Simon Field | Fulsome lively color, a pleasing lift without a trace of volatility. Raspberry coulis, hints of gunpowder and graphite, and assertive lively acidity enrobing the tannins with guileless dexterity and presaging an impressive development as the primary fruit withdraws and what I anticipate to be more leathery elements take over—maybe, if we are lucky, carrying chocolate and truffle in their wake. | 91

Andrew Jefford | Dark, translucent black-red. Tarry and faintly medicinal scents. Very concentrated on the palate, but with overly prominent acidity that dries out the tannin and erodes the drinkability of the wine. Showy and exciting nonetheless. | 85

David Williams | Intense cherry, raspberry, and chocolate, with more lift and depth and wildness than the rest of the Australians here today. There’s some not unwelcome tannin, too, in a wine that is clearly a blockbuster but not without some sense of place. | 87