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JAMES HALLIDAY AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2016 EDITION / Deep Woods Estate *****
2013 Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay *****
Hand-picked, whole bunched-pressed and fermented in new and used French oak with lees stirring, and ultimately a selection of best barrels. The complex bouquet and palate both avoid over-the-top flourishes, resulting in an elegant, impeccably balanced wine, with white stone fruit and nuances of cashew running through the palate and finish. Winner of the James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge. Rating 98
2013 Deep Woods Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon*****
Exceptional crimson-purple, Julian Langworthy has a rare touch, particularly with cabernet and chardonnay, an unlikely couple outside Margaret River, and even within it when Julian’s wines are on show. This has the elegance and symmetry of Bordeaux in good vintages before they were all pumped up on Parkeresque steroids. Rating 97
2012 Deep Woods Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon*****
100% cabernet sauvignon. Has more purple in its crimson colour than Yallingup; there is a silky succulence to the mouthfeel of the pure cassis flavours, the fragrance of the bouquet heightened retrospectively by the medium-bodied palate; the tannins are super fine, the oak handling perfect, the length prodigious. Rating 97
2013 Deep Woods Reserve Block 7 Shiraz ***** Rating 95
2013 Deep Woods Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot ***** Rating 95
2012 Deep Woods Yallingup Cabernet Sauvignon ***** Rating 95
2014 Deep Woods Estate Chardonnay ***** Rating 94
2014 Deep Woods Harmony Rosé***** Rating 94
2013 Deep Woods Estate Shiraz et al ****1/2 Rating 93
2014 Deep Woods Estate Sauvignon Blanc****1/2 Rating 91
2014 Deep Woods Ivory Semillon Sauvignon Blanc****1/2 Rating 90