92 Points Robert Parker
The Coriole flagship is the 2006 Lloyd Reserve Shiraz, sourced from a vineyard planted in 1919 and aged in French oak for 22 months. Opaque purple-colored, it exhibits an alluring bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, black pepper, espresso, game, plum, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Slightly restrained on the palate, it has plenty of savory, spicy fruit which will need a few years to fully express itself. Well-balanced and lengthy, it should be in fine form from 2011 to 2022.
Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) by Jay S Miller. January, 2009
96 Points James Halliday
A masterly display of McLaren Vale shiraz at its opulent best, flush with black fruits and dark chocolate with exceptionally fine tannins running through the back-palate and aftertaste. It deserves a high quality cork or a Diam. Drink to 2016.
Source: James Halliday. February, 2009
The Coriole flagship is the 2006 Lloyd Reserve Shiraz, sourced from a vineyard planted in 1919 and aged in French oak for 22 months. Opaque purple-colored, it exhibits an alluring bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, black pepper, espresso, game, plum, blueberry, and blackberry liqueur. Slightly restrained on the palate, it has plenty of savory, spicy fruit which will need a few years to fully express itself. Well-balanced and lengthy, it should be in fine form from 2011 to 2022. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) February, 2009 by Jay Miller