave Dave

9.0

Pretty classical chard. Lemon, grass, bread. Nice grip. — 4 years ago

Ross Bathgate

9.6

Absolutely gorgeous. Phenomenal rich luscious fruit and voluptuous tannin. Would not pick it blind as Sangiovese. — 4 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.0

Fruit, oak, acid. Clean and precise. — 6 years ago

John P

10

Fantastic expression of an Australian Pinot noir. — 8 years ago

Alexander Vadas

9.3

Mistaken for n. Rhone — 8 years ago

with Mathew and Stephen