18.7 (95 points); Drink: 2010 - 2014+  Jeremy Oliver

Rich, deep structure; multi-faceted black fruits; full-bodied; ripe tannins, subtle oak influence. Rating: 94 points. Drink: 2027. Price: $70. James Halliday, Wine Companion

Shadowfax Pink Cliffs Heathcote Shiraz 2002 ($67) screwcap: A long sail of fine, mature tannin sets the class of this wine – buy it, put it in the cellar, and forget about it for 10 years. It’s deep and profound, punts jubes and aniseed and mint and minerals the length of your tongue, shows elements of coal throughout, and is never a finger near being over the top. The balance, poise and styling here is impeccable, despite the dreaded mint/eucalypt making an appearance. Drink: 2010-2020. 93 points. Winefront Monthly

The Pink Cliffs is more elegant, sappy, spicy and succulent. At $60-ish a bottle, these are amongst the areas (Heathcote) most expensive wines, but they fully justify the price. Max Allen The Australian Weekend Magazine November 27-28, 2004

Deep crimson red with a bright edge. Pure Shiraz fruit, underlying aromas of five spice, pepper and earth. A highly flavoured wine with intense black fruits, cassis, tar and spice. The tannins are fine and add another dimension of flavour while oak is barely discernible. Bright and taut as a young wine, this is a more savoury expression of Shiraz which needs time in bottle to grow. Cellar for 10+ years.