The Perfect Storm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
The Perfect Storm Vineyard as we have dubbed it sits high in the McLaren Vale ranges with a perfect vantage point to view the many storms that sweep in from Gulf St Vincent across the McLaren Vale region. We have hand crafted a Shiraz by hand picking fruit, crushing and fermenting in small batches and allowing extended time on skins to ensure luscious fruit flavours prevail. Following on from fermentation the wine was pressed and aged in American barrique barrels for 12 months prior to bottling with minimal filtration. Allow it to breathe if drinking early, this wine is built to last and I expect to be drinking it over the next decade.

Niche Shiraz 2021
The fruit was picked in the cool of night then fermented on skins in static potters and rotary fermenters for a period of six days to retain as much of the luscious natural fruit flavour as possible. Warm temperatures at the early stages of fermentation along with three days of post ferment maceration helped develop soft, round, fleshy fruit and tannins while helping to build structure. Following the pressing process, clarification and final blending the fruit was matured with select parcels having contact with old French oak.

Normans Regional Series Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2021
Established in 1853, Normans Wines is one of Australia's founding wine makers. The Regional Series wines showcase varietal wines from renowned Australian wine making regions.

Raptor Bird Of Prey Great Western Sparkling Shiraz Nv
Sourced from premium vineyards located in Great Western which forms part of the Grampians wine region one of Australia’s most highly regarded and oldest grape growing regions. Hand selected fruit was picked and transported to the winery for crushing and fermentation on skins. We selected the finest base wine for maturation with oak influence and the use of liqueur de tirage brought on secondary fermentation in tank where it was held under pressure for six weeks prior to final dosage, filtering, and bottling. Will drink well now although will age well and develop more complexity over the next 5 years plus.

The Colonial Estate Explorateur Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
The vineyards that make up Explorateur are based in the northwestern Barossa Valley. This is a belt of land/terroir that runs from just to the northwest of Tanunda – Marananga, Greenock, Moppa, Ebenezer, and through to Stockwell, just north of Nuriootpa. Cropping levels are kept low to ensure fruit flavour is focus. The same equipment that is accorded to our more expensive wines is made available to Explorateur. Fermentation is French in approach for up to two thirds of the wine made; the rest is vinified in a more Australian way.

1838 Reserve Shiraz 2021
Fruit was sourced from several well-known growers in South Australia from what was another great vintage in terms of quality although yields were down across the region. The different sites allowed us to pick the fruit over a extended period allowing each vineyard to develop differing characters to compliment each other and also allowed us at the winery to treat the parcels individually in small ferments with longer than usual skin contact, which is always ideal. The result is an outstanding wine with obvious time and care taken with it throughout the vinification process. This wine was fermented warm and received pump overs on a daily basis during fermentation. Aged in primarily old 2-3 year old oak to add another level of complexity without over powering the fruit.