Cabernet is king, and long will it reign in our eyes. If this modern new blend doesn’t resonate hugely with you all then there’s something amiss in the realm. It’s expressive, medium-bodied and smells of hope wrapped in pure emotion. – Alana & Julian Langworthy

96 Points "A judicious meld of classic Bordeaux varieties: 69% cabernet, 12% malbec, 9% petit verdot, 8% merlot and a dash of cabernet franc, this is an intriguing, exemplary expression of just how well these grapes thrive as a greater sum than their individual parts when blended. Maritime salinity is as much of the weave as the verdant, lubricated tannins. The fruit is ably harnessed into a savoury package of thrumming length and refinement.
96 Points Ned Goodwin Wine Companion

"91% cabernet sauvignon, cold-soaked for 12 days before fermentation and extended maceration, matured in French barriques (40% new) for 10 months. It is supremely elegant and long, with black and red berry fruits, and cedary flavours ex oak and fine tannins.
Extraordinary value." 96 points James Halliday

"A single vineyard wine, close planted to Pommard and MV6 clones.

I liked it from first sniff. Cherry, spice, subtle biscuit oak, a distinct sweet earth/mineral thing happening, and some dried herbs and flowers. Medium-bodied, good amount of flavour, particularly impressive tannin – fine, thick and graphite – pulls the ripcord of juicy acidity on the long finish. Complex. Composed. Cracking. My kind of Pinot Noir."

Rated : 95+ Points   Gary @Winefront

So harmonious, so much detail and thrust. Someone walked into my tasting space and spat “who ate dark chocolate?” and I looked down at my glass and up at them. Chocolate and a mesh of berries on brambles. Clove and black jelly bean. Just over medium weight, concentrated and inky, slides on rails of fine, lithe tannins, brisk with its acidity and sculpted along its long trajectory through the palate. The finish is fresh. It’s a pitch-perfect fuller flavoured wine of beauty and quiet power. Rated : 96 Points winefront.com.au

"So much to like from the Adelina stable of wines.

Medium weight, fine tannins, layers of spice, restrained red and blue berry fruitiness, a web of Italianate tannins and herbs and brambly savouriness rolled in. It sits tight and dart-shaped in the palate, draws exceptionally long, feels not for now but later yet still has a compelling thing to it that asks you to keep at your glass. Dark-sour cherry, amaro, clove all happening. Superb wine here, all structure and yet all appeal."

Rated : 95 Points Winefront.com.au

"Young and fresh vibe. McLaren Vale shiraz so often burdened by weight, ripeness, acid adjustment, knee jerk to season/climate and oak handling, here finding a brighter, fresher guise. Whole bunch included in the ferment. Of course, from the famed Rayner Vineyard.

"82% shiraz, 9% each of grenache and mataro vinified and matured separately before blending and bottling. Each was cold-soaked for 10 days, macerated and pressed to French barriques (30% new) for 19 months. The colour is brilliant, clear crimson, and the dominant red berry flavours are entrancing, the mouthfeel satin smooth, the length and aftertaste as fresh as a spring day."
(special value) 96 points Halliday Wine Companion

In a word svelte! This luxurious full-bodied wine immediately invites you in with fresh aromatics, then showcases a restrained power of great finesse and elegance, coupled with fine tannins and a lingering finish. Tastes of boysenberry, blackberry, violet, earth, clove, toast and cedarwood. Arguably the greatest Turkey Flat Estate Shiraz we have made!

eriously satisfying, every aspect explored and finessed, ripe black fruits the core.
97 Points Halliday Wine Companion

"Youthful, bright crimson-purple hue; the essence of Margaret River Cabernet Merot, wines that cause winemakers from the Eastern states to throw up their hands in surrender.  It 's no more then medium-bodied, but it is packed with silky flavours of cassis, plum and tapenade.  Can't be faulted."James Halliday, 95/100 pts - GOLD - 1st June 2019

Organic vineyard practice. 13.0% alc/vol. DIAM 5 closure.
"A beauty. Silken texture that turns to succulence and a firm pucker. Wildly aromatic with a chorus of brambles, autumnal dried leaves, cherry, game meat, light eucalyptus and white pepper. It sings in the palate, that texture is just superb and there's immense concentration and detail in the layers of flavour despite the wine maintaining a relative light weight. It carries long and beautifully, fine through its lightly fanning and puckering finish. I wanted to go back to this wine a lot. It has charm and interest, architecture and drinkability in synch. L'chaim!"
95 points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

The wine is typical Eden Valley showing amazing floral aromas of white blossom and sweet spice.The Riesling is very giving on the palate, with brown citrus notes, lime cordial, nectarine and some peach. The wine is balanced nicely and keeps on giving.