"Some echoes of Burgundy in this complex pinot: good colour, some meaty and savoury aromas together with black cherry. It has depth and structure with intense flavour, some fruit sweetness and a long-lasting finish. Outstanding quality..." 96 points, Huon Hooke, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 January 2007.

"All I can say is, stock up... worldbeating value, and cannot be expected to last. This has structure, purity, definition, tannin, interest - pulling out the fruit bowl and naming fruit descriptors for a wine like this is ridiculous. The quality is high. The structure is there. The price very low, for the wine that it is. What more do you need to know? Drink: 2007-2014." 94 points, Campbell Mattinson, Winefront (www.winefront.com.au), 3 January 2007.

"... this one is right on the money. Aromas of raspberry, plum, forest floor, meat and spicy cinnamon caramel oak. On the palate light to medium bodied with flavours of raspberry, red cherry, sap and meaty overtones. Fine grained lightly sappy tannins and fresh lively acidity. Tangy red fruited finish. A lovely delicate and very varietal wine." 91 points, Gary Walsh, Winorama (www.winorama.com.au), 7 January 2007.

"Quite a light colour and light-bodied style but excellent savoury acid and persisting flavour make this a great food accompaniment and a style close to burgundy."  91 points, Courier Mail, 12 June 2007

"2005 offers up raspberry, spice and whiffs of the forest floor. Medium-bodied, complex and very refined. A beautiful wine that will cellar well."  Gary Walsh, Inside Out, 1 June 2007

"Winemaker Steve Webber has applied all his Burgundy and the Yarra Valley wine experience to blend the two styles into one wine that makes all sides of the Pinot fence applaud. There is the barnyard, straw and game meat characters that define so many Burgundy wines melded with the Australian generous cherry fruit and mocha aromas, with a touch of humus coming through. The palate has good length and the warming, dry tannins make this a wine perfect to accompany a hearty beef stew on a cool night. It ticks all the boxes for a Pinot Noir, which makes it the Pinot Noir for Pinot Noir lovers!" Wine House - Old & Rare Wines Newsletter, 24 May 2007.

"Earthy autumnal nose, light weight in the mouth that belies the depth of flavour. Smooth passage releasing enjoyable flavours, well supported by acid and tannin. However it's the return journey that is special - it gathers pace boosted by an explosion of Pinot Perfume and many secondary flavours, it's quite an experience." Tony Keys, The Key Review, 16 March 2007

"This is another barrel-matured wine that grows in the interest with each glass. It's the product of the much-changed De Bortoli approach to viticultural and winemaking. Hand-picked, hand-sorted whole berries underwent indigenous yeast fermentation in open tanks, with cap plunging only towards the end of the ferment. After 21 days in contact with the skins, the wine was settled, then gravity filled to oak casks for maturation, then bottled without filtration. This low-intervention regime produced a complex, fine, intensely flavoured, deeply textured pinot to savour any time over the next 10 years." Chris Shanahan, Western Advocate, 24 February  2007

"This wine provides good drinking, and has the power and complexity expected of a pinot in this price bracket. There is a concentration of ripe berry and cherry flavours, with spice interwoven. The wine is soft but with enough weight to demand interest through the palate."
Mike Burnett. Launceston Examiner, 3 January 2007.