Chuck Hayward, JJ Buckley, January 2013

Purple-black hue. This showcases an expressive creamy black fruit and black olive bouquet, complemented by subtle notes of mint, graphite and woodsmoke accents. Full bodied and complex, this is very sophisticated, with nicely appointed black cherry and blackberry notes. Creamy in texture and nicely balanced, this seamless wine gently gains intensity towards the finish. Even the subtle tannins are coated with soft fruit. An additional breadth and richness appears with aeration. No way overwrought or extracted, this is one of Turkey Flat's more accessible vintages and a great example of the "New Barossa".

96 points,

James Halliday, February 2011

Deep crimson-purple; one of the icons of the Barossa Valley that year in, year out, has an extra degree of elegance without compromising the depth and intensity of its spicy blackberry and black cherry fruit; the use of 100% French oak is the icing on the cake.

92 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, June 2011

Barossa richness, yet balanced and intense. Full body, with velvety tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Very nice indeed. Better in 2013. Relative value.

92 points,

Wine Front, June 2011

I haven't looked at the specs but it tastes as though there's a smidge more new oak in this release than there have been in the few years previous. There's some coconut, spice, cedarwood and toast - but before anyone is put off, these flavours are gentle and well integrated. They made a positive contribution. It's otherwise blackberried and tarry and, as well, red berried. The aftertaste is all sweet, dessicated fruits and fine tannin. It's a difficult wine to rate, but it's clearly of above average quality. 92+

About Winery

Pioneer Silesian settler Johann Friedrich August Fiedler planted the first Shiraz vines in 1847. It is the intense, concentrated fruit from these ancient vines that set Turkey Flat wines apart and have made them sought after the world over.

Turkey Flat owns five vineyards spread over a radius of 20km from Bethany in the south, Ebenezer in the north, Stonewell in the west, with other vineyards in the east. They cover four very different sub-regions and give us the ability to blend the attributes of each subregion into our wines.

"To a large degree our winemaking begins in the vineyard. We spend a great deal of time managing vine vigour, controlling shoot growth as well as shoot and bunch thinning. This helps to reduce yields and open up the vines to let in the sunlight. We are also spending a lot more time trying to understand when the grapes are mature"

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