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A selection of reviews of our wines
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GOURMET TRAVELLER |
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Feb 13, 2013 |
HUON HOOKE AUSTRALIAN GOURMET TRAVELLER Oct-Nov 2011
92 **** 2009 Blackjack Shiraz
Deep plush and fleshy,this nicely concentrated Shiraz has a balanced fruit and oak aroma,with meat-stock and toasty barrel-ferment overtones.It's luxuriously deep in flavour and the palate texture is a highlight. a loverly red wine.
90**** 2009 Blackjack Block 6 Shiraz
A bright colour and aroma reflect a fresh,youthful slightly tangy wine which looks to have a good future. The herbal fruit and walnut oak characters result in a savoury bouquet: the palate is lively and firm, vibrant and full of promise.
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2011 JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION |
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Feb 13, 2013 |
Tasting Notes:
2009 Blackjack Block 6 Shiraz
Similar colour to standard wine, although with a touch more purple. Like its sibling 100% estate grown, but a bright more focused palate, with more spice and less leather;excellent finish 95 Points
2009 Blackjack Shiraz
The colour isn't entirely clear, suggesting no filtration. A powerful full bodied wine that derives its power from fruit rather than tannins or oak,with black fruits,liquorice and leather running from bouquet to the finish on the palate. 94 Points
2009 Blackjack Cabernet Merlot
A 90/10% bland open fermented and matured in French oak for 22 months;neither fined or filtered;clear in colour, this is an elegant wine no more than medium bodied, the tannins superfine, and defining the long,even, slightly savoury finish. 92 Points
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2008 Blackjack Shiraz Media Reviews |
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Sep 09, 2011 |
93 Points from James Halliday
Red-purple;the bouquet has a sprinkling of spice and pepper elegant medium-bodied palate moving into blackberry and plum territory, with good tannin and oak support.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011
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2008 Block 6 SHIRAZ Media Reviews |
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Apr 01, 2011 |
5 STARS FROM RALPH KYTE-POWELL
The Blackjack Wineries produces some of the Bendigo's region's best Shiraz. The'08 Block 6 sums up the house style with intense black fruit characters, hints of spice and dried herbs, earth and vanilla. It's medium bodied and finely balanced with soft, fine tannins and an aromatic aftertaste.
Cellaring 2 to 10 years
The Age 26 Oct 2010
Compact and complex red from a vineyard planted in 1998. Robust, but poised, blackberry and plum fruit flavours, integrated peppery characteristics,nicely balanced oak and smooth, supple tannins Kerry Skinner Illawarra Mercury ( Wollongong) 16 Oct 2010
The 2010 Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge. Bronze Medal in the prestigious and highly competitive Wine Show which is open to all Australian Shiraz wines and across different vintages. Great Australian Shiraz Challenge
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2009 JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION |
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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 RATED 5 STAR WINERY
Blackjack Block 6 Shiraz 2005 Slightly more plush and lush than the Bendigo Shiraz,also veering more to blackberry/blackfruits; fine tannins and good oak. Rating 95 To 2022 Blackjack Shiraz 2005 Very good structure, texture and balance, back to best Blackjack form; black and red fruit components plus a dash of spice, and silky tannins. Rating 94 To 2018 Major's Line Bendigo Shiraz 2005 Intense aromas and flavours of blackberry, plum,licorice and spice through the medium -bodied palate; oak and tannins give precise support. Rating 94 To 2020
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AGE EPICURE WINE OF THE WEEK |
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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From well-regarded Bendigo vineyard Blackjack, this wine is terrific value for a second label. Made from non-estate shiraz grapes grown in a couple of very good Bendigo vineyards,it's an inky young wine,dense and deeply coloured,with high-toned, very concentrated blackberry and spice aromas.Subtle hints of earth and vaguely aniseedy complexities adds dimension,and the richly flavoured,smooth palate has intensity,but it's not too heavy. Soft,ripe tannins give lip-smacking balance.An honest regional red that's great buying.  Ralph Kyte Powell The Age Epicure Uncorked 5 August 2008
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Rich palate weight: BlackJack 2005 Chortle's Edge Shiraz |
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Jan 31, 2008 |
Dark plums and chocolatey aromas set up an attractive introduction here, with quite rich palate weight adding to its overall presence. This carries some oakiness for those who like it and a reasonable finishing touch for this journeyman style. 90 points.
Tony Love, The Advertiser (Adelaide) 30 January 2008
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Top Shelf Red: BlackJack 2005 Block 6 Shiraz |
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Jan 31, 2008 |
 Top Shelf Red: Aromatic red and black fruits. Plums, blackberries and red cherries abound. Intense and spicy fruit at that with good supporting alcohol. Polished and quite delicious on the palate with persistent distinctive character, ampleness in weight and integrated oak resulting in a long length with chocolate and liquorice and a hint of red earth. Try this with bbq rump of beef.
Drink to 2020. About $35. 93/100 -- Excellent.
Paul Ippolito, Web Wombat (www.webwombat.com.au) January 2008
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4 stars: BlackJack 2005 Cabernet Merlot |
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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 This bold, spiced Bendigo Region red has 85 per cent cabernet and 15 per cent merlot from Blackjack vineyard of pharmacist Ian McKenzie and school teacher friend Ken Pollock.It is garnet-hued and has cherry brandy and licorice scents.Vibrant blackcurrant flavour zips onto the front of the palate and spearmint plum and cloves fruit characters combine with nutty oak on the middle palate.Mineral-edges tannins feature at the finish.
It would be good with seared tuna steak with picked beetroot, pear and watercress salad,crispy lamb and stir-fried udon noodles, or steal Diane. John Lewis The Newcastle Herald 5th December 2007 4 stars
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BLACKJACK MAJOR'S LINE 2005 SHIRAZ |
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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I have a soft spot for Bendigo shiraz. I love its inky intensity and savour.Blackjack has made its 2005 Major's Line along these lines, and it is delicious.Dark-berry fruit flavours are unhindered by any overt oak influences, and it finishes dry, with some fine but firm tannin. A little extra time in the cellar will help it develop into a great Victorian shiraz.  Fergus McGhie The Canberra Times 5 December 2007 5 stars $$$$$
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