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The Wines
Cabernet Cabernet Franc
Shiraz
Tempranillo
Viognier
Chardonnay
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The wine making side of our business is hands on and boutique, using open fermenters, basket press, lots of barriques and no stainless steel. James Halliday once described our wines as "being made in the vineyard". We liked that and our recent medal tally suggests it is not a bad place to make them. Our wines, we believe enhance the pleasure of eating, their flavours cohabitate with good food, they don't dominate but they are also not subservient. They are partners in the culinary experience, truly "Wines Made for Eating"
| 2006 Cabernet“ Cabernet Sauvignon 86%, Cabernet Franc 14%- 100% Estate Grown |
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Deep brick red with hints of purple hues. | | Aroma: | A spicy mint forefront with nuances of subtle oak in the background. | | Palate: | An abundance of concentrated berry spice fruit flavours with a hint of mint. Careful aging in selected American Oak barriques has preserved the strong varietal fruit characters, yet produced a very comlex, well integrated palate structure with underlying oak and long firm tannin finish. Sydney International Wine Show - Blue Gold Medal |
| 2006 Shiraz 100% Estate Grown |
Colour: |
Rich dark ruby red with purple hues. | | Aroma: | Lifted berry & pepper spice fruit aromas with lingering smoky vanillin oak | | Palate:
| A fruit driven style showing intense berry and black currant varietal characters with a silky smooth vanillin oak mouth-feel, yet the finish is long and firm. Winewise Awards - Silver Medal |
| 2006 Tempranillo 100% Estate Grown |
Colour: |
Intensely dark ruby red with vivid violet hues. | | Aroma: | Lifted fresh fruity aromas of black cherry and spicy herbs. | | Palate:
| Spicy cherry fruit flavours with a very rich mid palate mouth feel and smooth long tannins. The use of old barriques has preserved the distinct varietal fruit characteristics of this wine. A powerful fruit driven style. Penguin Wine Guide - 90 points |
| 2005 Cabernet Franc SOLD OUT |
Colour: |
Deep brick red with hints of purple hues.
| | Aroma: | Lifted spicy aroma of mint & berry fruit with a hint of oak vanillin in the background. | | Palate:
| The aromas carry through to the palate which amplifies the intense berry fruit & spicy flavours that keep lingering on. A medium bodied structure with fine long grained tannins. Concentrated flavours add to the wines overall complexity. This wine is ready to drink now, but will benefit with extended careful cellaring. McLaren Vale Wine Show - Bronze Penguin Wine Guide - 91 points |
| 2009 Viognier 100% Estate Grown |
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Brilliant deep straw with green hues. | | Aroma: | An abundance of fresh lemon & lime fruit aromas with slight hint of dried apricots in the background. | | Palate:
| A sophisticated flavour profile of fresh citrus in the foreground, leading to slightly more developed honey-like characters with hints of vanillin oak in the mid palate which then transpose into very long lasting flavours of dried apricot and pears. |
| 2008 Chardonnay 100% Estate Grown |
Colour: |
Medium to pale straw with distinct green tinges. | | Aroma: | Abundance of fresh ripe apricots & peaches complemented by a subtle hint of oak in the background. | | Palate: | A fruit driven style free of malolactic butteriness. Strong peach & citrus fresh fruit flavours, generous mid palate enhanced by a hint of oak. All wrapped up with a clean acid finish. McLaren Vale Wine Show - Bronze Medal Winewise Awards - Bronze Medal Wine State Magazine - 3 Stars |
| 2006 Fat 'n Skinny Picker's Choice 100% Estate Grown |
Colour: |
Great depth of colour of rich ruby red | | Aroma: | Generous palate of winter berries, vanillan tannins and a long finish. | | Palate:
| A wine made for easy drinking and to share with friends. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc aged in both American oak barrels and tanks with oak staves. Great value for money and ready to be enjoyed.
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