"The De Bortoli Vat Series has been outstanding value for years ... and here it goes again. Straggering, really. No apologies for the rating here; it's a darn good wine, full stop. It's got power and structure, good ripe flavour and varietal integrity to boot. It tastes and acts as a cabernet should with flavours of blackcurrant, bay leaf and some dust-like notes, and is persistent through the finish. Cracking staff. DRINK 2010-2013." Campbell Mattinson and Gary Walsh, The Big Red Wine Book 2010/11, June 2010
