As good as this wine has ever looked, the integration, the complexity and the bold style of the vineyard and region are all being delivered with captivating skill. Bauer's experienced hands and always questioning mind are working to deliver spicy dark berry fruit and a black stone fruit character with an earthy note too. There's tremendous volume through the middle palate and there's plenty of tannin that has been tamed and shaped to carve long and sturdy through the finish. Quite possibly Bauer's best wine to date!
96 points, James Suckling (Apr 2014)