Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2024 & International Wines and Spirits Awards 2025

"In the beginning, there was the wine creator? a sumptuous Shiraz created with your enjoyment in mind. For 6 days and 6 nights the fruit was harvested, crushed and left macerating on skins to develop a long lasting deep colour, intense bouquet and delicious taste. On the 7th day Johnny Q rested.

Intense red with purple hues. Intense youthful fresh ripe berry fruit flavours with some well integrated oak. Full bodied dense ripe berry fruit flavours balanced with vanillin oak but yet long and smooth. Serve with red wine casserole or a juicy steak with red onion jam. This wine has the flavour, structure and balance to be enjoyed now or offers added satisfaction from further cellaring." Winery

"Medium in the glass with hints of fade reflecting time already spent in bottle, but a still youthful wine with clean, fresh dark fruit aromatics and appealing Christmas cake fruit and spice characteristics. The palate is nicely medium weighted with fruit, toast, acidity and tannin working beautifully in balance" 4 Stars Cuisine Australian Shiraz Tasting, June 2026 (2021 Vintage)