Normans Estate Est 1853 Vine Ancestry Shiraz 2017

Sourced from multiple sites in South Australia from vines aged from 35 - 80 years of age. The wine was fermented in small stainless steel fermenters to retain concentrated fruit flavours. To complete the fermentation process and maturation the wine went into mostly old oak barrels with a small percentage of new oak for a period of 12 months. This enabled the use of the finely toasted oak barrels to slowly infiltrate the highly concentrated fruit flavour creating a well-balanced yet complex tannin structure.

Yalumba The Strapper Barossa Valley GSM 2015

Yalumba was founded in 1849 by Samuel Smith, British migrant and English brewer, who had brought his family to Angaston seeking a new life. After purchasing a 30-acre parcel of land just beyond the southern-eastern boundary of Angaston, Smith and his son began planting the first vines by moonlight. Samuel named his patch "Yalumba" – aboriginal for "all the land around". Five generations and 160 years later Yalumba, Australia's oldest family owned winery, has grown in sizeand stature, embodying all that has made the Australian wine success story the envy of winemakers the world over.

The GSM blend is a stalwart of the Barossa. The three red varieties have been planted in the region for nearly 170 years and in the past were commonly blended to make fortified “tawny port” style wines. After World War II the same blend started to become popular in table wines. ‘Grenache Shiraz Mataro’ is a bit of a mouthful - hence the birth of the colloquial ‘GSM’.

Yalumba Triangle Block Eden Valley Shiraz Viognier 2014

Eden Valley has been home to Yalumba and its Shiraz since 1849. Taking the name from Yalumba’s oldest surviving centennial Shiraz vineyard, and grapes from a handful of our most loved vineyards, the Triangle Block pays testament to this history. With a hint of Viognier, this wine embodies the Eden Valley.

Good winter and early spring rains filled the soil profile, followed by a windy spring leading to uneven fruit set. During late spring and summer conditions remained dry and warm. On the 14th and 15th of February, the season changed and approximately 100mm of rain fell in just over 24 hours. This rainfall and the following cool weather slowed ripening with vintage progressing at an almost leisurely pace. A moderate crop has produced wines with varietal fruit flavours combined with some of the best tannin and natural acids we have seen.

Normans Old Vine Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

This wine will be drinking beautifully upon release although as expected from a Norman’s premium red, will develop well in the bottle with careful cellaring over the next 7+ years.

Draytons Family Oakey Creek Hunter Valley Heritage Red 2015

Matured for 11 months 4-year-old American barriques Stainless steel tank till bottling.