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

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

"A gorgeously complex wine offering notes of dusty earth, tree bark, jammy black cherry fruit, cedar, and spice box. Dense, opulent, and full-bodied, with a savory, velvety texture as well as an exceptionally long finish." 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
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"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

"A deep purple-black color and aromas of warm black cherry compote and creme de cassis over hints of smoked meat, earth, Indian spices, truffles and damp loam. Rich and opulent on the full bodied palate, the generous fruit is well supported by a medium to firm level of fine tannins and refreshing acid, finishing long and earthy."
- Wine Advocate

"A beautiful marriage of power and elegance, displaying an inky/blue/purple color as well as notions of black raspberries, blueberries, graphite, and sweet pain grille." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"ruby/purple color as well as a classic bouquet of black currants, cedar, and high class French oak. If Jean-Michel Cazes (the proprietor of Lynch Bages) was making wine in Australia, this is what it would taste like - deep and full-bodied, with attractively integrated acidity, tannin, and alcohol." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Deep garnet-purple colored the 2009 Bin 128 Shiraz offers aromas of ripe blackberries and black cherries over notes of tar, loam and black pepper. Taut and well structured in the mouth, it offers a good amount of earthy / savory fruit supported by crisp acid and a medium to firm level of grainy tannins, finishing long and peppery."
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"The 2005 Shiraz Cambrian reveals more chocolate and scorched earth characteristics than the 2004 as well as fuller body, more abundant fruit, and huge tannin, muscle, and extract. Only connoisseurs with great cellars as well as abundant patience should consider purchasing this monster." Robert Parker
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"A new offering, the 2004 The Pict, is a 220-case cuvee of 100% Mourvedre that tips the scales at 13.2% alcohol. It boasts an inky/blue/purple color, phenomenally intense blueberry and blackberry fruit characteristics, and hints of black truffles as well as fresh mushrooms." Robert Parker
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"The 2005 The Pict is a limited production cuvee made from 100% Mataro. Purple-colored, it offers a complex perfume of forest floor, black truffle, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. This leads to a full-bodied, layered wine which is well-extracted, structured, somewhat straightforward, and just a bit compact on the palate." Jay Miller
- Wine Advocate