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Wow! Elva’s pick of the six. A classic, perfumed, Emily’s Paddock. Complex layers of flavour; flint, spice, mint, toasty oak wrapped up in dark and brooding black and blue fruits. Soft, velvety tannins that coat your palate, great length and with fabulous longevity if you can wait, but equally delicious now.

1 by 1 branded cork-taint-free cork sealed, 15.0% alcohol

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A vibrant red/blue colour hints at what is to come! The usual perfumed aromas are followed by an extremely full and complex palate of blackberry, red currant and lightly minted cola. Impeccable tannins and natural acidity in abundance, finishing with the hallmark great length. Possibly a little more approachable as a young wine than recent vintages, but just as cellarable. Very happy with this one. Alcohol 15.5%

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Immediately recognizable as a highly typical Emily’s Paddock. From its depth of colour and individual, perfumed, minty nose, across its full spicy palate, beautifully balanced yet powerful grape and French oak derived chalky tannins to its extremely long, natural acid finish. Great longevity. Very proud of this one! 14.5% alc/vol

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Like the Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz, a little more forward and elegant than recent vintages – if you are familiar with Emily’s Paddock, this is unmistakably Emily’s Paddock! That highly spiced and perfumed nose with some mint, full fruity palate, harmonious grape and new French oak tannins with extreme length. Again, great longevity. 15.5% alc/vol

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Characteristic intensity of deep red colour to the edge with its true-to-style elegant yet full barrage of complex flavours, including the normal creaminess of oak and the hint of choco-mint. Fabulously long, acid finish and sufficient supple tannins to confer a long life. 15.5% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep Crimson. Intense lifted blackcurrant menthol aromas with chinotto inky notes. Well concentrated blackcurrant blackberry fruits, with menthol sage like notes, fine chocolaty but vigourous tannins and underlying mocha ginger oak complexity. Finishes firm with plenty of fruit persistency. Elemental with plenty of richness and density to offset the muscular structure. Should age for decades. 15.5% Alc 94 points – 2022-2040

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Typical complex creamy mint, aniseed, asian spice characters with a hint of chocolate in a generous and powerful wine of exceptional elegance, length and balance between the natural acidity and impeccable tannins. Wine critic Rob Geddes MW recently described the previous 2014 vintage in two words: “pure art”. This one is as good as it gets. Long cellaring will reward, but it is delicious now! 15.0% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh redcurrant hazelnut aromas with hints of herb garden and sage. Sweet fruited wine with blackberry redcurrant fruits, slight minty cola notes, fine looseknit leafy tannin and under lying roasted chestnut mocha oak notes. Finishes gritty leafy firm with chinotto notes. Vigorous wine with strong underlying tannin structure. Will need time to come around. 15% Alc 93 points 2025-2040

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The usual, brooding, dense magenta tones with an immediate perfumed, minty bouquet leading on to a spicy, black berried, blackcurrant, complex set of flavours followed by a firm tannic finish. With a great natural acid backbone, this one is as good as Emily’s Paddock gets. Long-living. 15.0% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense graphite dark berry, espresso aromas with dried leafy sous bois notes. Generous wine with deep set inky dark fruits, fine plentiful chalky tannins and roasted chestnut, mocha ok complexity. Finishes brambly firm, long and minerally. A very chewy wine with great density and presence. 15% Alc 93 points 2025-2040

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Dense purple red. Concentrated, rich cherry, red berries, dark chocolate, perfumed, great acid, length and complexity, powerful tannins to a fine finish with a creamy French oak background. Again, has the ability to be cellared for a long time if you wish. 14.5% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fragrant elderberry, mulberry aromas with leafy herb garden notes. Generous and ripe with lovely dense dark berry fruits, liquorice nuances, dense inky mid palate textures, attractive savoury oak complexity and long vigorous chalky tannins. Finishes firm with a long chocolaty plume. 14.5% Alc 95 points 2022-2045

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A classic; bright appearance with perfumed, minerally, spiciness and great natural acidity, balanced with fine supple tannins and the normal creaminess of oak in the background. Exceptional length and complexity. Will cellar for a long time if you can keep your hands off. 13.0% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh redcurrant, peppercorn, slight mint aromas. Well concentrated wine with redcurrant red cherry, slight peppery flavours, fine looseknit slinky textures and fresh new mocha oak notes. Finishes al-dente firm with plenty of length.

Cooler spectrum of fruit aromatics with attractive richness and volume. 13% Alc 92 points 2020-2035

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Exhibiting characteristics of beautifully perfumed almost minty elegance, coupled with assertive yet supple tannins, a complex minerality and a great acid backbone for longevity. With normal 5% Cabernet franc field blend. 14.0% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry, blackberry aromas with espresso notes and leafy herb garden nuances. Inky textured wine with deep set blackberry dark fruits, mocha slight marzipan oak notes, fine chalky but assertive tannins, long fresh acidity and bitter firm finish. Lovely density, fruit expression and velocity across the palate. 14% Alc 95 points 2020-2040

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium purple. Intense aniseed, dark cherry aromas with underlying savoury notes. Fresh dark cherry aniseed, liquorice flavours with fine chalky dry tannins and some savoury notes. Still quite elegant and elemental in structure but will build up richness and weight. Finishes chalky firm. More savoury than Georgia’s. 2016 – 2030 93 points.

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Elegance and power in the mouth, with typical brooding depth of garnet red colour. Complexity of delicious ripe cherries and cream with floral perfume. Hallmarks of spicy, long length and supple tannins. Drinkable now, with a great decades-long life ahead. Usual 5% field blend of Cabernet Franc included. 13.5% alc/vol.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep purple crimson. Lovely araomatic wine with intense blackberry, liquorice, Turkish delight, vanilla aromas. Sweet and bouyant with blackberry, boysenberry fruit, supple rich tannins and savoury, spicy nuances. Finishes firm and long. Beautifully balanced wine, but with decades to go. Minerally notes. 2017 – 2035 95 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep colour. Fresh dark cherry, blackberry, roasted coffee aromas with lifted herb/ sage notes. Generously proportion, plummy, dark cherry fruits, fine velvety firm tannins and underlying mocha, grilled nut complexity. Finishes firm with plenty of sweet fruit notes. A very concentrated style with plenty of buoyancy, density and muscular tannin balance. 13.5% Alc 94 points – Now -2040

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Exhibits the typical elegance and power of its predecessors, with it’s French oak underlay imparting a creaminess to the minerality of the spice and long palate. The normal 5% co-fermented Cabernet Franc component augments complexity. 14.0% alc/vol.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium crimson purple. Fresh fragrant white pepper, sage, redcurrant aromas. Medium bodied wine with flinty, white pepper, red currant flavours, fine losknit chalky tannins and some spicy, pondwater notes. Finishes chalky and minerally but touch underpowered. Needs a touch of time. 2015 -2024 88 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep. Gun flint, red currant, blackberry, graphite aromas. Sweet fruited and generous wine with red currant, dark fruit flavours, graphite flinty smoky nuances, fine long vigourous tannins and mocha oak. Finishes leafy firm with attractive mineral length. A well balanced wine with lovely richness and depth. 14% Alc 93 points Now – 2035

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Intensity and weight with elegance. Typical ripe berries and cream, extremely complex with perfume, spice and a hint of tar. A wonderful tannic structure with a finish that lasts forever. A classic, superb Emily’s, with its touch of Cabernet Franc. 15 percent alcohol/volume.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson purple. Fragrant musky dark cherry, praline, spice aromas with some liquorice, mint notes. Palate is quite angular with pronounced leafy tannins, marked acidity and spicy oak. Finishes firm and tight. Still very elemental. Needs more time to unwind. Massive tannin structure. 2016 – 2028 87 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh red cherry, slight choco-mint aromas with lovely cinnamon, mocha oak. Generous and slinky wine with inky red currant chocolate mint flavours, fine looseknit supple tannins and fresh mocha spicy oak. Finishes chocolaty firm with bitter chinotto notes. Vigourous with plenty of density and persistency. Classic Emily’s Paddock. 15% Alc 95 points Now – 2035

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With about 5% of Cabernet Franc in the field blend. A classic year in intensity, with its greater minerality and perfume than Georgia’s and loads of complex spiciness. Fabulous balance and elegance, with a creamy new French oak touch. Deliciously accessible now, with great cellaring ability. 15 percent alcohol/volume.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson purple. Fresh black fruits, dark choclate, mint, camphor aromas. Richly concentrated palate with dark cherry, mint, spicy favours and strong sinewy tannin backbone. Builds up chocolaty firm and long. Has plenty of energy and vinosity. 2018 – 2030 – 94 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense chinotto, red cherry, redcurrant aromas with praline notes. fresh generous sweet fruited wine with red cherry. Kirsch like flavours, mocha, espresso oak complexity and fine slinky tannins. Finishes leafy firm with aniseed notes. Generous wine with attractive suppleness and density with quite a tannin grip. 15% Alc 92 points Now – 2030

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Another definitive Emily’s with its depth of colour, having the typical creaminess of new French barriques melded into a beautiful framed wine of elegant mouth feel, great length and a minerality from the shallower Cambrian soil over sedimentary rock. Abundant natural acidity and lots of ripe, supple tannins enable a very long life but it is still approachable now. 13.5 percent alcohol/volume.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Minty/ redcurrant/ ginger. Ginger malt/ red currant flavours with fresh minty notes, fine slinky dry loose knit but very dry tannins. Finishes quite minerally and dry. 2010-2020. 90 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson purple. Intense dark cherry, graphite, sage aromas with spicy, roasted hazelnut notes. Well concentrated dark cherry, sweet fruit,praline flavours with loosknit gritty, graphite tannins and plenty of spicy complexity. Finishes muscular firm but long and touch leafy. Has power and vinosity, richness and length. 2014 – 2025 – 93 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Very attractive strawberry cranberry, blackberry cola aromas with nougat vanilla notes. Developed supple wine with generous chinotto, strawberry, “negroni”-like flavours. Fine persistent leafy textures and fresh long mineral acidity. Finishes firm and minerally. Medium weighted wine with attractive mid palate plumpness and fine boney tannins. Elegantly styled wine with moderate aging potential. 15% Alc 91 points Now – 2025

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Intense ginger/ black berry/ musky plum aromas. Immensely concentrated wine with deep set black cherry/ ginger/ liquorice flavours and dense chocolaty fine tannins, plenty of fruit sweetness and underlying new malt/ ginger oak. Finishes firm and dry, long and flavourful. Top notch. 2015-2030. 96 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson purple. Fresh aromatic wine with intense dark cherry, mocha, espresso, cedar aromas. Palate is deeply concentrated with dark cherry, praline flavours and plentiful ripe chocolaty tannins, underlying spicy herb, chinotto notes. Finishes firm and minerally. Well balanced for the long haul. 2018- 2035 – 96 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh cola, chinotto aromas with dark chocolate, dark berry notes. Generous wine with lovely dark fruits, dark chocolate characters, superb mid palate density, fine long chocolatey tannins and mocha, espresso oak notes. Some leafy notes. A classic vintage here. 15% Alc 97 points Now-2045

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Characterised by great length and structure, it has all the usual creamy French oak wrapped around the core of fruit and massive tannins. Again, our little Emily’s Paddock has turned out a beauty, with excellent cellaring potential. After 21 years of bearing a vintage ribbon around its neck, Elva is now putting that labour intensive effort into the vineyard instead. 15.0 percent alcohol/volume.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Liquorice/ black cherry aromas with some cedar/ graphite notes. Deep concentrated wine with black cherry/ liquorice flavours, firm dry chalky tannins and underlying new oak. Finishes firm and tight. Muscular wine but packed with fruit sweetness. 2012-2030. 89 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson. Walnut, tobacco, black berry, sage aromas. Massively concentrated palate with paneforte, sage flavours and chunky tannins. Finishes gritty firm and overwhelmingly tannic with alcoholic kick. Still in parts but will the elements meld? 2018 -2030 – 87 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry leathery, roasted chestnut aromas with herb garden, eucalypt notes. Well concentrated dark cherry, roasted nut, chocolaty flavours with some tobacco leaf, silage notes. Dense chocolaty palate with vigourous leafy tannins and pronounced acidity. Finishes like a fur ball. Plenty of presence. 15% Alc 91 points Now – 2028

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A co-fermented blend, which may well be unique in the world, but what the heck; it works. Essentially, it is still a Shiraz wine; the little bit of well integrated Cabernet Franc adds to it’s complexity, but ultimately the vineyard terroir distinguishes it from Georgia’s. This one is a beauty. The usual spicy aromas, finishes firmer than 2001, fantastic structure and elegance. 14.5% alcohol.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Red cherry fresh mint aromas with some savoury new oak notes. Sweet concentrated wine with red cherry/ mint/ herb/ elderberry flavours, fine dense chocolaty slightly brambly tannins and sweet spice/ malt oak. Finishes long and sweet. Still elemental. 2012-2030. 95 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson. Intense blackberry, paneforte with spicy, sage notes. Showing lovely balance between youth and age! Well concentrated and supple with blackberry, musky plum, paneforte flavours and plentiful chocolaty, velvety tannins. Finishes chocolaty firm and long. Power and richness. 2018 – 2035 97 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson. Fresh cola, red cherry dried roses aromas with leafy tobacco liquorice notes. Medium weighted wine with supple fruits and slinky dry tannins. Finishes long and sweet. Not classic but this has lovely viscosity and gentleness. Builds quite sinewy at tgeh finish, but still good drinking. 14.5% Alc 90 points Now – 2025

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Great structure and an acid balance that typifies “Emily’s”, with its normal mouth watering perfume, elegance and length. Fabulous wine that highlights the influence of site specificity or terroir, being only one kilometre from Georgia’s Paddock, but poles apart in style. A touch more tannic than the 2000. Delicious now, and cellaring potential is high. 13.5% alc/vol.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Ginger/ black berry aromas with some herb garden notes. Sweet ginger/ dark berry fruits, briary firm – touch sappy tannins, underlying new malt/ ginger/ spice oak. Finishes firm and long. 2010-2025. 85 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson. Fragrant red cherry,chinotto, minty aromas with savoury notes. Medium bodied wine with chinotto, red cherry, sage, spicy flavours and sinewy dry tannins. Tannins and alcohol dry out and attack the finish. Drink now rather than wait. Now – 2020 – 87 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson. Fully mature red currant earthy mocha aromas with some leather nuances. Supple sweet fruit, red currant, earthy mocha flavours, some looseknit chocolaty tannins and some herb garden menthol notes. Finishes chocolaty/ leafy firm and long. Ready to drink with attractive fruit complexity and mineral length. Alc 13.5% 92 points Now – 2030

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Elegant Emily’s with its characteristic perfect structure and balance; lots of sweet red berries, mixed spice and perfume. Outstanding length, as usual with this wine. Structured for a long life but this tastes so good now, I defy you to not drink it. 15.0% alc/vol.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Ginger/ red currant/ malt aromas. A fresh fruit driven wine with red currants/ malt/ ginger mint flavours, fine grippy dry tannins, finishing brambly dry and peppery (alcohol). Now-2018. 85 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium crimson. Fragrant red cherry, redcurrant, cranberry aromas with some toasted walnut, leather, spice notes. Palate is medium concentrated with red cherry, cranberry, nutty, spice flavours and some developed leather, spice notes, fine muscular tannins and mineral acidity. Very firm finish. Now – 2018 – 86 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson. Fresh redcurrant, strawberry, chinotto aromas with fresh leather. Polish notes. Supple and creamy textured with plentiful mature strawberry, negroni, chinotto cola fruits, plentiful lacy al dente tannins and underlying savoury/ smoky meaty complexity. Not a blockbuster but delicious to drink. Drink soon. 15% Alc 92 points Now – 2025

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More assertive in tannins than the last couple of years. A big, textured, meaty/briary wine in the mouth, having the expected commanding bouquet of mixed spices/berry/smoky characters. Well structured elegance with great cellaring potential. 15.5% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Complex mint chocolate/ black cherry/ mocha/ bitumen aromas. Well concentrated wine with black cherry/ mint chocolate flavours and some herb notes, plenty of savoury/ cedar notes and fine gritty dry tannins. Finishes long and sweet with quite an alcoholic kick! 90 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium crimson. Intense and complex smoky, dark cherry, tobacco leaf, meaty, sage aromas. Well concentrated and developed wine with bouyant fresh dark cherry, paneforte, tobacco flavours, and plentiful chocolaty firm tannins. Underlying spicy notes. Finishes with a long tannin plume. Very impressive wine. Now – 2028 – 95 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense shellac, carob, tobacco, dried fig, espresso graphite aromas. Sweet fruited wine with dark chocolate, carob, shellac flavours, fine looseknit chalky tannins, some al dente/ grippy notes. Finishes long and chocolatey. A touch stale. 15.5% Alc 88 points Now-2025

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Again, the typical depth of colour is a give-away that this is an authoritative wine. Characterised by its usual complexity, with an almost creamy texture and floral perfume. Perfectly structured with silky tannins derived from both ripe grapes and new French oak. Lots of natural acidity, with an elegant, long finish. Excellent longevity but hard to resist now. 15.5% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Fresh dark cherry aromas with some herb garden/ camomile notes. Hint of mint. Lovely sweet dark cherry/ touch bourbon/ malt flavours, dense tough al-dente tannins finishing long and sweet, but chalky firm. Now-2020. 94 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium crimson. Fragrant red currant, spicy, sage, vanilla aromas and flavours. Fresh rich voluminous wine with plenty of redcurrant, sweet fruit flavours and fien slinky dry tannins. Underlying malty, vanilla notes. Finishes graphite firm with savoury, malty notes and mineral acidity. At peak now but will last another decade or so. Now -2025 – 94 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, graphite, aromas with dark fruit notes. Entering secondary phase. Well concentrated wine with deep set dark chocolate, dark berry fruits, fine dense ripe tannins and plentiful espresso oak complexity. Finishes firm with leafy sous bois nuances. Really interesting and special wine. 15.5% Alc 95 points Now -2035

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The Cabernet Franc component is under 5%, but it still adds to the wine’s complexity. Similar aromas and flavours to the beautifully perfumed ’96, but with more fine tannin on the finish. Only 150 cases produced, hence the six bottle limit to be as fair as possible. Superb structure. Great longevity, but try it now. 15.0% alc/vol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Lovely wine with plummy/ liquorice/ raspberry aromas. Sweet concentrated wine with plum/ dark chocolate flavours. Chalky dry/ chocolaty dense tannins, lovely vanilla/ malt oak notes. Finishes firm and dry, but long and sweet. Classic wine. 2010-2025. 100 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep crimson. Redcurrant, earthy, mushroom aromas. Fleshy and concentrated with redcurrant, plum, mushroom, spicy flavours, loose knit graphite tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes sinewy, leafy and long. Now – 2026 92 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense dark cherry leafy aromas with hints of herb garden and mint. Well concentrated wine with dense dark cherry leafy flavours, fine chocolaty tannins and plentiful mocha oak complexity. Very fresh and vigorous with lovely mineral length. Some bitter chinotto notes at the finish. 15% Alc 94 points Now – 2030

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From the ’92 vintage, an elegance was introduced to Emily’s Paddock as the vineyard (and the winemaker) matured. This one is from the same mould; typical vivid colour; sweetly perfumed; full bodied; supple tannins; perfect structure and balance. 14.5% alcohol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Fresh rose garden/ mint/ cassis aromas with some savoury/ notes. Well concentrated wine with fresh rose garden/ mint/ aniseed flavours, and dry lacy tannins. Peppery alcoholic finish, but minerally and long. Tannins kick up. 88 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep colour. Classical and substantial wine with intense graphite, lead pencil, dark berry with roasted chestnut, minty, iodine nuances. Palate is fresh and bouyant with voluminous sweet fruit flavours and chocolaty dry tannins. Muscular in structure with some leafy nuances but plenty of paneforte, sage fruit. Tannin plume and mineral acidity at the finish. Really big wine with tremendous power and energy. Now – 2020 95 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, graphite aromas with herb garden notes, Ab fragments of dark berry fruits. Beautifully integrated wine with super praline-like/ mocha complexity, fine dense tannins and underlying savoury leafy nuances. Finishes firm with attractive mineral length. Delicious wine. Benchmark vintage. 14.5% Alc 97 points Now – 2030

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Full-bodied elegance! What more can I say? A classic example of Emily’s Paddock showing the expected drought induced dense magenta colour and richness of flavour, with great balance and structure. Sadly, not much of it – 400 magnums (1.5L) only! 14.5% alcohol

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Fresh cedar wood/ red plum/ blackcurrant aromas with some graphite notes. Beautifully focused wine with red plum/ cedar/ cassis flavours, savoury malt oak characters and fine dense chalky tannins. Finishes firm and dry but has plenty of flavour length. Lovely wine. Drinking well now but will get much better with further cellaring. Now-2030 Magnum only. 96 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep colour. Fresh salted liquorice, seaweed, black currant, wet bitumen aromas. Surprisingly fresh and bouyant with rich black fruit, graphite, smoky flavours and plentiful leafy dry tannins. Finishes sappy firm but flavours and tannins follow through to a long finish. Now – 2025 – 93 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense red cherry, roasted walnut, slight tobacco leaf aromas. Red cherry roasted walnut, slight wood varnish flavours, fine looseknit leafy textures and long bright acidity. Finishes sinewy and long. Still drinking well but the structure is muscling in. 14.5% Alc 89 points Now-2025

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Continuing the trend started with the ’92, this Emily’s Paddock has an elegant structure. Chocolate and wholesome, earthy aromas are quite typical, with ripe mulberry complexity. Not as tannic as some of the monsters of the past – superb acid balance. Accessible now with longevity up to 12 years. Alcohol 13.5%

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Fresh herb garden/ red cherry flavour. dark chocolate aromas. Well balanced wine with red cherry/ plummy flavours and some herb notes, touch of nutty/ vanillin oak, finishes oaky dry but long and sweet. Now-2015. 92 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Fresh complex kiwi polish, leather, paneforte, amontillado aromas with remnants of primary fruit. Palate is richly concentrated with paneforte flavours and plentiful graphite tannins. Finishes sinewy with some savoury nuances. Very firm and muscular style. Very cabernet like structure! Now – 2028 – 93 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, roasted chestnut, liquorice aromas with tobacco, leaf, coffee notes. Well developed wine with red currant dark chocolate paneforte slight shellac flavours, fine persistent slightly leafy tannins and mocha roasted chestnut notes. Finishes chalky dry with slightly marked acidity. 13.5% Alc 93 points Now – 2025

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The most elegant Emily’s yet, if that descriptor can be applied to such a powerful wine. A touch of mintyness and pepper added to the usual tarry/meaty characters. A very well balanced wine with a great structure. Like all of our wines, this has heaps of natural acidity. The chalky tannins sneak up on you after swallowing. The Cabernet Franc component is up a bit this year to around ten percent. 13.5% alcohol.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Red cherry/ liquorice/ vanillin aromas – some meaty notes. Sweet concentrated wine with red cherry/ liquorice flavours, fine chalky tannins and underlying savoury notes. Finishes peppery dry. Now-2016. 87 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Intense salted liquorice, earthy aromas with some muddy, pondwater, mushroom notes. Palate is quite lean with some earthy, vellum, kiwi polish, leather notes and fine sinewy dry tannins. Finishes leafy and touch acidic. Past its prime. Now – 87 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Well developed wine with red cherry, menthol, tobacco leaf, white pepper aromas. Fresh medium weighted wine with red cherry, mocha menthol flavours with tobacco leaf and persistent chalky al dente textures. Ready to drink. 13.5% Alc 88 points Now Medium deep crimson. Well developed wine with red cherry, menthol, tobacco leaf, white pepper aromas. Fresh medium weighted wine with red cherry, mocha menthol flavours with tobacco leaf and persistent chalky al dente textures. Ready to drink. 13.5% Alc 88 points Now

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A classic “Emily’s” in every dimension. Deep, intense red; earthy dark chocolate characters set against assertive tannings; beautiful viscosity as usual. Exceptional cellaring potential. Drink 2000 to 2010.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Fresh herb/ rosemary/ red current aromas with some aniseed notes. Palate is really well balanced with sweet red cherry/ meaty flavours and fine lacy dry tannins. Finishes chalky firm, long and sweet with some herb notes. 93 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Fresh espresso, redcurrant, tobacco aromas with touch of mushroom. Palate is still fresh and complex with plenty of fleshy redcurrant, espresso flavours, underlying walnutty notes and plentiful gritty ironstone tannins. A tannin beach is left on the palate after the finish. Massive but impressively structured wine. Now – 2028 – 94 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Attractive roasted walnut, chocolate aromas with liquorice notes. Generous supple wine with roasted walnut, dark chocolate, mocha, paneforte flavours, some tobacco leaf notes, fine looseknit muscular firm leafy tannins and pronounced acidity. Finishes al dente firm and minerally long. 14.5% Alc 93 points – Now – 2028

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Essentially a Shiraz wine with about 5% Cabernet Franc in the blend, all picked and fermented together. Typically, a darker, bigger, more tannic wine than Georgia’s. Earthy, chocolaty characters and heaps of tannin. Very well balanced. Exceptional cellaring potential.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Red cherry/ red currant/ camomile touch herbal/ wormwood aromas. Sweet red cherry/ red currant/ brambly flavours, sinewy dry – touch grippy tannins. Very dry tannins. Tannins are very prominent. Will probably never soften. Now-2015. 85 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Developed mushroom, chinotto, earthy aromas. Well-concentrated chinotto earthy, sous bois flavours, fine loose knit slinky tannins. Builds up chalky dry and savoury. Fruit already beginning to fade. Now – 2020 – 87 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep colour. Intense dark cherry, blackberry aromas with leafy notes. Generously flavoured wine with deep set dark cherry graphite mocha flavours, plentiful chalky tannin and underlying savoury oak. Builds up firm, sinewy and long, Faint menthol notes giving lift and energy. 13.5% Alc 88 points – Now -2020

Time of release
Classic rich dark purple colour; typical powerful earthy spiciness to both aroma and flavour. A big, tannic wine with finesse; long living. Very harmonious, with an extra dimension of fruit adding to the complexity, than previous vintages.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep crimson. Dry chocolate/ cedar aromas with some herb garden notes. Chocolate/ cedar flavours pervade with dry dense muscular tannins, finishing brambly and dry. Very structured wine. Will hold but not improve. Now-2012. 85 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Fresh, intense black cherry, leather, walnutty aromas. Concentrated black cherry, leather walnut flavours and sinewy dry tannins. Still has mid-palate richness and volume. Finishes chalky and sweet fruited. Firm muscular but has richness! Now – 2020 91 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Intense liquorice dark cherry, mocha aromas with herb garden bay leaf notes. Generous and slinky with dark chocolate, paneforte redcurrant flavours, fine looseknit ripe tannins and mocha notes. Finishes chocolate with a leafy tannin plume. 13% Alc 93 points Now – 2030

Time of release
Picked before the mid-vintage rains, this is essentially “Emily’s” at its best; deep crimson purple colour; powerful, harmonious earthy/ spice/ berry-like aromas and rich flavours that balance the high velvety tannins. A wine with elegance. Cellar potential 10+ years like all previous vintages.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium colour. Leather/ pane forte aromas with some herbal notes. Sweet and sour wine with sour cherry flavours, sinewy tannins and mineral acidity. Underpowered wine. Drink up. Now. 75 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Roasted chestnut, black cherry, tobacco, leather aromas with some leafy nuances. Well-concentrated black fruits, tobacco leaf flavours, fine looseknit leafy/rusty tannins. Finishes firm and leafy. Best to drink soon. Now – 2016 – 83 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Fresh iodine seaweed, dark chocolate, slight menthol aromas. Fully mature wine with supple developed dark chocolate espresso paneforte leather flavours, fine looseknit slinky textures and integrated acidity. Finishes chalky dry. On the downhill slide. Drink soon. 13% Alc 87 points – Now

Time of release
This is the most approachable “Emilys” to date. Although it is a big wine as Emilys usually is, the fruit is showing through while the grape and French oak derived tannins are a little softer than previously. Well balanced with long cellaring potential.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Dark colour. Liquorice/ herb garden/ red cherry/ fresh mint aromas. Fresh beautiful wine with liquorice/ dark chocolate/ dark cherry flavours, dense dry slinky/ chocolaty tannins and underlying savoury oak. Finishes minerally and long with plenty of flavour length. 93 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep colour. Intense praline, iodine, salted liquorice aromas and flavours with sweet fruit, dark chocolate flavours and some leafy notes. Tannins are muscular,gritty and long, but underlying power and fruit sweetness gives balance and length. Now – 2025 – 92 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Chloride red cherry, dark chocolate aromas with fine mineral notes.

Well concentrated supple sweet fruited wine with red cherry, chocolate, mocha herb garden flavours, fine looseknit slinky textures and attractive mineral length. Finishes firm with graphite plume. Alc not known. 92 points Now -2025

Time of release
Fire fighting helicopters assisted in diverting and halting the fire at the entrance to this vineyard so the vines and crop suffered no damage. The release continues the tradition of Emily’s Paddock Shiraz/Cabernet Franc. A big, deep coloured wine with subdued fruit character at this young age. Longer term cellaring desirable.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Deep colour. Dried herb aromas with some cherry stone/ graphite notes. Sweet concentrated palate with deep set dark cherry/ herb garden flavours, dense chalky tannins finishing leafy firm. Lovely core of fruit sweetness. Now-2015. 90 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep colour. Fresh herb, walnut, dark fruit aromas with some paneforte, roasted earthy notes. Walnutty, praline, leather, mint flavours, fine slinky dry tannins. Finishes firm and tight. Very powerful wine with plenty of energy and length. Very savoury and muscular wine. Now – 2018 – 89 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson, Fresh herb, tobacco leaf, graphite aromas with cola notes and hints of mint. Sweet fruited wine with tobacco leaf, dusty, slight corky flavours, fine persistent tannins. Finishes firm and tight. Some mushroomy notes. Not looking its best. Alc not known. 86 points Now-soon.

Time of release
Identical colour and depth to Georgia’s, but here the similarity ceases. Herbaceous aroma, more pronounced than usual for Emily’s. Fruit well balanced with high acid and tannins. Possibly a little more forward than previous releases but a few years cellaring is still desirable. Generally available at cellar door only.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium colour. Sandalwood/ cedar/ redcurrant aromas with some meaty/ herb garden notes. Sweet redcurrant/ meaty flavours with some silage notes, fine bone dry lacy tannins. Finishes minerally. Plenty of flavour length. Still holding up but drink soon. Now-2012. 86 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Fresh mushroom, red cherry, leather aromas. Medium bodied and surprisingly fruit-sweeted with red cherry, chinotto, leather flavours and plentiful fine chocolaty tannins. Finishes firm and long. Now – 91 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson. Intense cola/ chinotto, almost vermouth aromatics with some sage notes. Well concentrated salted liquorice, cola vermouth flavours, fine loose knit slinky textures and underlying mineral notes. Finishes long and sweet. Holding up pretty well. Alc not known. 91 points Now

Time of release
Beautiful colour like the previous wine: bright red. Bouquet undeveloped and vinous. Full bodied palate, clean drying tannins, high natural acidity. Very well balanced but needs time in the bottle> The 2% cabernet franc portion complements its complexity. Still in very limited supply, generally only from the cellar.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium colour. Pane forte/ graphite/ cedar aromas. Well concentrated palate with prune/ pane forte flavours and graphite/ wet bitumen notes, minerally acidity and firm slinky tannins. Finishes chalky grippy and fruit sweet. Now-2010. 85 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium colour. Intense leather, walnutty aromas with some salted liquorice, paneforte, black fruit notes. Medium bodied palate with walnutty, salted liquorice flavour sand sinewy tannins, underlying savoury notes. Finishes firm and minerally. Mild growing season. Now – 92 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Varnishy, amontillado-like wine with very developed sous bois, walnutty dried leafy notes. The plate is much better with some sweet fruit notes, fine lacy textures and bitter cola notes. Finishes lacy firm with some mineral length. Well past its prime, but holding, Drink soon. Alc not known. 87 points Now

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium colour. Red currant/ pop corn/ meaty aromas. Red current/ meaty/ graphite flavours, fine pronounced chalky firm tannins finishing earthy firm and touch metallic. Now. 80 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep colour. Fragrant leather, red cherry. Cassis, cedar, truffle aromas. Lovely complex cassis, truffle, mushroom flavours and fine slinky tannins. Finishes firm but long and flavourful. Touch of leafiness, but reminiscent of Medoc! Now – 91 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium deep crimson. Red currant dark chocolate corky aromas and flavours with cedar-like complexity. Finishes chalky firm. Not looking its best but probably need to drink up soon now. 12% Alc 85 points Now

Time of release
Picked on Ash Wednesday, but the wine does not exhibit fume flavours! Instead, we have again a firmer, tannic style: good acid backbone (pH 3.40) subtle new French oak nuances, immense fruit flavours – more blackberry than cassis this year, from the drought affected, quicker ripening fruit. Drink now if you like, but cellar for a few years if possible.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium deep colour. Almond/ dark chocolate/ touch leather aromas. Hint of wet stone. Dark cherry/ almond/ wet bitumen and sweet fruit flavours and dry desiccated tannins. Finishes brambly dry, but long. Very muscular wine. Now. 83 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Medium deep colour. Intense paneforte, espresso, mushroom aromas – almost some sake notes. Richly flavoured , but slightly stale and soupy, meaty, fine slinky dry tannins. Some leafy iodine notes. Finishes chalky dry but long and soupy. Now – 85 points

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson. Advanced beef stock slightly oxidised aromas and flavours. Well concentrated beef stock tobacco, oxidised amontillado flavours, fine looseknit slinky textures. Finishes chalky firm. Not a good bottle. 13.5% Alc78 points Now

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – August 2007
Medium light crimson. Wet stone/ leather/ almond aromas. Dry sinewy wine with almond/ leather flavours and dry pronounced tannins. Fruit has completely dropped out. Passed. 70 points.

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 17th August 2012
Light medium crimson brown orange. Oxidised amontillado aromas, faded oxidized palate. Dry chalky faded tannins. Past NS

Tasting notes by Andrew Caillard, MW – 8th August 2017
Medium crimson. Fresh liquorice walnutty aromas with red cherry notes. Well concentrated wine with red cherry, salted liquorice notes, some dried leaves, and fine looseknit lacy textures. Holding but past its best. 11% Alc 85 points Now