ANVERS AWARDS & REVIEWS as of January 2017

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1 CURRENT VINTAGES ANVERS AWARDS & REVIEWS as of January RAZORBACK ROAD SAUVIGNON BLANC 2016 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2015 Rutherglen Wine Show 2015 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2016 Boutique Wine Show 2015 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 92/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Herbaceous, particularly on the bouquet, but there's plenty of zing and zap to the palate. Intensity is the key here ADELAIDE HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2014 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014 Cowra Wine Show 2014 Adelaide Hills Wine show 2015 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC 2015 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2016 Royal Queensland Wine Show 86/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2014 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014 BRABO RIESLING 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2014 KINGSWAY CHARDONNAY 2016 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2016 Boutique Wine Show 92/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Ample flavour, via both fruit and oak, and it stretches its legs out through the finish as well. Eager-to-please but stylish SHIRAZ ROSÉ 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Cowra Wine Show 2013 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards Top 40 Best Value Buys The Australian & New Zealand Wine & Spirit Insider 2013 Winestate New Release November/December 2014 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion

2 2014 BRABO SHIRAZ 2016 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2013 RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET Top Gold 2014 Rutherglen Wine Show 2014 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2015 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Great Australian Red 2014 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014 Cairns Wine Show 2014 Boutique Wine Awards 2014 Cowra Wine Show 2014 Perth Royal Wine Show 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 86/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ 2015 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2016 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2016 Boutique Wine Show ½ 2016 Winestate Adelaide Hills Tasting Soft ripe seductive wine with a bright berry fruit bouquet and lovely toasty oak support. Very approachable briary palate showing well-handled oak and lively acidity. 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Sweet, caramelly oak on ripe, blackberried fruit. It's punchy and generous, if a little warm/baked. The way the wine oozes smoothly through the mouth will be the feature most appreciated LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 Rutherglen Wine Show 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2015 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2016 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2015 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2014 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2015 Boutique Wine Awards 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2009 THE GIANT SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion This deluxe bottle and packaging pays homage to Myriam Keoghan s Belgian ancestry, not the dimensions of the wine, which will, however only be produced two or three times a decade. The black fruits, dark chocolate and licorice have ripe tannins and a very generous helping of oak KINGSWAY SHIRAZ 2016 Royal Queensland Wine Show

3 2016 Boutique Wine Show 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Heavy glove of oak wraps around a powerful hand of fruit. Anise, black cherry, cloves and violet, with resiny/toasty oak adding the velvet. A foresty/spearmint-like edge adds something extra. All this needs is time to settle into itself ADELAIDE HILLS SHIRAZ 2015 Rutherglen Wine Show 2015 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2015 Boutique Wine Awards 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 95/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 95/ Wine Showcase Magazine THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2015 Boutique Wine Awards 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 96/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion A 67/33% blend matured for 18 months in French oak. A very intense and powerful palate that manages to be light on its feet thanks to the balance between fruit, oak and tannins, and the marriage of peppery, firm black cherry of the Adelaide Hills and softer Langhorne Creek fruit on the mid-palate Winestate Greatest Shiraz X FORTIFIED SHIRAZ 2014 New Zealand International Wine Show 2015 Boutique Wine Awards 2015 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion This was made with Portuguese vintage port as a reference point, in particular the low baume keeping the accent on the spicy black fruits and licorice of the Adelaide Hills Shiraz. Easy to enjoy now, but will only get better (more complex) over the next 5 years. 20 YEAR OLD RARE TAWNY NV Trophy 2013 Rutherglen Wine Show Perpetual Trophy for Best Australian Fortified Tawny 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2015 Rutherglen Wine Show 2013 Winestate New Release May/June 90/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion VINTAGES NOT YET RELEASED PREVIOUS VINTAGES 2013 BRABO RIESLING 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion

4 2012 BRABO RIESLING 2013 Cowra Wine Show 2013 Boutique Wine Awards 2013 Winestate Riesling Tasting Best buys of ADELAIDE HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2013 Boutique Wine Awards ½ 2014 Winestate Adelaide Hills Tasting 2013 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC 2013 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2012 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC 2013 Cowra Wine Show 2012 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON Top 100 Adelaide Review Hot 100 Wines Such purity with celery, fennel and sublime aromatics that tease and tantalise. A great food wine with waves of flavor. A perfect summer beach soundtrack Cowra Wine Show 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON 2011 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 BRABO SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON 2011 Cairns Show wine Awards 2010 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting 2008 BRABO CHARDONNAY 2009 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2009 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival Winestate Magazine Adelaide Hills Tasting 2009 VIOGNIER 2010 Boutique Wine Awards 2013 ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY Blue Gold 2015 Sydney international Wine Show Deep and dense in colour, it is full-bodied, but the black fruits are round and supple in the mouth, the tannins fine 2014 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2012 ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2011 ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY

5 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2012 Boutique Wine Awards 2012 Cowra Wine Show 2012 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 87/100 James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2010 ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY 2011 New Zealand International Wine Show Stylish, richly textured and flavoursome with a citrus-infused flinty bouquet and nutty oak, grilled peaches and lemon cream 2011 Cowra Wine Show ½ 2011 Winestate Chardonnay ½ 2012 Winestate Adelaide Hills 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Bright quartz-green, at the full-bodied end of the spectrum by modern chardonnay standards, but the grapefruit and peach flavours meld neatly with the oak, and the wine has balance ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards 2010 Royal Hobart International Wine Show 2010 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting 2008 CHARDONNAY 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival 2009 International Chardonnay Challenge New Zealand 2009 Boutique Wines of Australia 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show 2009 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 94/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Pale green-straw; a highly fragrant nectarine and grapefruit bouquet leads into an equally attractive palate; barrel-fermented and matured, but the oak plays no more than a support role ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY 2006 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards 93/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2003 ADELAIDE HILLS CHARDONNAY 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2004 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards 2004 Royal Perth Show 90/ Huon Hooke, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine Aug/Sept 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2008 MOSCATO 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show

6 2009 MOSCATO 2011 PINK MOSCATO 2009 PINK MOSCATO 2008 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009 International Sweet Wine Challenge 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show 2009 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show 2009 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014 ADELAIDE HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC 89/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2012 ADELAIDE HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2012 Cowra Wine Show 2012 Australian Small Winemakers Show James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2011 ADELAIDE HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2011 Wine Style Asia Awards 2012 Winestate Adelaide Hills 90/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Pale quartz; in the gooseberry/grassy/nettle end of the spectrum, but fragrant, has good mouthfeel, and a long, cleansing finish SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2008 ADELAIDE HILLS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2008 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show 2008 Winestate Magazine New Release Adelaide Hills Tasting 2006 ADELAIDE HILLS SEMILLON SAUVIGNON BLANC 2006 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 91/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2004 ADELAIDE HILLS SEMILLON SAUVIGNON BLANC 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2005 Selected to represent Australia in the Tri Nations Wine Challenge 2011 ADELAIDE HILLS ROSÉ 2011 Wine Style Asia Awards

7 2011 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2011 Cowra Wine Show 2011 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting Best buys of ADELAIDE HILLS ROSÉ 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show 2008 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival Winestate Magazine New Releases 87/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2004 ADELAIDE HILLS ROSÉ 2005 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2005 Boutique Wines of Australia Awards 2005 Small Vignerons Awards 88/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2013 BRABO SHIRAZ 2014 Boutique Wine Awards 2014 New World Wine Awards 2014 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014 Cairns Show Wine Awards 88/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2012 BRABO SHIRAZ Top 40 Best Value Buys 2013 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Australian Small Winemakers Show The Australian & New Zealand Wine & Spirit Insider 2013 Winestate New Release November/December 2013 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON Trophy Best Cabernet 2014 Boutique Wine Awards 2014 Australian Samll Winemakers Show 2014 New World Wine Awards 2014 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2014 Cowra Wine Show 96 points Gourmet Traveller The colour of this impressive young Cabernet is a dense purple red and it s beautifully ripe aroma displays violets and black fruits. It s full-bodied, fleshy and ripe, yet also very cabernet-like and the tannins are ample but soft. 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2012 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2013 Rutherglen Wine Show 2013 Boutique Wine Awards 2013 Cowra Wine Show 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Australian Small Winemakers Show Top 40 Best Value Buys The Australian & New Zealand Wine & Spirit Insider

8 2013 Winestate New Release November/December 2011 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 2012 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 2011 Wine Style Asia Awards 2011 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2011 Royal Hobart Wine Show 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Perth Royal Wine Show 2011 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2011 The Great Australian Red 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2011 Rutherglen Wine Show 1/ Winestate New Release Tasting 2011 Selection Intense purple colour and youthful herbaceous/cassis varietal fruit nose and young soft palate offering a mouthful of rich oak with blackberries BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 2010 Perth Royal Wine Show 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 Great Australian Red 2010 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2010 Rutherglen Wine Show 2010 Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting 2008 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 2009 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 The Great Australian Red Taste Food & Wine Cowra Wine Show 2009 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival Huan Hooke 2009 MayTop 50 Winter Warmers The Advertiser 2009 June Beautiful Bargains 1/ Winestate Magazine New Release Tasting 1/ The Vines Magazine 2006 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 87/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2005 BRABO CABERNET SAUVIGNON SHIRAZ 2006 Australian Small Winemakers Wine Show 2006 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards 2006 Australian Small Vignerons Awards 2006 Adelaide Hills Wine Show

9 2004 BRABO SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 85/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 88/ Philip White, the Advertiser, 26 th April 2012 RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET Top 2013 Rutherglen Wine Show 2014 New World Wine Awards 2013 Perth Royal Wine Show 2013 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2013 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2013 Boutique Wine Awards 2014 Great Australian Red 2013 Great Australian Red 2013 Cowra Wine Show 2013 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2013 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2013 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Royal Hobart Wine Show 2013 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2013 Winestate New Release July/August Lovey bright purple wine, with a huge intense concentration of tarry black candy fruit and excellent oak adding complexity. Velvety smooth in the mouth, with a long, tanic finish. ½ 2013 Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge 2013 Taste.com.au Tony Love, National Wine Writer Rich and satisfying, both in flavor and its medium-to-full-bodied carriage, this double act is typical of the blend with sweetly ripe and spicy shiraz adding concentrated fruit to dark and fragrant cabernet with supportive not blocky- tannins. Anvers s location in the west of the Hills region towards McLaren Vale delivers great balance with gorgeous ripeness.ripe deliciousness RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET Trophy 2012 Winewise Small Vigneron awards A very stylish red that shows the shiraz dominance of the blend. Oak plays a role, but doesn,t dominate this vibrant, intense wine New Zealand Wine Show Top 100 Adelaide Review Top 100 South Australia Dense and concentrated, teasingly, hauntingly aromatic, fresh and savoury, a touch of rosehip Cairns Wine Show 2012 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2012 Great Australian Red 2012 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2012 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2012 Boutique Wine Awards ½ 2012 Winestate Adelaide Hills 91/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion

10 Bright crimson-purple; an attractive array of red and black fruits are neatly supported by fine tannins (and oak) RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET 2011 International Wine Challenge 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2011 Perth Royal Wine Show 2011 Japan Wine Challenge 2011 New Zealand International Wine Show 2011 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2011 The Great Australian Red 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2011 Rutherglen Wine Show 2011 Cairns Show wine Awards 2010 Adelaide Hills Regional Wine Show Winestate Magazine Best of South Australia 2008 RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON Gold Trophy 2010 Rutherglen Wine Show 2010 Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada 2010 New Zealand International Wine Show 2010 Cairns Show wine Awards 2010 Sydney Royal Wine Show 2010 Boutique Wine Awards 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010 Perth Royal Wine Show 2010 Great Australian Red 2009 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2010 Cowra Wine Show 2006 RAZOR BACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON Blue Gold Top Sydney international Wine Show 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show 2009 Cairns Show Wine Awards 2009 The Great Australian Red Taste Food & Wine Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards Winestate Magazine Regional Tasting Adelaide Hills Interesting mulberries, tomato bush and white pepper aromas. Nicely structured palate, beautiful length of some great regional varietal flavours. Plenty of balancing acid RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008 The Great Australian Red Taste Food & Wine 2008 Rutherglen Wine Show 2008 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2008 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show

11 1/ Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2008 Small Vignerons Awards 2008 Cowra Wine Show Winestate Magazine Regional Tasting Adelaide Hills Ripe and licoricey on the nose and ripe and fruity in the mouth. Great Flavour depth, nice texture and good tannin structure RAZORBACK ROAD SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards 2006 Australian Small Winemakers Wine Show 2006 Australian Small Vignerons Awards 2006 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2003 SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2004 Perth Royal Wine Show 2005 Royal Queensland Wine show 2005 Small Vignerons Awards 2002 SHIRAZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2004 Starwine Competition, Philadelphia, USA 2003 Royal Perth Wine Show 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2003 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards 2003 Winestate Magazine Shiraz Tasting May/June Nice fresh toasty oak nose with good concentration of berry fruit aromas supported by nice licorice notes. Good palate with nice weight of juicy fruit and nice balancing toasty. Hard on the finish. Released too early said one judge. 93/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Offers a complex web of black fruits, spice, chocolate and vanilla; excellent texture and structure LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2012 Cowra Wine Show 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2012 Winewise Small Vigneron awards 2012 Rutherglen Wine Show 2012 McLaren Vales Wine Show 2012 Australian Small Winemakers Show 92/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion ½ Winestate McLaren Vale, Langhorne & Fleurieu 2009 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards

12 2011 International Wine Challenge 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2011 Cowra Wine Show 92/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Shows the inherent softness of Langhorne Creek cabernet to full advantage, with its supple berry fruit, cassis to the fore, and silky tannins to conclude. A medium-bodied wine ready whenever you open it. ½ Winestate New Release 2012 ½ Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Regions 2008 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Blue Gold/Top Sydney International Wine Show 2010 New Zealand International Wine Show 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010 Royal Hobart International Wine Show 2011 Rutherglen Wine Show 2010 Boutique Wine Awards 2011 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 1/ Winestate Cabernet and Cabernet Blends 2007 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Top Winestate Magazine Annual Wine of the Year Top 5 Cabernet Sauvignon s of Australia & New Zealand 2009 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 McLaren Vale Wine Show 2009 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival 2009 Selection Germany 1/2 Winestate Magazine Regional Tasting McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Minty fruit and fresh, nutty oak bouquet. Warm and chocolaty in the mouth 2006 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Blue Gold 2009 Sydney International Wine Competition 2008 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2008 New Zealand Wine Show 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion A pure, intense and focused cabernet, with strong blackberry fruit and ample but not excessive tannins, cedary French oak in the background. Winestate Magazine Cabernet and Cabernet Blends 91 Points 2008 The Wine Front December, Campbell Mattinson If there s one thing I love it s a good, highly drinkable bottle of cabernet. This Anvers cabernet is just that It s an accessible, easy-to-drink style of cabernet but there is a good cut of grainy tannin and the balance to see it drink well over at least the medium term this is by no means for immediate consumption only. That said, this wine s chocolaty, pencilly, raisiny flavours are so inviting and enjoyable that it s ready to roll from now slips down very nicely, thank you very much.

13 2004 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 91/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Rich, ripe and full-bodied; lush blackcurrant and some dark chocolate; warm finish LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2002 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004 Winewise Small Vignerons Awards 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004 International Wine Challenge, London, UK 2005 Boutique Wines of Australia Awards 2004 Boutique Wines of Australia Awards 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show Bronze medal 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2004 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2004 Perth Royal Show 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2001 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON Blue-Gold Award, judged with food 2004 Sydney International Wine Competition Japan International Wine Challenge 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2003 Winestate Magazine Cabernet tasting September/October " Dark, youthful colour with intense, ripe leafy cabernet nose and lovely earthy notes. Soft supple palate with loads of primary fruit flavours. Great structure but give it time to come together more. This review can be found at CUISINE Magazine, New Zealand, September 2003 Winestate Magazine New Releases March/April Mint and blackberry fruit aromas supported by mocha and savoury oak. Good structure to the palate; firm fine-grained tannins and good length. 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Medium red-purple; the moderately intense bouquet has a mix of redcurrant and cassis in pure varietal mode; there is plenty of flesh and fruit concentration on the palate, again with hints of chocolate; good fruit and oak balance are matched by supple, flowing tannins. Spends 14 months in a mix of French and American oak LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2000 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2000 Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Tasting Sept/Oct 90 Points Robert M. Parker, Jr. s The Wine Advocate, Issue 135 A new winery started only in 1998, this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from 40- year old vines. It spent 18 months in both French and American oak of which 60% was new. Impressively made and California-like, with jammy black cherry and currant fruit, and coffee, chocolate, and toasty American oak in the background, this full-bodied, juicy, ripe Cabernet has low acidity, plenty of alcohol (15%), and a lusty, hedonistic finish. Drink it over the next 8-10 years.

14 1998 LANGHORNE CREEK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1999 McLaren Vale Wine Show 2000 Cowra Wine Show Mark Squire's 2002 E-Zine on Wine. May / June, This wine is taking no prisoners at the moment, and is hard to peg as cabernet. Ignoring that, it shows pretty well. Sweet, jammy, blueberry fruit is in the mid-palate, and there is plenty of sweet, obvious oak up front. It has excellent depth, but is not unduly thick or clunky. What is surprising is that the wine actually shows some balance, and structure. Tannins pop out with air. This is something that I suspect will come into fine balance with cellaring. It is also something that is approachable now but may close down. I suspect another three years of cellaring (maybe five?) and this will actually improve the elegance and refinement but it will never lose that overt, tasty flavor. I hope points MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2012 McLaren Vale Wine Show 2014 Perth Royal Wine Show 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2014 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2012 Cowra Wine Show 2012 Winewise Small Vigneron awards 2012 Boutique Wine Awards 2012 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2014 McLaren Vale Tasting ½ 2013 Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge 2013 Winestate McLaren Vale, Langhorne & Fleurieu 2012 Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge 2013 Winestate McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Fleurieu 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2009 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2011 Royal Hobart Wine Show 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Australian Small Winemakers Show 92/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Dense crimson-purple; a potent, intense, full-bodied wine, its bouquet and palate a classic McLaren Vale expression of shiraz with black fruits and dark chocolate characters to the fore, backed by vanilla oak and fine-grained tannins 2008 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2011 Cowra Wine Show 2011 Perth Royal Wine Show 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2011 Cairns Show wine Awards Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge

15 One for the lovers of big, old-fashioned shiraz. Big, round and long and tastes of blackcurrants, pepper and vanilla, well supported by a firm spine of tannins. McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Fleurieu Regions equal top in class 92/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Big, bold, luscious McLaren Vale style, with masses of ripe, confit fruit and dashes of leather, dark chocolate and mocha oak MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2010 New Zealand International Wine Show 2010 Boutique Wine Awards 2010 Perth Royal Wine Show 2009 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2010 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2010 Rutherglen Wine Show 2010 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 Cowra Wine Show Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek Fleurieu Tasting 2006 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2009 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show 2009 Boutique Wines of Australia 2008 Rutherglen Wine Show 2008 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Winestate Magazine McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Fleurieu Tasting 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion A lively, energetic and very attractive wine, with fragrant spice and black fruit aromas leading into a medium-bodied palate with a similar suite of flavours, tannins and oak in perfect harmony MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show 2004 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2007 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2003 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2006 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2006 McLaren Vale Wine Show 2002 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2004 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004 Japan Wine Challenge 2004 Boutique Wine of Australia Awards 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2004 Perth Royal Wine Show Winestate Magazine, / James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion

16 2001 MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ 2003 Port of Wines Festival, Nova Scotia, Canada 2003 Liquorland Top 100, New Zealand 2003 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards 2003 Royal Perth Wine Show 2002 McLaren Vale Wine Show 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2003 Winestate Magazine New Releases March/April " Deep, dark red. Complex aromas with plenty of fragrant oak that envelopes rich berry fruit and earthy characters. Gorgeous flavour weight and plenty of character on the palate with overripe mulberry fruit, charry oak and an earthy character leading into a long, sweet finish with silky tannins. This review can be found at 90 Points 2004 James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Deep red-purple; luscious, ripe, almost essency plum fruit is supported by controlled American oak on the bouquet. The palate has dense, dark plum and blackberry, licorice and dark chocolate fruit; the tannins are soft and the oak controlled. Seal of Approval Japan International Wine Challenge 2012 ADELAIDE HILLS SHIRAZ Blue Gold Top Sydney International Wine Show 2013 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2014 Syrah du Monde 2014 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2013 Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2013 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2013 Rutherglen Wine Show 2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Australian Small Winemakers Show 96/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion ½ 2014 Winestate Adelaide Hill Tasting 2010 THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ 2012 Japan Wine Challenge 2014 New Zealand International Wine Show 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2009 THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ Blue 2013 Sydney International Wine Show 2012 Syrah Du Monde France 2012 New Zealand Wine Show 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2012 Cairns Wine show 2012 International Wine Challenge UK 2012 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2012 Cowra Wine Show 2011 Rutherglen Wine Show 2011 Royal Hobart Wine Show 2012 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2012 Australian Small Winemakers Show

17 95/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Deep red. Slightly less bright than the McLaren Vale Shiraz; a 75/10/10 regional blend that works very well, although the Adelaide Hills drives the wine with its spicy, lively, almost urgent thrust of black cherry/berry fruit, and the fine tannins that underpin the long palate and finish. Especially pleasing to see the flagship screwcapped, the standard wine corkfinished. So often it s the other way around. ½ 2012 Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge 2008 THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ Blue Gold Top Sydney International Wine Show 2011 Germany Premium Select Wine Challenge 2011 New Zealand International Wine Show 2012 Selections Mondiales Des Vins Canada Smooth and creamy, irresistible from the outset, a harmonious mouthful of chocolate, cherries, mocha, liquorice, pepper and chicory with a tantalizing flourish of mint 2010 Japan Wine Challenge 2012 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 International Wine Challenge 2011 Wine Style Asia Awards 2010 Rutherglen Wine Show 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards 2011 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2010 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010 Royal Hobart International Wine Show 2011 Macquarie Group Royal Sydney Wine Show 2011 Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2011 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2010 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards 2011 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2010 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2011 Cairns Show wine Awards 2011 Cowra Wine Show 2011 Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge 95/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion A 70/30 Adelaide Hills/Langhorne Creek blend in a very expensive, massive screen-printed bottle. Happily, the wine is very good, with black and red cherry and spice ex the Adelaide Hills component anchored by the darker berry fruit of the Langhorne Creek contribution; 21 months in French oak completes the picture THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ 2010 Syrah du Monde - France 2010 Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada 2009 Rutherglen Wine Show 2009 Japan International Wine Challenge 2009 New Zealand International Wine Challenge 2010 Sydney Royal Wine Show 2010 VISY Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2010 Boutique Wine Awards

18 1/ Winestate New Release Tasting 1/2 Winestate World s Greatest Shiraz Challenge 93/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Good hue; a full range of black fruits on bouquet and palate attest to the Adelaide Hills/McLaren Vale/ Langhorne Creek blend, but also to the excellent vintage; lively, almost juicy THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ 2008 Japan International Wine Challenge 2008 New Zealand Wine Show 2008 Rutherglen Wine Show 2009 Brisbane Wine Festival 93/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion Good colour; has the flavor and structure complexity expected from the three-regional blend; overall extract well controlled, and the length is good, with a quite juicy finish THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2003 THE WARRIOR SHIRAZ 2006 Australian Small Winemakers Wine Show 18.5/ Perth Sunday Times Top 100, 14 th May A surprise package sourced from the Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale; seductively velvety tannins, concentrated flavours and gentle power to finish. 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2002 RESERVE SHIRAZ 2004 Japan Wine Challenge 2004 Boutique Wines of Australia Awards 2005 International Wine Challenge 2004 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2004 Australian Small Winemakers Show 2004 Royal Queensland Wine Show 2003 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004 Royal Perth Wine Show 95/ Huon Hooke, Australian Gourmet Traveler Wine, Aug/Sept 94/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 2001 RESERVE SHIRAZ 1/ Japan International Wine Challenge 2003 Liquorland Top 100, New Zealand 2003 Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004 CUISINE Magazine, New Zealand, September 2003 Winestate Magazine Shiraz Tasting July/August Very minty nose slightly oxidized, lots of charry oak. Palate better than nose with nice mid-palate richness and depth. Great fruit characters overall. A big wine but looks older than / James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion Stylish, complex, medium-bodied; full of black fruits; excellent texture, not extractive nor oaky.

19 2007 FORTIFIED SHIRAZ 2011 Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2009 Boutique Wines of Australia 2008 New Zealand International Wine Show 2008 Small Vignerons Awards 2010 Winestate Magazine New Release Adelaide Hills Tasting 91 Points The Wine Front March 2010 Campbell Mattinson, Anvers Fortified Shiraz smells sweet and porty but there s a bit more to it than that. It tastes of raisins and blackberries drenched 2005 FORTIFIED SHIRAZ 89/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 20 YEAR OLD RARE TAWNY NV 2011 Cairns Show wine Awards 2011 Japan Wine Challenge 93/ James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 21 YEAR OLD RARE TAWNY NV Winestate Magazine sweet & fortified Powerful spirit lift tending to dominate the Christmas cake-like aromas. More of these fruity characters on the palate, with a touch of coffee-like notes and some lovely aged characters. 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion 22 YEAR OLD AGED TAWNY RESERVE 2003 Boutique Wines of Australia Wine Awards ½ 2003 Winestate Magazine New Releases March/April Pale amber/orange in colour. A restrained nose with spirity candied fruits and nutty nuances. Luscious texture and flavour weight to the complex aged fruit and rancio flavours; an elegantly structured style. Lovely balance and a lingering aftertaste. 90/ James Halliday s Australian Wine Companion