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"The 2010 GSM is a blend of 45% Grenache, 33% Mourvedre and 22% Syrah aged in Taransaud barrels for 14 months. It has a fine blackberry and warm gravel-scented bouquet with a distant touch of lavender. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, dusty tannins. The fruit is rather subdued and it needs more flesh and delineation towards the finish. Drink now-2015. 86 points" - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #204

"Dark purple. Blackberry, cassis, bitter chocolate and violet on the nose, along with exotic spicy notes. Dense, concentrated, sweet and seamless, offering pliant black and blue fruit, violet and spicecake flavors lifted by harmonious acidity. Finishes with broad, smooth tannins, a suggestion of candied violet, and noteworthy density and length. 91 points" - Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May 12

"(made from 63% syrah and 37% cabernet sauvignon): Inky ruby. Smoky, highly perfumed aromas of cassis and fresh violet are complicated by a peaty, earthy quality. Broad and sappy on the palate, delivering pungent flavors of bitter cherry, singed plum, olive and cracked pepper. The smoke and violet notes carry through a long, spicy, sharply focused finish. 91 points" - Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May 12

The 2010 Cab Franc has a dark ruby core with ruby rim. Blueberries, tobacco leaf, cardamom and forest floor on the nose. Full bodied, with a core of bright berry fruit wrapped in chalky tannins. Tobacco leaf and bouquet garni on the driven, bright finish. Classic Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2017.

Dark ruby core with a vibrant ruby rim. Aromatics of lilac, sweet game meats, pepper and sage. Full bodied with red to dark berry fruity, damson plum and sage. There are ample tannins here and we see this entering a good drinking window by the fall of next year with another 5 to 8 years ahead of it. Drink 2012-2020

Very impressive Cabernet Sauvignon with a vigorous glint and strong garnet red colour. It is rich in aromas and fruity hints from blackcurrant, cherries and blackberry combined with a delicious supple of green pepper. Chocolate and toasted notes are added from its time with French and American oak. A sturdy wine with a harmonious balance of ripe, full and fruity flavours and a linger ending.

"The 2011 Sauvignon Blanc comes from the heart of the free run juice. It has a more complex, perhaps less immediate bouquet than the Litoral, with notes of limestone, fresh asparagus and a touch of smoke that is succinctly defined. The palate is well-balanced with very good weight on the entry; the mouth immediately filling with subtle tropical fruit, crushed stone, lime zest and Granny Smith apples. It is very harmonious and long in the mouth and offers subtle leesy notes towards the finish. Excellent. Drink now 2017. 90 points" - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate #204

'Centerline is a proprietary red blend of Syrah (81%), Petit Sirah (12%), Tempranillo (4%) and Zinfandel (3%). This particular blend comprises more than 50% of our Somerston Estate vineyard fruit while the rest was carefully sourced from renowned vineyards in Bennett Valley, the Vivio Vineyard and Santa Barbara County, Star Lane Vineyards. We combine our Estate fruit with fruit from these special regions and climates to make a wine that is remarkably distinctive, complex, balanced, and compelling. We produced 82 barrels of this wine in 2008. Ripe cherry, baker’s chocolate, and spicy notes leap out of the glass to form the aromatic profile. This is underlined by a palate of lush tannin, fresh berries, and rounded out by creamy, integrated, oak nuance.' - Winemaker's Notes

'The very essence of fresh, pungent and pristine Margaret River fruit handled with precision; nettle and tropical fruit notes on the bouquet make way for a generously textured and linear palate, with depth and freshness in equal measure. 94 points' - The Australian Wine Companion, July 2012

"The 2010 Bonarda (100%) was sourced from a 37-year-old vineyard, fermented with indigenous yeasts (as are all of these wines), aged for 9 months in new French oak inner-staves, and bottled without fining or filtration. Purple in color, it offers up a nose of underbrush, mineral, plum, mulberry, and violets. Concentrated on the palate with good depth, balance, and length, this flavorful effort deftly combines elegance and power, quite an achievement at this price point. Drink this outstanding value over the next 4-5 years. 90 points" - Jay Miller, Wine Advocate #198

"Bright medium red-ruby. Redcurrant, licorice, spices and violet on the inviting nose. Densely packed but not overly sweet, with lively acidity framing the dark berry, spice and bitter chocolate flavors. More floral than the 2010 bonarda. Rich, seamless, suave cabernet franc with a light touch. Finishes ripe, dry and persistent. 89 points" - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Mar/Apr 13

"Medium ruby-red. Pungent, expressive nose and palate meld currant, tobacco, mocha and smoky minerality. Sweet, plush and smooth but shapely too; not yet expressing its inherent complexity but nicely balanced from day one. An excellent value, this very round cabernet finishes with lovely sneaky length, a note of exotic flowers and plenty of ripe tannins. I'd give it another year or two in the cellar. 90 points" - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Mar/Apr 13

"Bright ruby-red. Blackberry syrup, bitter chocolate, violet and exotic mocha oak on the nose. Silky-smooth, intense and very ripe, with harmonious acidity energizing the sweet black raspberry and spice flavors. Very good density of fruit here, with complementary oak. Finishes with suave tannins and noteworthy length. 90 points"- Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Mar/Apr 13

"Bright ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, licorice and floral oils are complicated by a peppery note and a hint of maple syrup. Dense, round and lightly saline, with a suave, silky Old World texture to its flavors of blackberry and fig. Most impressive today on the long, rising finish, which features big but lush tannins and an impression of seamlessness. A lot of wine for the price. 91 points" - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Mar/Apr 13

"The stunning 2011 Cotes du Rhone-Villages La Jerome, a blend of 75% Grenache and 25% Syrah, is a sleeper of the vintage. Dense black raspberry and kirsch liqueur notes intermixed with licorice, loamy soil, new saddle leather, pepper and underbrush are all present in the complex aromatics of this big, chewy, fleshy Cotes du Rhone-Villages. Drink it over the next 2-4 years." - The Wine Advocate #203 89 points