Very deep, saturated colour with strong purple tints; there are intense sage and raspberry/mulberry aromas while the palate is wonderfully deep and plush with masses of fruit flavours and those dried herb nuances embrace oregano, thyme, sage and more. The wine is very full in the mouth with impressive concentration and a voluminous core of fruit sweetness allied to abundant tannins of a velvety suppleness. Gorgeous shiraz. (Vines planted by Cyril Henschke in 1968 on the Henschke centenary). -96pts, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

A deeply brooding wine with aromas of plums, mocha, spices, and dried herbs. The palate is full-bodied with velvety tannins and bright acidity, giving notes of mulberries, cassia bark, blackcurrants and rose petals. Very refined, balanced and pure, with an underlying power. Drink or hold. Screw cap. -96pts, James Suckling

Medium deep crimson, Intense blackberry, dark chocolate herb garden aromas with mocha, vanilla notes. Smooth, dense and compact with abundant blackberry, praline flavours, well balanced espresso, marzipan notes, attractive mid-palate viscosity and plentiful fine bittersweet, touch ferruginous tannins. Finishes firm and tight with persistent dark berry/ brambly/ liquorice notes. A distinctive, sturdy and elemental Eden Valley Shiraz that should unfold with further cellaring. 14% alc Drink 2028 -2045. 18 months maturation in 10% new and 90% seasoned (82% French and 18% American) oak hogsheads. -96pts, Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal