95 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2005

The outstanding 2004 Shiraz Jimmy Section (100% Shiraz aged in French oak, of which one-third was new) exhibits a big, sweet nose of blackberries, licorice, pepper, and flowers. It's a stacked and packed, opulent, moderately tannic effort with superb density and richness as well as a multidimensional mouthfeel and persistent finish. It should age beautifully for 10-15 years.

92 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, July 2006

Deep ruby. Dense, liqueur-like aromas of dark berries and exotic baking spices and flowers, with a blast of boysenberry making a strong statement. Fat and weighty-almost viscous-showing intense flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, kirsch and vanilla. For all its weight and fruit intensity, there's also striking precision. Sappy, luscious and long on the finish, with round, harmonious tannins and a subtle note of cracked pepper adding interest.

About Winery

Oliverhill is a small boutique winery located in McLaren Vale South Australia (McLaren Vale has been referred to as the middle palate of Australian wine). Linda and Stuart Miller own this winery, which was founded in 1973, and is near the spectacular Onkaparinga Gorge National Park. They specialise in premium quality, limited production reds. Specifically, a single vineyard Shiraz, "Jimmy Section", coming from a small 5-acre plot planted 30 years ago; a Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on the lower section of the same vineyard along with some Durif; and a Grenache, sourced from the "Bradey Block" vineyard of old bush vines some 80 years old. The wines represent the classic South Australian style, big and juicy with sweet black fruits, broad shouldered with substantial palate presence, yet maintaining balance and exceptional fruit intensity. All four reds are produced in an extremely limited format with total production hovering around 3000 cases total. The Miller's are producing hand-crafted wines that are truly artisan in style. They will never produce alot of wine, but what they do produce will always be of the highest quality. Oliverhill is an actual strip of dirt situated on Seaview Rd., along which is grown arguably some of the best fruit in Australia. At the base of the hill are wineries such as d'Arenberg and Maxwell's, and further along the road, Kay Brothers and Coriole. Fruit that is grown along this road also makes its way in to Penfolds Grange and the famous Rosemount's Balmoral label. And then, right in the thick of all this, is a tiny property owned by Stuart and Linda Miller called Oliverhill Winery. As soon as the "Jimmy Section Shiraz" landed in U.S.A., the wine appealed to a number of the trade who swiftly ordered every case brought into the country. One person referred to it as "liquid sex" after tasting it. You get the idea. This is a sensationally voluptuous, rich, full-bodied, highly-extracted yet velvety-textured, old vine Shiraz with an opaque blue/purple colour, a spectacularly aromatic nose (black and blue fruits, creosote, smoke, and graphite), huge body, great concentration, and a compelling seamlessness. Given today's wine prices, it is an unequivocal bargain. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. (Robert Parker on the 2001 Jimmy Section Shiraz. 93 points) The Oliverhill vineyard produces an average of 3 tonnes to the acre, the vines are hand spur-pruned, and the fruit is hand-picked determined by flavour. The fruit is crus

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