Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Greenock Shiraz is deep purple-black in colour. Bright and lifted, the bouquet displays characters of blackberry, cherry, fruit cake, ripe plum, mocha and oriental spice. These ripe black fruit flavours continue to the powerfully flavoured full-bodied palate. Driven by intense fruit purity, the palate is complimented with subtle oak barrel characters. The natural tannins are lightly chalky but fine adding structure to support the strong fruit. With layers of complexity this is a very pure but sophisticated wine of great balance that is completed by a solid lingering finish. Greenock is a complex Barossa Shiraz that has a long cellaring future...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Johann Georg Shiraz is deep magenta in colour. On the nose there are lifted aromatics of spice, cedar, inviting red fruits, pepper, cinnamon, clove, roast meats, rose perfume, dried herbs, blueberry and nutmeg. The palate is full-flavoured and well balanced with red fruits and spice complimented by subtle background oak. The wine is elegant in weight but still powerful with flavour drive and purity. Savoury flavours of cured meats, a hallmark of Barossa old vine Shiraz, add further complexity and interest. Tannins are fine and lightly grippy adding seamless structure. A lengthy finish completes this distinguished wine. Johann is a superb old vine Barossa Shiraz that whilst drinks well upon release will ultimately benefit from a decade or more in the cellar...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Moppa Shiraz is deep purple-red in colour. It is bright and fragrant with lifted aromatics of musk, blueberry, milk chocolate, potpourri and cinnamon spice. The palate is full bodied, juicy and bursting with plenty of red and black fruits...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

Barossa Valley, S.A. 100% certified biodynamic grapes. Kalleske shiraz grapes, multiple blocks. wild fermented on skins for 7-10 days. no maturation. early vintage bottled. naturally primal in colour, aroma and flavour. no added sulphites...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. This wine is a sub-regional blend of several McLaren Vale vineyards. It was fermented in traditional open fermenters with heading board systems and in static open fermenters using gentle cap management techniques... year old barrels.

McLaren Vale, South Australia. ‘An archetypal, full-bodied wine proclaiming its varietal and regional breeding with foghorn loudness. Multiple layers of black fruits and slabs of dark chocolate wreathed in ripe, balanced tannins. Will be exceptionally long lived thanks as much to its balance as its power’...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016

McLaren Vale, South Australia. "Block 6 is east-facing, the 126yo vines running north-south. Hand-picked, crushed and destemmed, open-fermented, 10 days on skins, matured for 23 months in puncheons (40% new). The most remarkable feature of the wine is its medium-bodied elegance, with dark cherry and blackberry fruits supported by soft tannins. A tour de force..."

McLaren Vale, South Australia. "This is quintessential McLaren Vale shiraz, with dark chocolate running through the length of the medium-bodied palate, the complicated soil patterns of the Hillside gives this wine is signature. The vinification is traditional other than the mix of puncheons and a 5400l French foudre, and 23 months maturation..."

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016