Addy Bassin's MacArthur Beverages - Fine Wine and Spirits Since 1957

"Blue Gold Award Winner (pairing wines with food) – Sydney International Wine Competition 2008"

"Rated 93 points – James Halliday Very good colour and hue; very concentrated, with luscious black fruits wrapped in dark chocolate and a frame of oak. Still exceptionally youthful and will live beyond the lifetime of many of us."

"Mature-Ready to drink."
- Wine Advocate

"Attractive leathery, earthy, black currant, herb, licorice, and vanilla characteristics are found in the elegant, medium-bodied red." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"The ample fruit suggested by the aromatic profile is obvious on the attack, and the wine reveals impressive purity, texture, and persistence. It should drink well for 10 years. For some reason, this high quality winery never receives the press it merits. " Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Mature-Ready to drink. The dark ruby-colored 1998 Grenache Blewitt Springs Vineyard offers copious quantities of raspberry and cherry jam intermixed with spicy wood, earth, herb, and pepper scents. Heady, high alcohol gives the wine additional levels of glycerin, which coat the palate and teeth. Dense, chewy, and ripe." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Roman Bratasiuk is one of Planet Earth’s greatest winemakers, and obviously a top-notch viticulturist given his obsession with sourcing extraordinary fruit from ancient McLaren Vale vineyards." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"The 1998 Grenache Kangarilla Vineyard exhibits a medium ruby color, a peppery, Provencal herb-scented nose, soft, earthy, medium to full-bodied flavors, moderate tannin, and a rich, well-concentrated finish. " Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Mature-Ready to Drink. The dark ruby/purple-colored 1998 Shiraz Liandra Vineyard exhibits beautiful, sweet, blackberry fruit intertwined with pepper, saddle leather, and spice. Rhone-like in its aromatics, this rich, full-bodied, compelling Shiraz displays low acidity as well as a fleshy, succulent mouth-feel." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"The sumptuous 2002 Emigre is a proprietary blend of old vine Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Its inky/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of lead pencil shavings (No. 2 pencil--ed.), blackberries, blueberries, cassis, and licorice. Although it has a fabulous texture as well as a massive palate, it is neither over the top nor hot (even though it boasts 15.5% natural alcohol). The tannin is melted, but high." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Produced from a dry-farmed, single vineyard of old vine Shiraz (some of which are 120 years old), the stunning, inky/purple-tinged 2002 Shiraz Exile was aged in 100% new French oak. A sweet nose of black fruits, flowers, melted licorice, and espresso roast precedes a wine of amazing concentration, compelling intensity, and a tremendous finish of more than 60 seconds." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Mature-Ready to Drink"
- Wine Advocate

"The 2002 Shiraz Reserve is a pedal-to-the-metal, full-bodied red offering an aromatic explosion of melted chocolate, espresso roast, black currants, and sweet, toasty oak. Layered, pure, and powerful, it can be drunk now or cellared for 10-12 years." Robert Parker

"Mature-Ready to drink"
- Wine Advocate