Beautiful deep inky purple hues. Ripe and generous fruit on the nose, deep dark berries. Varietal shiraz grape aromas. Amazingly rich, dense and detailed, layers of complexity with dark cherry and plum, medium boded intensity with plenty of generous palate texture. A long and powerful finish with fine grain tannins. Cellaring 12 – 25 years; Frost was minimal in the 2006 growing season – Which was great news as far as Shiraz is concerned. Quality was good and although overall yields were down below average winter rainfall in 2004 meant that yields were restricted as the vines struggled to find water.

Superb crimson hue; fragrant bouquet with spice, pepper and black cherry fruit, then a glorious silken, supple palate, with red and black cherry and plum foremost, the tannin and oak contribution perfectly judged. The quality of the cork is good, but... Cork. 14% alc. Rating 97 Points; Drink 2026 $150 Date Tasted Sep 09 James Halliday Wine Companion

An exemplary Great Western shiraz whose pristine expression of small black and red berry fruits, tightly knit cedar/chocolate oak and dusty, spicy and peppery undertones simply ooze finesse and charm. More savoury and artful than its predecessors, this stylish and seamless wine has plumpness and juiciness, but finishes long and savoury, with lingering charcuterie-like complexity. It’s medium to full in weight and should develop in the bottle for decades. (Grampians/Great Western, $150 retail, approx., 19.3/97, drink 2036-2046) Jeremy Oliver

I had a good look at this wine, well as best I could really, and tried it next to the Bin 0 of the same vintage a couple of times. Very different beasts they are. It’s clean, spicy and peppery with aniseed and cedar oak. Medium to full bodied with pretty strong tannin and very savoury too, there’s echoes of 96 here with its meaty firmness. At this stage it has concentration and structure at the expense of charm. It looks a touch dehydrated and I’ve reservations on the tannin, although with air the wine grew in stature and fleshed out considerably. Rated : 94+ Points Tasted : Oct-09 Alcohol : 14% Price : $150 Closure : Cork Drink : 2016 - 2026 By Gary Walsh; The WIne Front