2005 RESERVE SHIRAZ
JAMES HALLIDAY, AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION
2009 Edition
An elegant, medium-bodied wine, winning by subtle persuasion rather than brute force; silky tannins and fine cherry/plum fruit; fully priced. Rating: 93. To: 2015.
RALPH KYTE-POWELL, THE AGE EPICURE WINE STYLE
Summer 2007
Toolangi may well be the benchmark Yarra Valley label. Wine quality is excellent, the product of outstanding grapes and inspired winemaking. Reserve Shiraz '05 is complex with smoky, gamey, cherry and plum-like fruit, with a whisper of mint. The silky palate is beautifully sustained, with superb balancing fine tannins.
Ageing? drink over six years.
Food thought: duck with dried fruits.
5 out of 5 stars
Value: $$ Reasonabley priced relative to quality. A fair deal.
JENI PORT, THE AGE EPICURE
14 August 2007
Incy-wincy yields (1.5 tonne to 0.4 of a hectare) bring lots of concentration to this wine. It has a gorgeous perfume, is plump and silky textured with feather-light tannins. Made at Shadowfax.
GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE
QANTAS INFLIGHT GUIDE TO WINE, 2nd Edition
This has a medium-bodied yet intense palate, with red berries rather than black fruit, a dusting of warm spices - cinnamon and star-anise - and a gentle layer of toasty oak. It is no blockbuster but all the better for that; a vibrant wine with some Rhone-like complexity.
