WBM 100 - Nick Stock, April 2009
A terrific expression of the happy marriage of Mourvedre and the Barossa Valley. Sanguine earthy savoury notes with dark fruits and pepper. The palate is a real powerhouse, making a concentrated impression with toasty oak throughout. Sturdy dark plum finish.
Rating: 94 Points.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE - Issue 181, February 2009
The purple coloured 2006 Mourvedre offers up an enticing perfume of wood smoke, scorched earth, mineral, and blueberry. Mouth-filling on the palate, it has enough ripe tannin to eveolve for 3-4 years and should offer prime drinking from 2011-2020.
Rating: 90 Points

DECANTER - Top 10 Australia Wines, February 2009
TThis rare unblended Mourvèdre from Australia is Turkey Flat's first varietal wine. Produced in the Barossa Valley, the only area in Australia where Mourvèdre can ripen fully, the wine has a very deep colour with some rich black fruit and spice. Full-bodied on the palate with firm tannins and supported by lots of black fruits and some gamey charcaters. A wine to enjoy with food.

AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2009 James Halliday
Has far deeper colour than the Hewitson mourvedres; robust and powerful black fruits, with elements of the savoury/spice/fairly sour tannins and flavour nuances. Will definately repay 10 years cellaring.
Rating: 94 Points.

THE ADELAIDE REVIEW - HOT 100, 2008
Turkey Flat's dedication to this terrific variety continues again with this 2006 vintage release, once again a shoe-in for the Hot 100. Plenty of richness, ripe and lifted - blood plum and pomegranate flavours charm whilst serious moody tannins create edgy impact. Marvellous stuff!

THE GUARDIAN - Victoria Moore, 15 November 2008
The bandol grape also has great potential down under. I like the way it retains mourvedre's violet perfume and plumbing depth while unpacking its flavours, which can be so compressed they are hard to appreciate.

THE ADVERTISER - Tony Love, November 2008
One of the southern Med varieties that comes into its own here in GSM blends and occasionally appearing on its own. Here it's full of earthy and meaty character underlying a dark, rich, almost licorice and spice set of flavours and beautiful tannins that lightly coat the mouth yet allow a juiciness that deserves a superb steak mash.

ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE – Issue 173 October 2007
The 2006 Mourvèdre was aged in French Oak puncheons and hogsheads with some native yeast fermentation. This leads to a very fragrant bouquet with notes of forest floor, truffle, blackberry, and blueberry. Full-bodied, plush, and dense, this full-flavoured wine has several years of aging potential and can be enjoyed through 2020.
Rating: 91-94

AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2008 James Halliday
Unusual finesse, delineation and line for this variety; no more than medium-bodied, with the finest imaginable tannins. French oak somewhere in the mix but not easy to pinpoint.
94 points!

VOYEUR APRIL 2008
Although highly regarded by the locals the Barossa Mourvedre is largely ignored elsewhere. Wines such as this black beauty are laden with spicy, blackberry scented fruit and a distinctively intriguing earthy undertone.

THE 2007 ADELAIDE REVIEW HOT 100
'A brooding deep-hearted wine with earthy varietal character, dried dark berries and dried herbs, very direct but not overbearing. Typically demanding savoury tannins, tarry notes and toasted spices, all wound in at the finish.'

THE ADELAIDE REVIEW – Nick Stock February 16th – March 1st, 2007
This first brand-new varietal Mourvèdre wine from the Schulz shed on Bethany Road is somewhat of a landmark for vignerons Peter and Christie. A nice progression from their Mourvèdre-based Butchers Block blend, this varietal Mourvèdre is a triumph. They've captured the variety in essence. Rugged yet attractive, there's plenty of fragrant lift anddark brambly fruits, a hint of tarmac, a dusting of pepper, then cola and sweet spices that bridge the oak nicely. Filled with ripe dark fruit flavour in the mouth, they've tamed the tannins into deceptively smooth shape and laced together a toasty delicious finish. Rating: 90 Points.

THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE - June 16-17/2007 - Max Allen BLOOD OF THE EARTH
This brilliant new wine from Turkey Flat starts with typically varietal forest-floor and blackberry aromas, then goes all luscious modern Barossa red in the middle before finishing with mourvedre's trademark web of firm tannin.

THE AGE - EPICURE UNCORKED INDULGE YOURSELF - Ralph Kyte-Powell
The first straight Mourvedre from historic Turkey Flat in the Barossa. Normally blended with Grenache and Shiraz, the makers reckon the 05 can stand alone. It has a penetrating armoa reminiscent of blackcurrant pastilles touched by sweet spice and vanilla. It's juicy and middling in body, with lip-smacking acidity and moderate tannins.

ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE – Issue 167, October 2006
The pure, dense blue/purple coloured 2005 Mourvèdre offers up scents of flowers, blackberries, blueberries, tree bark, and earth, sweet tannin, and nicely integrated wood and acidity. It should drink well for a decade.
Rating: 92 Points.