With 55-year-old, dry-grown, organic vineyards yielding just 11.5 tonnes in Marananga, Viking Wines was discovered by Robert Parker Jr with inevitable consequences for the price of its top Shiraz. There are 5ha of shiraz and 3ha of cabernet sauvignon The vineyard is located in arguably the best grape growing sub region of the Barossa Valley, Marananga. The vineyard has previously been selected to provide fruit for Penfolds Grange Shiraz (2 x 100 Pts. R.P. $785) and neighbours The Torbreck Laird Shiraz (2 x 100 Pts. R.P. $900) vineyard.

"If you thought Hill of Grace was exclusive, try this on for size. Producing only 1000 cases each year, Viking Wines is perhaps the hottest "it" winery in the Barossa Valley. Not terribly well known yet (only 3-4 cars pull up each day to the winery), but very affordable and on the cusp of a giant wave of success."
Drew Lambert, Vine Talk.

Previous vintages the wine press have raved about including the world's most influential wine critic Robert Parker Jr saying 'It is a big backstrapping, robust Shiraz, the likes of which cannot be produced elsewhere in the world' and James Halliday saying that it is "immensely powerful and concentrated