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"Plums and beeswax meld in this succulent cabernet, selected from Thorn-Clarke’s Milton Park estate vineyard, 250 acres of vines in the Eden Valley hills between Angaston and Keyneton. The wine holds its herbal notes to a fine complexity at the edges of ripe, gentle tannins. The cool altitude of the vines produce black-currant flavors last and last. Subtle, dark-fruited and supple cabernet joy. - Joshua GREENE"

- Wine & Spirits Magazine (Spring 2024), 94 pts

"This beautifully composed 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon William Randell from Eden Valley offers pristine aromas of cassis, cedar, dried herbs and red currant fruits. A juicy palate follows, with chalky acidity and pliable tannins underpinning a lengthy, vibrant finish. The 20119 is classically proportioned and promises to age well. - Angus Hughson"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (March 2023), 93 pts

"This is a real wine of place with plenty of violets and blueberries on the nose, as well as blackcurrants. There are also leafy notes and black cherries. The palate has a lively feel with nicely detailed tannins, framed in cedary oak and delivered with purity. Long and pure blueberry and black-cherry flavors with generosity at the finish. Very Barossa! Drink over the next decade."

- James Suckling (November 2021) 94 pts

 "The perfume of Eden Valley is on lovely display here. Wild blueberry and fresh blackberry fruit are in the fore, framed by peppery spice, dried mint, violets and a gentle but present line of chocolatey, toasty oak. The palate shows equal freshness with fine tannins supporting succulent berry fruit and a mint-and-spice finish. Drinking well now, this could cellar another 8–10 years at least. - Christina PICKARD"

- Wine Enthusiast (February 2023), 92 pts

"From the cool Milton Park and St Kitts Vineyards, destemmed, open-fermented, 10 days on skins, matured for 16 months in French hogsheads (35% new). The vintage was made to measure for cabernet in this district, the wine revelling in its full-bodied guise. Blackcurrant, black olive, dark chocolate and cedar sweep you along – relax and enjoy it."
- Halliday Wine Companion (August 2020), 96 pts

"Saturated ruby. Expansive cassis, cherry and licorice aromas show very good clarity and pick up oak spice and vanilla notes with air. Sweet and broad on the palate, offering intense dark berry, bitter cherry and chewing tobacco flavors that tighten up on the back half. Youthfully taut and focused on the persistent finish, which features building tannins and lingering cherry and vanilla qualities. - Josh Raynolds"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (December 2021), 93 pts

"There's an ease and harmony to this wine in the form of blueberry, cherry, baking spice, violet and dried herbal aromas. It shows elegance on the palate and a silkiness to the fruit amidst Cab's inherent power. The tannins are supportive but not overwhelming and there's ample length. Drink now–2028. - CHRISTINA PICKARD"

- Wine Enthusiast (December 2020), 92 pts

"Elegant and polished, with a distinctive floral overtone to the plum and kirsch flavors. Lush and rich, this shows off details of dark chocolate, black licorice and baking spices, finishing with a thread of cedar and firming tannins. Drink now through 2035. 275 cases made, 50 cases imported. - MaryAnn WOROBIEC"
- Wine Spectator (April 30th 2020), 90 pts

"Open-fermented in small fermenters, each treated separately and matured in French oak (40% new) for an average of 18 months. The best barrels went to make this wine, its fragrant bouquet opening proceedings. The medium to full-bodied palate rides on typical cabernet tannins that lengthen the palate and its core of blackcurrant fruit. - James Halliday"

- Halliday Wine Companion, 95 pts

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"I tasted the 2016 William Randell Cabernet Sauvignon as a final blend, one month before bottling. Mint and cassis mark the nose, followed by a full-bodied, ripe wine that seemed creamy-textured and soft. For a Cabernet Sauvignon, it's awfully plush and easy to drink. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #238, August 31st 2018), 90-93 pts

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"While riper and less elegant as the 2017, this vintage is nevertheless appealing. Ripe, almost candied currant and blueberry fruit open the nose, backed by licorice root, flowers on their stalks and subtle peppery nuances. The palate is powerful yet poised, and less syrupy than the nose suggests thanks to a lift of acidity. Austere and textured like pencil lead, the tannins are drying, juxtaposing the crunchy red fruit. There's a touch of astringency on the finish. - CHRISTINA PICKARD"

- Wine Enthusiast (December 2020), 90 pts

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- International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017

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"A dark ruby red in the glass, the wine has a lovely nose of dark fruit and minty hints. On the palate, it possesses robust dark fruit, with good tannins, and finishes with great balance."
- Beverage Dynamics (August 2019), 95 pts

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"The 2015 William Randell Cabernet Sauvignon is a single-vineyard, Eden Valley bottling with plenty of intensity and varietal character. Mint and cassis notes dominate, but there's a healthy portion of new French oak that shows as well, adding lovely notes of baking spices and vanilla. Full-bodied and velvety in texture, it still shows enough delineation and length to please purists. - Joe Czerwinski"
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #238, August 31st 2018), 93 pts

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"Deep ruby. Ripe cherry, cassis, cured tobacco, pungent flowers and vanilla on the highly perfumed nose, along with a smoky topnote. Fleshy, dark berry and fruitcake flavors are supported by a spine of juicy acidity and become spicier with aeration. Conveys an appealing blend of depth and vivacity and finishes sweet and persistent, with harmonious tannins and lingering cherry and vanilla notes. - Josh Raynolds"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (December 2021), 92 pts

"From the relatively cool climes of Eden Valley, this Cab leads with ripe red and black fruits, oak and earthy spices. The palate is powerful but not rich, gripped vice-like by muscular, slightly astringent tannins and crunchy red-berry fruit. The oak is out in full force here but this currently austere wine should continue to age until at least 2025. - CHRISTINA PICKARD"

- Wine Enthusiast (February 2020), 89 pts

TEXSOM International Wine Awards (March 2017), BRONZE MEDAL

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"(aged in new and used large French oak barrels) Inky ruby. Expressive, oak-accented dark berry, licorice and pipe tobacco aromas are complemented by vanilla and rose pastille qualities. Intense black currant and bitter cherry flavors show impressive depth and a smooth, supple personality. Clings with strong tenacity on the youthfully tannic finish, which leaves behind peppery spice and dark chocolate notes. - Josh Raynolds"
- Vinous (Australia Brings the Brawn and the Beauty, October 2017), 92 pts

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"Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon William Randell has a nose redolent of crushed black and red currants, mulberries and fresh plums with cedar, underbrush and dried herbs hints. The medium-bodied palate is taut and understated with lovely freshness and fine tannins supporting the uncomplicated red and black fruits, finishing with good persistence."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #225, June 2016), 89 pts

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"Eden Valley, cabernet sauvignon and '12 is a potent combination, with guaranteed success, but excels itself in this wine with its joyous display of cassis, superfine tannins and all-encompassing freshness.- James Halliday"

- Australian Wine Companion (Issue 2016), 97 pts

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