97 points - Ken Gargett
97 points - Ray Jordan
97 points - Ray Jordan
96 points - Huon Hooke
"The only single-vineyard wine in the Australian Collection (although the Oakville Napa Valley Cabernet is also a single-vineyard wine, from Block 13A on the Gamble Ranch), the 2021 Magill Estate Shiraz leads, as per usual, with lavender, bergamot (Earl Grey tea), milk chocolate, raspberry coulis and red licorice. The tannins have a good feeling in the mouth—chewy, full, ductile and fresh. There's something like nori, brine, red apple skins and something Japanese (togarashi?). It's a lovely wine. Gorgeous, in fact. Inky. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork."
97 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Wow! A sumptuous nose that is both luscious, floral, compact and of spicy restraint, reflective of a cooler, attenuated, Euro sort of ripening window. This drinks like a warmer vintage from the Northern Rhone, opening with violets before flecks of pepper grind, mace and clove come to the fore. A douse of camphor and smoked meats to the mid-palate. The feel, lithe and energetic; mid-weighted over obviously full and immensely satisfying. An exceptional Magill that sashays a little looser across its tannic seams than some of the other top bottlings. As a result, it is approachable now, although destined for a long life, if one is patient. Drink or hold."
96 points - James Suckling