2015 Mystery Barossa Valley Shiraz Deal No. 6225

97 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Deep colour, retaining a good tint of purple in the rim. The bouquet is deliciously spicy and berry-like, with blackberry and fruitcake, glacé cherry and rum-and-raisin chocolate, the palate lushly-fruited and rich, with abundant tannins—but they’re soft, supple tannins that glide across the tongue. Tremendous length and harmony through to the finish. There's a trace of the telltale sump-oil, 'old tractor engine' overtone to it as well. An outstanding wine and a top vintage of Stonewell.

95 POINTS

Ned Goodwin - Halliday Wine Companion

As can be expected at much of the higher premium tier of the Barossa this full, polished red beams dark cherry and plum, while clad in five-spice, espresso and vanillin barrel ferment oak tones. Powerful, sure, but this needs time in the cellar to shed a whiff of reduction and to exhibit a bit more than heft and oak. Its track record is unblemished, at least for the fans.