Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2009 - Trophy & Gold Medal - Best Cabernet Family or Blend

2010 The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide (Nick Stock) - 96 points
"This is a more cryptic and layered wine than The Bonython, sourced from the older plantings - it needs some time and space to unfurl and turns on impressive fragrance with air. Aromas are deep in the undergrowth with berries, earth, leaves and mushroom/truffle hints. The palate is soulful and deep, making smooth transitions from front to back, fleshy through the middle and finely honed through the finish - very harmonious, elegant and long. Lingering fragrant cherry aftertaste. Barratt is a class act. Alc./Vol. 14%. Drink 2012. Closure Screwcap."

James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 Edition - 94 points -
"More weight and power than The Bonython, with distinctly more plummy fruit; showing tar, earth, spice and dark fruits, the wine offers a fleshier and more substantial experience. ProCork. 14.0% alc. To 2014."

Sumptuous Magazine Dec/Jan 2010
"One of the most distinguished Pinot producers in South Australia, Barratt has worked intuitive magic into their best fruit and built a complex, structured and impressive Pinot. Foresty, undergrowth aromas, truffles and fresh mushrooms, berries - you name it! Complex and convincing on every level."

Wine 100 September 2009 Edition (review by Nick Stock) - 92 points
"A straightforward cherry scented Pinot Noir that has light fragrant aromas. The palate has a fresh airy style and there's a smooth tannin flow right throughout. Really balanced and charming, great entry level Pinot indeed."

James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 Edition - 90 points -
"Light colour; cherry, plum and gentle spice bouquet; light-bodied with focused sweet red fruit core, and an attractive silky finish. Screwcap. 14% alc. To 2012."

2010 The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide (Nick Stock) - 92 points
"On paper this is one of the ripest of the Adelaide Hills '09s, with alcohol weighing in at 14%. The nose has a fresh mix of complex primary fruit characters, some citrus, apple, fresh grass and herbs all here. The palate has a solid presence, pinned into place with bright acidity, plenty of flavour and depth, finishing crisp and convincing. Alc./Vol. 14%. Drink Now. Closure Screwcap."

James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 Edition - 94 points -
"A fine nectarine and gentle spice bouquet; elegant palate with tightly wound fruit, and vibrant acidity with grilled nuts on the long, fine and even finish. Screwcap. 13.5% alc. To 2013."

Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2009 - Bronze Medal - Red Wine Light Bodied & Rosé

2010 The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide (Nick Stock) - 91 points
"Lindsay Barratt's love of an early morning is captured neatly in the glass. It must have been a crisp, clear morning, because this has lovely bright-red pinot noir fruits, strawberry and fine fragrant notes - the wine has a rose petal, Turkish delight character, a gentle, creamy palate and a lingering cherry and red apple flavour. Alc./Vol. 13%. Drink Now. Closure Screwcap."

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