De Bortoli produces a wide range range of wines, but this is not one of the company’s best efforts, even considering the price. The aromas are confected, and the flavors bear a resemblance to cherry pie filling with a rubbery edge.——J.C.(6/1/2009)—— 81

Simple, confected fruit flavors mark this youthfully aggressive blend. There's plenty of intensity, just a lack of focus to its rambunctious fruit.——J.C.(11/1/2008)—— 83

A slightly burnt or roasted character to this wine’s simple berry fruit knock it down a point or two, as it does offer decent weight and texture in the mouth.——J.C.(11/15/2007)—— 82

This 80-20 Shiraz-dominant blend has nice aromas of wheat bread and oak, with lifted blueberry and raspberry fruit peeking through from underneath. The palate is solid in terms of texture and plum-blackberry flavor, but suffers from a green/citrus pith sourness. ——D.T.(11/15/2006)—— 83