96 points - "Perfumed, dark-fruited and spice-driven aromas of blueberry compote, blackberry bush, roasted coffee beans, violets, ferric earth and cinnamon bark. The classic midweight Clare Valley palate has supple tannins and bright acidity, showing damson plums, dark chocolate, earth and cedar. Great balance and lift with plenty of years ahead in bottle. Classy. Drink or hold. Screw cap." - Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)

95 points - "It's rare to see such modest shiraz from Clare Valley; even and balanced at medium weight with soft, satiny tannin profile, gentle influence of sweet-creamy oak and general litheness to personality. Raspberry, white strawberry, a touch of ginger biscuit and cardamom with sage leaf, salt bush and green olive elements threaded through. It's a beautiful and subtle rendering of the variety from the region, with vitality and poise as calling cards." - Mike Bennie (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "The fruit for this 2023 Shiraz was sourced from the estate-owned Block 4 (planted in 1915), which comprises red sand, mild clay, slate and lime on a clay base. The vineyard is ACO organic certified. The fruit spent 27 days on the skins in a concrete fermenter and was matured for 10 months in larger French oak (25% new). The 2023 Shiraz is leafy and pure, with a glittering array of fruit and silk on the palate. This is structural and grainy yet sleek and poised, and the flavor feathers out through the finish, blurring the lines as it fades over time. This is a beautiful wine, kind of classic in its Clare regionality and a sophisticated expression of the cool and wet 2023 season. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

94 points - "Red fruit, blackcurrant, spice and sage, nutmeg, with something of a nutty and orange peel character. It’s medium-bodied, kind of sappy and autumnal, a green olive and brine thing here, fine peppery tannin, with a cool savoury finish of excellent length. Understated, redcurrant and herbs, has a quiet energy and charm. A cool vintage character here, but gee, it has something about it." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

VINTAGE: 2023
REGION: Springfarm / Clare
VINEYARD: Adelina Block 4
GROWERS: Jennie Gardner & Col McBryde
ELEVATION: 460m
VINE AGE: +100 years
SOIL PROFILE: red sand, mild clay, slate and limestone on a clay base.
ASPECT: slight northerly aspect.
FARMING: ACO certified organic

WINEMAKING:
Destemmed / 50% berries crushed, fermented in concrete, maceration 27 days. 10 months in 700l oak, 25% new.

pH 3.52 | 6.00 g/l TA | NEG g/l RS | 13.5%