GOURMET TRAVELLER - Wine -July 2011-TOP 100
A succulent, spicy, opulent Barossa grenache which is big and high in alcohol (15%) but is also loaded with seductive charm and sweetly ultra ripe, almost jammy flavour. It's bright, vibrant and well made.

THE ADVERTISER, Tony Love - May 25, 2011
Venerable 90-year-old bush vines are the source of this evocative Barossa Valley red, rich and ripe with swells of spiced breads and a subtle smear of strawberry jam. Yet not just ripe fruit as a touch of gum-forest floor adds to this big, healthy autumnal pleasure. Note too, its sibling mourvedre also is one of the region's varietal benchmarks and a meaty, gamey style as well to match big meat dishes.
Rating: 4/5

WEST AUSTRALIAN - April 2011
This is a wonderful example of Barossa grenache made from 90 year old plus vines. Yes it has plenty of alcohol from this warm vintage but the palate has a subtle medium weight and lifted freshness about it. Light floral notes with rose petal and fresh turned earth on the nose. The palate is textured and delicious with a nice red berry flavour and a little vanilla pod. Rating: 91/100

MAITLAND MERCURY - March 2011
A succulent, spicy, opulent Barossa grenache that is big and high alcohol (15 per cent) but also loaded with seductive charm and sweetly ultra-ripe, almost jammy, flavour. It's also bright, vibrant and well made.
Rating: 93/100.

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - March 2011
A succulent, spicy, opulent Barossa grenache that is big and high-alcohol (15 per cent) but also loaded with seductive charm and sweetly ultra-ripe, almost jammy, flavour. It's also bright, vibrant and well-made. Now to 2020.
Rating 93/100

AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2011 James Halliday
Typical light, bright colour of Barossa Valley grenache, notwithstanding 90-year-old estate bush-pruned vines; the bouquet is ultra-fragrant, and while the palate has the red fruit and Turkish delight varietal flavour, it has great drive and zest.
Rating: 94 Points

THE WINE FRONT – Campbell Mattinson, November 2009
The grenache vines in the Turkey Flat vineyard in the Barossa Valley have been growing there for 90 years now. Which I guess means they were planted at the end of the first world war. I like the flavours here. It tastes of spice and brandied cherries and tar, and while there's a leathery bitterness through the finish, it works as a positive for the wine. The wine's alcohol heat robs it of any real detail, but overall the wine is fresh and flavoursome. Medium-bodied at its richest point. Decent.
Rating: 89 Points

THE WINE FRONT – Campbell Mattinson, October 2007
Ripper drink. Something for everyone here. Big hit of sweet aniseed, but a dazzling array of hay, cedarwood, raisins and assertive, rasping tannin too. Would be great with the right food. Serious and salacious at once. Drink: 2008-2015.
Rating: 91 Points.

ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE – Issue 173, October 2007
The 2006 Grenache was sourced from bush vines planted in 1921 and spent 12 months in seasoned French Oak. Medium/dark ruby-coloured, it has a superb perfume of pepper, earth, herbs, spice box, and black cherry. Supple-textured, it has a soft blanket of ripe tannin, layers of ripe fruit, excellent depth of flavour, and a long, fruit-filled finish. It will evolve for 4-6 years but can be enjoyed now with Provencal cuisine.
Rating: 90 Points.

TASTE FOOD & WINE -The Best Wines of 2007- Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer
Old vine Grenache is one of Australia's strong suits, but it usually plays second fiddle to the Shiraz. Not this time, because this one's a deluxe Stratocaster! Its plush, comfy black fruits will go with everything but flat turkey's.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE – Issue 167, October 2006
Richer, deeper, and fuller-bodied with more nuances, the 2005 Grenache exhibits a flowery, black raspberry and sweet kirsch-scented bouquet. A bigger better effort than its older sibling, it should drink well for 5-7 years.
Rating: 91 Points

AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2007 – James Halliday
Very much in the lighter Barossa style; sweet, juicy red berry fruits; minimal tannins.
Rating: 89 Points. Drink: 2008.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE – Issue 167, October 2006
Notions of pepper, herbs, spice, earth, liquorice and sweet cherries emerge from the 2004 Grenache. This medium bodied red is best consumed now.
Rating: 89 Points.

AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2007 – James Halliday
Some confection notes to the aroma; light-to-medium-bodied, with a range of flavours from spice and raspberry through to prune.
Rating: 89 Points. Drink: 2008.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH September 7, 2005
The Turkey Flat vineyard in the Barossa has been owned by the Schulz family since 1870. Current custodian Peter Schulz has some of the world’s oldest Shiraz and Grenache vines at his disposal. Vine age really shows on this purple-hued beauty, which has tarry plum aromas and meaty characters underpinned by ripe, sweet fruit. The overall mouth-feel is fleshy with a savoury finish.

ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE – Issue 161, October 2005
Turkey Flat fashions one of my favourite Barossa Grenaches and their 2003 is again a winner. A deep plum/ruby colour precedes a knock-out bouquet of melted licorice and black cherry jam. Full-bodied and expansively textured with sweet tannin, an earthy spiciness, and a long, heady finish, it should drink well for 4-5 years.
Rating: 92 Points.

EPICURE – UNCORKED with Ralph Kyte-Powell, 2005
Turkey Flat’s range is founded in Barossa tradition and based on some fine old vineyards. This has raspberry liqueur aromas, the attractive sweetness balanced by some spice. The soft palate has plump, ripe, berry fruit in the middle, smooth texture and good balance with ripe tannins in perfect equilibrium. Satisfying, honest Barossa red. Aging: Drink over four years. Food Ideas: Irish stew, roast pumpkin and sage risotto.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

THE WINE FRONT – Campbell Mattinson, January 2005
This is a good drink. Sweet raspberry, blueberry and spice is kept honest by ribs of earth, but the components themselves are not what makes it work: it's the pure fruit delivery, the warm satisfaction it brings, the ball of ripe flavour. Vital and good. Very different to the Butchers block: fruitier, sweeter, more generous, more up-front.
Rating : 87 Points

JAMES HALLIDAY’S, AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2006
Excellent purple; raspberry and redcurrant fruit, then a fine web of tannins for structure.
Rating: 90 Points

THE WINE FRONT – Campbell Mattinson, January 2005
A big, powerful, alcoholic, mouthfilling wine with a load of flavour and a mass of appeal. Juicy, rich, cherry and licorice flavours build toward a flank of towing, fine-set tannins – adding flavour as well as texture. There are floral dynamics, as has become expected of the vintage, and it will easily satisfy grenache lovers.
Rating : 92 Points

HE WINE FRONT – Campbell Mattinson, January 2005
T A great drink, full of flavour, warmth, life and lift. Both the nose and palate are terrifically perfumed, floral and raspberried, with a punch of tannins and lots of fruity flesh to sink your teeth into. A good, chewy, warm wine.
Rating: 89 Points

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH – FOOD & WINE with Jeff Collerson 6 August, 2003
Grapes from this came mainly off two bush vine blocks planted 80 and 100 years ago. Grenache is a good blender and is used that way in the Chateauneuf-du-pape reds from France. When made singly it often disappoints, but not in this case. It is juicy and supple with peppery spice.

THE WINE FRONT – Campbell Mattinson, January 2005
Light, perfumed grenache, with lifted caramel and blackberry and an edge of spiciness. The palate is noticeably sweet with focussed red cherry and raspberry/blackberry flavours. Gentle tannins. Mid-to-light weight. Absolutely charming.
Rating: 89 Points

EWINEEXCHANGE, www.ewinexchange.com.au
Mid crimson in colour. A delightful bouquet of Grenache on steroids, currant jubes, hot confection and a sprinkling of clove and cinnamon spice, there is a high alcohol lift with a hint of black tar. This is a big, concentrated mouthful of wine, blackberry and currant confection in the company of peat and crushed ants easing into back palate notes of spice and oak lactones, formidable but delicious. There is a very good duration of persistence accompanied by surprisingly soft, velvety tannins. The best Turkey Flat Grenache yet, a departure in style that appears much like a GSM blend, tasted July/01 - D.C.
Rating: 91 Points.

WINE SPECTATOR – March 31, 1999
Smooth and generous, a pretty wine, with solid black cherry and raspberry flavours, hinting at smoke on the slightly chewy finish. Best from 2000 through 2004. 2,000 cases made.
Rating: 86 Points

WINE SPECTATOR– Jan 31, 1998
Ripe, concentrated, bursting with spicy cherry and tobacco flavours, it’s intense and rich enough to achieve a sort of grandeur. Impressive now, best from 1999. 1,000 cases made.
Rating: 90 Points