"Baked fruit and vanilla aromas. Broad palate with plummy fruit balanced by a fresh and lively acidity." 90, Ronan Sayburn MS, James Doidge, Sarah Knowles MW, Decanter “This is an epic bottling—one of the last for winemaker Trey Fletcher before he moved to a new project. Fresh pomegranate and raspberry-leaf aromas meet with singed sage, tea leaf and raw pork...

"The 2020 Succession Reserve is a new wine from Bien Nacido and the first time the team has worked with Mourvèdre (there is just half an acre planted on the estate). A blend of Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache, it has intense aromas of blackcurrants and cherries, violets, tar and pepper, plus savory accents of charcuterie and olive that come through...

"The 2020 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard comes from across the estate and was matured in about 45% new oak. Grapes were entirely destemmed this year. ""I was really worried about smoke taint,"" winemaker Anthony Avila says. ""It's said that you must discard all the green parts of the plant. It was the right choice, and I'd do it again.""...

"The 2019 Syrah Estate, which was co-fermented with a splash of Viognier, was made with about 35% whole clusters and matured in 35% new 600-liter demi-muids. It has a deep ruby-purple color and gregarious aromas of blue and black berry preserves, cracked pepper, chargrill and purple flowers. The full-bodied palate has a fine, chalky texture and fresh expression, with detailed...

"The Second Nature 2021 Mclaren Vale Pinot Gris is off-dry, with a clean, fresh finish from the wine’s crisp acidity. Flavours of lemon, nectarine and pear."Armit Wines 

Mineral, precise, long on the palate with beautiful sapidity and a finish of sage.

"All Grenache Gris, the 2019 Grenache Gris Brama is straight-up terrific, offering a rich, medium to full-bodied, fruit-loaded style as well as pure, clean aromatics of white peach, honeyed white flowers, brioche, and a kiss of background minerality. I love its purity, it has remarkable balance, and it is drinking spectacularly well today. Bravo." 94, Jeb Dunnuck