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Lavina Wines Reviews & Awards
 2006
Select Series Shiraz Cabernet
JAMES HALLIDAY- WINE COMPANION 2010 EDITION
Lavina Wines
The latest edition of James Halliday’s best selling Wine Companion has
just been released and scored Lavina a prestigious 4 ½ stars.
“Excellent Winery Capable of producing wines of high to very high
quality. Knocking on the door of a 5- star rating.”
The Select Series Cabernet Shiraz was the highest scorer with an
outstanding 94/100.
The Gold Series has been extended to include a range of Barossa wines,
all which came up trumps with a 4 out of 5 rating.
Select Series McLaren Vale 2006 Cabernet Shiraz
(5 stars - Outstanding)
“Strong colour; rich generous full-bodied McLaren Vale style, brimming
with black fruits, strands of dark chocolate and licorice, and ripe
tannins.”
15% alc. Rating 94 Drink 2016 $25 Date Tasted Jul 08
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL WINE SHOW
AWARDED HIGHLY COMMENDED
Judges' Comments:
Peter Forrestal
Dense, deep, rich and concentrated plummy characters. A nice
fleshiness and velvety, moderate tannins. The oxtail accentuated the
fruit and gave the finish a lovely velvety quality.
Stephen Harris
Rich, ripe currants and raspberry spectrum. Lovely, powerful,
concentrated palate. Good weight and very ripe, powerful, concentrated
fruit. The tannin structure was also ripe with nice, grippy, chewy
tannins. A good match with lashings of berry fruit cutting through the
oily ox tongue. Then after some length and persistence of flavour,
some beautiful, grainy tannin appear.
Ken Dobler
Dark crimson colour. The nose showing perfume and violets. The palate
shows a rich, intense, ripe blackberry fruit with a good tannic line.
This fruit was accentuated by the food. The wine improved
significantly.
Patrick Farrell
Cassis, berry, spicy, oak aromas and flavours. The wine is still tight
yet with a good core of fruit.
 2008
Mitcham Estate
Cellar Reserve
Shiraz Cabernet
ADELAIDE INDEPENDENT – Philip White, June 09
89 Points
This is a really good drink for 10 bucks. It’d be a really good drink
for 15 or 20. It’s chockers with hearty warm chocolate and prune, like
a Haig’s liqueur, and it’s velvety and smooth and makes me feel good.
It’s a smart piece of blending, and has an atmosphere that reminds me
of drinks had a long time ago.
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WINE BOX WAREHOUSE – June 2008
92 Points
Now this is a seriously innovative piece of blending. Chocolaty and
lip smackingly smart in all areas. I know you can spend $20-30 a
bottle getting a sophisticated blend as good as this with a big name
on the front, but settle down and wrap your lips around this beauty.
Cellar Reserve obviously applies to the fruit parcel selection & is
right on the money. Jam packed with booming red berries, this has a
palate which is soft yet elegantly supple and stoic. The Cabernet is
as structurally important to the mix by providing some wonderful grip
amongst the mix and adds a backbone to the ripe Shiraz.
Exceptional Value Red!
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