Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot. This was always called IX referring to a significant date: ‘Joe and I got married here on 9/9. We had a 9-litre party at the Pritchard Hill property for our ninth anniversary on 9/9/09.' At 350 – 400 m elevation, the slope is well drained with lots of fog, always. 1,600 cases usually – 1,800 in 2016. Real breadth and interest on the nose. Lots of finesse and complexity. Lots of fun and garrigue. Nice savoury quality with definite herbs and carries its alcohol well. Long and just not too hot on the end. Sweet ink and a very cool finish. Tannins very perceptible. (JR)

The 2016 IX Proprietary Red Estate is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple, it comes strutting out of the glass with flamboyant Black Forest cake, blueberry compote and plum pudding notions plus hints of spice cake, unsmoked cigars, menthol, licorice and dusty soil and accented by wafts of tar and black tea. The palate is full-bodied yet incredibly poised and vibrant with amazing freshness and very fine-grained, very firm tannins. It possesses the most provocative earthy sparks, providing arresting depth to the very long, beautifully perfumed finish. Stunning.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, October 2018

A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot from this picture-perfect property above Lake Hennessey, Colgin's 2016 IX Estate is a stunning effort. Subtle herbal nuances, including hints of of licorice, intertwine among bunches of black cherries and pencil shavings to form a dusting atop baskets of cassis. Complex and intense, this full-bodied wine is almost creamy in texture, with tannins so fine-grained as to almost be liquid in feel, then becoming silky on the elegant, lingering finish. Wow.