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"This impressive and manicured 2019 Shiraz William Randell has class written all over it. Ripe and concentrated with black cherry, dark earthy tones and ham bone aromas wrapped up in a generous dose of sweet oak. Luscious levels of flavor and oak follow with well-judged tannins providing a complete package to enjoy over the next decade.-  Angus Hughson"

 - Antonio Galloni's Vinous (March 2023), 92 pts

"This has impressive freshness of blue fruit and cola-like spices with blackberries and forest wood, as well as a blue-floral edge and some plum cake. The palate has a very vivid feel with such intense, fleshy fruit-presence that carries a long, succulent and flavorful finish. Impressively fresh. Drink over the next decade."

- James Suckling (November 2021), 93 pts

"This is a winter-warming crowd pleaser for the big red lovers in your life. It offers upfront aromas of plums, blackberry and blueberry with undercurrents of baking spice, ground pepper, vanilla bean and chocolate. There's a sweet oak bass note. The mouthfeel is juicy fruited and silky textured with a lift of acidity and a tug of supple, savory tannins. Drink now with protein or until 2030. - CHRISTINA PICKARD"

 - Wine Enthusiast (April 2022), 90 pts

"From the estate St Kitts and Milton Park Vineyards, night-harvested, each block separately vinified in 4t open fermenters, matured for 18 months in American oak (40% new). A powerful, full-bodied shiraz with blackberry fruit, tannins and oak all driving the long palate. The absorption of the oak into the fabric of the wine is particularly impressive."
- Halliday Wine Companion (August 2020), 95 pts

"Generous, ripe and plump, featuring flavors of spiced plum, raspberry preserves and kirsch that are fresh and vibrant, with details of blood orange, violet, star anise and gingerbread. Shows terrific focus and persistence, singing on the finish. Drink now through 2035. 500 cases made, 120 cases imported. - MaryAnn WOROBIEC"

- Wine Spectator (April 2020), 91 pts

"Less jammy than the previous vintage, this is still a beast of a wine, but one with some layers and nuance. The nose is a dense combo of charred oak, golden beet, fleshy plum, licorice root, coffee bean and earthy spices. Muscular tannins on the palate are chalky, while the fruit feels satiny. The oak is in the foreground now but should integrate with time. Don't touch this anytime soon. Drink 2023–2035. - CHRISTINA PICKARD"

- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (June/July 2020), 90 pts + Cellar Selection

"Stereotypical Oz Shiraz to some extent, the 2016 William Randell Shiraz is big, ripe and heavily accented by American oak. Cedar and vanilla notes blend with rich, plummy fruit, those sweet notes brought together and balanced by savoury dry tannins. It's a big-ass steak wine, one that will be appreciated by consumers at steakhouses around the world. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue # 238, August 31st 2018), 93-95 pts

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"The fruit was crushed into a number of small fermenters, each kept as a separate lot, and after fermentation pressed to American barriques (40% new) for 18 months maturation, the best barrels chosen for this wine. - James Halliday"

- Halliday Wine Companion, 90 pts

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SILVER MEDAL - OUTSTANDING
- International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017

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"The 2015 William Randell Shiraz comes from the far north of the Barossa Valley and was aged 14 months in American oak (40% new). Vanilla and boysenberries feature prominently, alongside baking spices and powdered cocoa. It's full-bodied and plush but then comes to a crisp, tart finish. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (Issue # 238, August 31st 2018), 93 pts

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"This is a pretty massive wine, oozing with raisiny blackberry fruit and coffee, cola and vanilla. The palate is a mouthcoating blanket of plush, juicy fruit and drying, rather blocky tannins. - CHRISTINA PICKARD"

Wine Enthusiast (April 1st 2019), 89 pts

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"(40 percent new American oak) Youthful purple. Powerful, deep-pitched black and blue fruit, licorice, vanilla and violet scents are sharpened by mineral and peppery spice nuances. Broad, sweet and seamless in the mouth, offering concentrated boysenberry and cherry compote flavors accented by allspice and coconut notes. Shows surprising energy for its heft and finishes with impressive energy and supple tannins that are quickly absorbed by the lush dark fruit. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (Australia Brings the Brawn and the Beauty, October 2017), 92 pts

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Gold Medal - 2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition

 

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"A blend of northern Barossa and Eden Valley fruit, this is a firm, full-bodied wine. American oak-derived notes of vanilla and cedar frame crisp plum and blackberry fruit, then add dusty notes on the long finish. Drink 2018–2030."

Wine Enthusiast (August 2016), 93 pts

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"Seems to have looked to McLaren Vale and borrowed some of that region's dark chocolate signature, but also added the depth of Barossa Valley shiraz in a top vintage, and thrown in a bucket of firm, savoury/earthy tannins for good measure. Demands further time in bottle. - James Halliday"

- Australian Wine Companion (Issue 2016), 93 pts

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"Supple and expressive, with a layer of firm tannins, showing tea leaf and tar overtones to the dark berry and spice flavors. Comes together harmoniously on the long, expressive finish. Best from 2016 through 2022. - HS"

- Wine Spectator's Insider (January 21st 2015), 92 pts

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"(raised in 40% new American oak barrels for 14 months): Inky ruby. Spicy, exotically perfumed aromas of cassis, cherry liqueur and fresh violet are complicated by a smoky mineral quality. Sappy, sweet and expansive, offering deeply pitched flavors of bitter cherry, dark berries, vanilla and espresso. The vanilla note lingers on a long, seamless finish that shows just a hint of supple tannins. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (March 2016), 92 pts

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SILVER AT 2012 SPEIGELAU INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION (NZ)

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SILVER AT 2012 MELBOURNE WINE SHOW

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SILVER AT 2012 ADELAIDE WINE SHOW

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