91 Wine Spectator

"Rich and meaty, with impressive focus to the cherry, blackberry and thyme flavors. Retains its meaty texture and flavor on the lingering finish. Drink now through 2013. 1,350 cases made." -91 points- Wine Spectator

"The dense ruby/purple-colored 2003 Shiraz exhibits a distinctive earthy component along with loads of spice, black currant, plum, and sweet pepper-like characteristics, full body, beautiful fruit, and surprising acidity as well as freshness. Drink it over the next 7-8 years." -90 points- Robert Parker

"Spring was mild and dry, following a very dry winter in 2002. Fruit set was good. Summer was mild and dry too, except for one short period of rain in February which caused a small amount of splitting. The fruit soon dried out and ripened quickly to just under 14 Bé. The Shiraz was harvested on March 10 & 11."

"Quite a deep, bright red with some development now starting to show up. This has a lovely combination of lifted plummy fruit with some gently charry oak. Complex. The palate is growing all the time and is rich and lingering. The berries are still there, tannins are quite firm, although now starting to round off, and the oak is sweet and pleasant. This is a combination of new (58%) and once used (42%), American (51%) and European. 93% hogsheads. In keeping with many 2003 wines, this is on the elegant side of "full-bodied". It will continue to become softer and more complex with time and will well repay cellaring. Peak about 2009 - 2010." -Winery

On Cellar Tracker, six different reviewers gave this wine a median score of 90 points. See the reviews here: http://www.cellartracker.com//wine.asp?iWine=165019. Josh Raynolds of the International Wine Cellar scored this 89 points.