Squid Ink Shiraz 2023
Gold Medal – CWSA China Wine & Spirits Awards 2025
Squid Ink Shiraz 2022
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna – 2024
Gold Medal – CWSA (China Wine & Spirits Awards) – Best Value 2024
Gold Medal 96pts – 5 stars – Wine Showcase Magazine 2023
Gold Medal – 5 Stars (97pts) – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 2024
Squid Ink Shiraz 2021
TROPHY FOR BEST SHIRAZ at World’s Largest wine show the ‘AWC Vienna’ 2022 DOUBLE GOLD Medal – CWSA (China Wine & Spirits Awards) 2022
Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2022
Squid Ink Shiraz 2020
DOUBLE GOLD Medal – CWSA (China Wine & Spirits Awards) 2022
Squid Ink Shiraz 2019
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna 2021
Gold Medal 94pts (5 stars) – Sam Kim
Gold Medal – Best Value – China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA) 2021
Gold Medal (95pts) – Wine Showcase Magazine 2021
Squid Ink Shiraz 2018
Gold Medal – Chine Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA)
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge
Squid Ink Shiraz 2017
Gold Medal – IWC London International 2019
Gold Medal – Best Value – China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA) 2019
Gold Medal (95pts) – Wine Showcase Magazine 2019
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2019
Squid Ink Shiraz 2016
DOUBLE TROPHY – Hong Kong IWSC 2018 – Best Red Wine from Australia & Best Shiraz Gold Medal – IWC London International Wine Challenge 2018
95pts Wine Showcase Magazine 2018
95pts James Halliday Wine Companion 2019 – From the estate vineyard. It spends 18 months in new American oak, but as with the ’14 Reserve (the previous release) it’s far less obvious than you might expect. It is full-bodied, but with a certain lightness of touch to its amalgam of black berries and cherries, savoury tannins and a farewell kiss of regional dark chocolate. For the record, it is described as Reserve’ on the back label.
Squid Ink Shiraz 2015
Winestate Magazine Tasting= Top Scores with the 2012 Penfold’s Grange
Best value DOUBLE GOLD China Wine & Spirit Challenge 2017
Gold Medal – IWC London International Wine Challenge 2017
Gold Medal – Lyon International Wine Show, France 2017
Squid Ink Shiraz 2014
Gold Medal 5 stars – Winestate Magazine, nominated for wine of the year 2016
Squid Ink Shiraz 2013
DOUBLE GOLD Medal – CWSA China Wine & Spirits Awards 2015
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2015
Gold Medal – New Zealand lnterntional Wine Show 2015
Gold Medal 95pts – Wine Showcase Magazine 2015.
Winestate Magazine, nominated for wine of the year 2014
Squid Ink Shiraz 2012
Gold Medal – WSA Singapore Wine & Spirits Challenge 2014
Gold Medal – New Zealand International Wine Show 2013
Blue-Gold Medal Sydney International Wine Competition 2014
Gold Medal – International Wine Guide, Spain 2014
Gold Medal 94pts – Wine Showcase Magazine 2014
Gold Medal 5 stars – Winestate Magazine 2014 – nominated for wine of the year
James Halliday Recommendation – Full purple-red; has the opulence and succulence of the vintage on full display: blackberry, bitter chocolate, fruitcake, vanillan American oak and ripe tannins all run riot on the palate … Rating 94!
Squid Ink Shiraz 2011
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2013
Gold Medal – International Wine Guide – Spain 2013
Squid Ink Shiraz 2010
Gold Medal – International Wine Guide – Spain 2013
Blue-Gold Top 100 Medal – Sydney International Wine Show 2012
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2012
Winestate Magazine 2012 – nominated for wine of the year Squid Ink Shiraz 2009
TROPHY & Gold Medal – McLaren Vale Cartesian Wine Show 2011 Best McLaren Vale Shiraz >$50
Gold Medal – 5 stars Winestate Magazine 2011
Gold Medal – 94 points Wine Showcase Magazine 2011
Outstanding Silver Medal – London International Wine & Spirits Competition 2012
James Halliday Recommendation – Deep crimson; the bouquet has a classic McLaren Vale mix of black fruits, dark chocolate and plum cake, the palate crammed with blackberry fruit and well-integrated vanillan oak; excellent example of the style, carrying its alcohol with ease … Rating 94!
Squid Ink Shiraz 2008
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2011
Highly Commended Medal Sydney lnernational Wine Show 2011
James Halliday Recommendation – Slightly deeper in colour than the Descendant;
an undoubtly full-bodied wine, with a peacock’s tail display of blackberry fruit, dark chocolate and vanillan oak, and with impeccable balance and line, the finish supple … Rating 94!
