Press Reviews

2005 Grains of Paradise
The 2007 Adelaide Review 'Hot 100' South Australian Wines, Dec 2007

2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
winorama, Gary Walsh, Dec 2007 - 93 points
Australia's Top 100 Wines, The Advertiser, Nov 2007 - 93 points

2005 Nine Popes
Australia's Top 100 Wines, The Advertiser, Nov 2007 - 91 points

2004 Nine Popes
The Australian Wine Annual 2008, Jeremy Oliver - 93 points
Boccaccio Cellars newsletter, Anthony D'Anna, Feb 2007 - 93 points

2004 Shiraz
The World of Fine Wine, Tim Atkin MW, Gerard Basset MS MW, Sept 2007
The Australian Wine Annual 2008, Jeremy Oliver - 93 points
Red Wine of the Week, Northern Beaches Weekender, David Sayce, April 2007

2007 Rose of Virginia
Herald Sun, Paddy Kendler, Nov 2007
The 2007 Adelaide Review 'Hot 100' South Australian Wines, Dec 2007
365 Best Wines of 2008 - Taste Food & Wine, Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer
Gourmet Traveller magazine, Huon Hooke, Sept 2007 - 90 points
The Weekend Australian, James Halliday, July 2007 - 94 points
Uncorked, The Sunday Age Magazine, Ralph Kyte-Powell, June 2007 - 4.5 stars
Today's West, Perth, Ray Jordan, May 2007
paulippolito.com.au, April 2007 - 93 points
Wine Outlaw, Paddy Kendler, April 2007
Winorama, Gary Walsh, April 2007 - 92 points
The Advertiser, Tony Love, May 2007 - 92 points

2006 Rose of Virginia
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2008 - 95 points
Top 100 Wines, Sunday Times Magazine, Perth, Peter Forrestal, Nov 2006 - 17.5/20 points
The Advertiser, Tony Love, Aug 2006 - 4 stars
Top 100 Wines, The Weekend Australian, James Halliday, Nov 2006 - 95 points
Top 100 Wines, The Advertiser Magazine, Nov 2006 - 93 points
Divine Online, Andrew Wood, Sept 2006
Wine of the Month - Wine Diva, Toni Paterson MW, Sept 2006

Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
The Advertiser, Philip White, Feb 2006
The Age - Epicure, Ralph Kyte-Powell, Mar 2006 - 5 stars *****

Shiraz 2003
Charles Melton Shiraz 1989 to 2006
Sumptuous Magazine, Nick Stock, Winter 2006

Nine Popes 2003
Nine Popes - 1988 to 2006
Winewise, Lester Jesberg, Feb 2006 - Highly recommended
The Adelaide Review, Nick Stock - 92 points
The Advertiser, Food & Wine, Philip White - 95 points

The Father in Law 2003 Shiraz
AUSTRALIAN GOURMET TRAVELLER, Max Allen, Jan 2006
PAUL IPPOLITO, Dec 2005
4.5/5 points - HERALD SUN, Nov 2005
89 points - THE ADELAIDE REVIEW, Oct 2005
93 points - THE ADVERTISER, Sept 2005

2005 Rose of Virginia
91 points, Best Buy - WINE ENTHUSIAST, Aug 2006
4.5 points, THE AGE, SUMMER EPICURE, Jan 2006
17.5 / 20 points - THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 WINES, Nov 2005
94 points - JAMES HALLIDAY'S TOP 101, THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, Nov 2005
92 points - THE ADVERTISER REVIEW, Oct 2005
4.5 / 5 points - HERALD SUN, Sept 2005
THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, Max Allen, Sept 2005
GEORGE MACKEY MEMORIAL TROPHY nomination, June 2005

Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Wine of the Show & Top Gold Medal - WINPAC 2005 WINE SHOW, Hong Kong, February 2005
93 points - THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW, Nov 2003

NV Sparkling Red - 2005 Disgorgement
AUSTRALIAN SOMMELIER magazine, Summer 2005

Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
93 points - WWW.TYSONSTELZER.COM, October 2005
5 stars - THE PENGUIN GOOD AUSTRALIAN WINE GUIDE 2005/2006
93 points - THE ADVERTISER, May 2005
95 points - JAMES HALLIDAY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2006
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, April 2005
94 points - WINEFRONT MONTHLY, December 2004
WINE OUTLAW, December 2004

Shiraz 2001
Gold Medal - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS, London, June 2004
93 points - WINE & SPIRITS, October 2004

Shiraz 2002
92 points - AUSTRALIAN GOURMET TRAVELLER, Top 100 new release wines, Oct 2005
5 stars - THE PENGUIN GOOD AUSTRALIAN WINE GUIDE 2005/2006
96 points - JAMES HALLIDAY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2006
AUSTRALIAN GOURMET TRAVELLER, May 2005
96 points - WINEFRONT MONTHLY, December 2004
Highly Recommended - WINEWISE Volume 20 Number 6, Feb 2005

Nine Popes 2002
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW MAGAZINE, TOP 20 WINES 2005, Dec 2005
94 points - WWW.TYSONSTELZER.COM, Oct 2005
SUMPTUOUS magazine, Spring 2005
5 stars and 'Best Other Reds and Blends' award - THE PENGUIN GOOD AUSTRALIAN WINE GUIDE 2005/2006
95 points - THE ADVERTISER, 8 June 2005
92+ points - THE ADELAIDE REVIEW, March 2005
LANGTON'S CLASSIFICATION OF AUSTRALIAN WINE IV, July 2005
95 points - JAMES HALLIDAY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2006
Gold Medal - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS, London, June 2005
93 points - WINEFRONT MONTHLY, December 2004
5 stars - UNCORKED, THE AGE, Melbourne, 15 February, 2005




Rose of Virginia

Father In Law

Cabernet

Shiraz

Voices of Angels

Grains of Paradise

Nine Popes

Sparkling Red

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