"This Cabernet dominant wine is Coonawarra through and through. Black currant and plum are complemented by spice and black fruits, with cedar and abundant soft sandy tannins. Rich and full, it also displays Coonawarra elegance and suppleness, and is a vintage that is immediately drinkable, but one that will age gracefully for some years." - Andrew Hardy, Petaluma winemaker
"Will thrill those who love this wine or are seeking deep, rich reds. The perfume is hedonistic in dark plums, choc-berry, choc-mint, anise and clovey-spicy oak character, but fruit is the hero with it’s chest puffed out. It tastes rich, decadent, dense and chewy. The oak sets up spice and cedary characters while fruit is inky, brooding, exuberant and settles into the grooves of oaky tannin well. Quibble would be a touch of heat and breathiness of oak. Merlot with power, backed up by the charisma of oak. Done well in its style. Cellar potential is great too." - Mike Bennie, Wine Front
