By Josh Raynolds
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Jul/Aug 08
"Deep, bright gold. A complex bouquet offers ripe, smoky tangerine, candied ginger, honey, anise and nutmeg. Weighty orchard fruit flavors firm up with air, taking on candied lemon, lime and pear skin character. The spiciness builds and carries into an impressively broad, clinging finish. Leaves vibrant citrus and mineral notes behind, eventually. Recently tasted bottles of this wine going back to the 1987 showed no sign of decline, and in fact were almost shockingly youthful. 94 points."

"Almost the perfect chardonnay, this sublime wine is on one hand astonishingly intense and concentrated, while being seamlessly balanced and measured on the other. Its opulent expression of pineapple, grapefruit, guava and mango-like fruit knits effortlessly with creamy, bacony, vanilla and slightly smoky oak, while it’s underpinned by a chalky mineral texture and punctuated by a chiselled citrusy acidity. While there’s a hint of spirity heat on its exceptionally long and complete palate, it’s a stunning exercise in both power and control. (Margaret River, $85 retail approx., 19.0/96, drink 2013-2017)"  Jeremy Oliver, 06.17.08

"Awesome power, grace, depth and finesse; pure grapefruit, nectarine and peach flesh aromas are framed by complex, toasty, grilled nuts; the palate is amazingly concentrated, yet portrays a lightness that is completely beguiling and incredibly long. 14.5º alc. Rating 97 Drink 2020 $96 Date Tasted Mar 08"  James Halliday