Attractive terra cotta notes with a bright red-fruit feel, together with blueberries and darker-fruit notes. The palate has a plush, ripe core of brambly berries and quite a rich, open-knit feel. Bold flavors and easygoing, ripe tannins. A blend of 45% grenache, 45% shiraz and 10% mataro.

92 points, JamesSuckling.com (September 2020)

Not surprisingly, the hero varieties out in this Greenock district vineyard are grenache, shiraz and Mataro, here in a 45:45:10 blend harvested from a range of older and newer plantings across several quite different ground profiles. The Alkina team work intensely on separating small vineyard sections according to their geologies – this was the first vintage they made such intricate divisions, picked and vinified individually, fermented with an average of 40% whole bunch by indigenous yeast then matured in a mix of concrete and oak vessels. Fragrant, vibrant and juicy with tasteful fringe benefits like a streak of salt-cured meat and gastronomic faint orange amaro bitters, finishing with a touch of subtle chalkiness. Delicious.

94 points, Wine Pilot