Reviews and Awards

Ruby-red. Perfumed aromas of spicy red berries complicated by fresh rose, lavender, incense and cracked pepper. Clean and brisk on the palate, with sweet raspberry and baking spice flavours and an exotic floral pastille quality. Finishes with excellent spicy persistence and a strong echo of red fruit.
Rating: 90 points. Josh Raynolds Tanzer – Wine Enthusiast Issue 140: September/October 2008

A five-way blend (Shiraz/Grenache/Petit Verdot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec), which has a multiplicity of fruit flavours, none dominant, all different. If nothing else, shows it can be done.
Rating: 87 points. James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010 Edition

The sweet and ripe bouquet is fruit driven, but there is some vanillin oak lurking amongst the dark berry fruit. The in-your-face fruit is adequately supported by unobtrusive tannins. Loads of sour cherry flavour is contrasted by herbal cabernet characters, and with plum and dark chocolate flavours added to the mix, there is an abundance of different flavours. An open, very-drinkable wine with excellent fruit intensity for its weight, it is approachable now, but will soften in the short term. You would be crazy if you didn’t buy a case or two for every day drinking. This is one of the best value wines I have found this year.
Rating 4 stars. Ric Einstein Torbwine Nov 2008

An unusual blend that includes 25% Petit Verdot, the Kurtz Family’s Seven Sleepers features an intense, welcoming bouquet of black cherries, cinnamon and coffee backed by cherry fruit and earthy flavours. It’s got enough muscle to stand up to steaks and burgers, and should drink well through 2016.
Rating: 88 points. Joe Czerwinski Wine Enthusiast – September 2009