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Glenrowan is a place of great natural endowments, it grows the finest fruit and hosted a famous gold rush. Glenrowan has remained quarantined from any exchange of viticulture since the 1890s, a felicitious quirk of history which has preserved the provenance of some great old vineyards. Baileys Glenrowan» |
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Majella are one of the most highly awarded small wineries in Australia, the inaugural release of The Musician was met with unprecedented critical acclaim. In the tradition of the most salubrious Coonawarra vineyards, the Majella property was used extensively for grazing before being planted to vine. Majella» |
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The Daisy Hill district thrived throughout the 1850s, due to its location along the main route to and from gold fields. The Amherst property sits atop old alluvial tailings, ancient diggings can still be seen around the property dressed in rich quartz soils. Amherst» |
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From parcels of Pinot Noir, planted to the foot of tailings, left behind by waves of prospectors who pursued their fortune amongst the open pits and mines on Adelaide Hills during the gold rush of the 1850s. Crushed and destemmed straight into the press with minimal time on skins to extract the perfect pink, its blushing lipstick hues presage a cornucopia of lifted strawberry and cherry blossom characters, ruby grapefruit and luscious jube over a length of tasty, toothsome tannins, the perfect Rosé for lazy afternoons or late night soirées. Bird In Hand» |
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After twenty years of the most distinguished winemaking, having amassed over sixty trophies and three hundred gold, including a Jimmy Watson and twice International Red Wine Maker of Year, David O'Leary and Nick Walker came home to Valley Clare. Two heart surgeons from Adelaide own the Doctors Vineyard at Polish Hill River. OLeary Walker» |
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This enduring flagship wine can boast twenty trophys and over seventy gold medals throughout its illustrious history. Penley Steyning captures and enhances the excellence in first growth Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, highlighted by rich berry tones, superior length and layers of intense flavour, a wine which achieves perfect harmony between massive intensity of fruit, mouth filling grape tannins and elegant acids. Penley Estate» |
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Given the scarcity of Best's prestige, limited release, old vineyard icons, Bin #1 affords enthusiasts their first taste of the Great Western Shiraz style and leaves them eager to discover more. A classic, cool climate, aromatic wine, floral and spicy, peppery and elegant, retaining vital Great Western fruit character. Bests» |
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Serafino Maglieri came to McLaren Vale in 1968 and devoted his life to wine. From picking to pruning to cellarhand, he worked his way up to plant his own vines and build his first winery. Serafino» |
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Yealands Seaview Vineyard is exposed to some of the toughest growing conditions in Marlborough, high sunshine and billowing winds wind, cool nights and low rainfalls for a smaller, thicker skinned Pinot Gris of exciting intensity. Fruit from the relatively flat, coastal L6M block, provides a pure mineral elegance to the structural backbone. Yealands Estate» |
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It was the great Cabernet wines of Bordeaux which inspired Bill Taylor to diversify from imports and retail into the highly fraught pursuit of grape growing. An ardent enthusiast of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Taylor had a keen enough palate and nose to determine that the most auspicious lands for Cabernet Sauvignon were amongst the idyllic rolling pastorals of Valley Clare. Taylors» |
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Originally planted during early settlement, the sandy loam soils of Haan Vineyard yield an outstanding quality of Shiraz. Fortuitously positioned along the hallowed mile of Siegersdorf Road, mid way between the ancient winegrowing hamlets of Angaston and Tanunda, the heirloom parcels once known as Hanenhof, have claimed significant trophies at the prestigious London International. Haan» |
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From two blocks of superior vines grown to the McLaren Flat estate, hand planted by the Scarpantoni brothers in the early 1970s. Brothers Block claimed Australia's most illustrious award, the highly coveted Jimmy Watson trophy in 2007. Scarpantoni» |
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Murdoch Hill
About Murdoch Hill - the Winery
Murdoch Hill
Welcome to Murdoch Hill, so very proud of their patch on Adelaide Hills, so very excited to share it with you
Murdoch Hill acknowledges the people of Peramangk Land on which it stands and recognises their connection to culture, country and community. Murdoch Hills vineyard and winery are located behind the beautiful Adelaide Hills township of Oakbank. Family farmed since 1939, with four generations caring for their land. The great adventure into winemaking began 1998. The winemaking team had already cut their teeth amongst the sacred vineyards of Barolo, the illustrious Shaw & Smith and Best’s Great Western. They returned to Murdoch Hill to make wines that are fully focused on being honest to their origins and to express local creativity. Combining sound technical knowledge with an adventurous spirit. Employing techniques which give freshness and vibrancy, achieving elegant wines that are best suited to pairing alongside the modern Australian food scene.
Murdoch Hill make wines which show a sense of place, something quite similar to that which is well embedded within the European wine culture. This requires moving in a more minimalistic winemaking approach, utilising wild yeasts, gentle extraction techniques, reducing additions to show the purity of fruit, overall to make delicious drinkable wine styles. Murdoch Hill burst onto the scene with an adventurous series of small batch Artisan wines, working with fruit from exceptional parcels across the Adelaide Hills. While the Artisan series continue to showcase an exceptional quality of fruit and highly progressive techniques, the estate team have never lost sight of an exciting journey as they transition from making wine to growing grapes. Ultimately it will come to define the excellence of all things Murdoch Hill.
The estate Oakbank property was planted in 1998. The first priority was to address health of the soil and to bring the handling of fruit to estate premises. With a mere twenty hectares under vine, and 300 head of cattle to manage, the process has taken time.
The improvements have never ceased at Murdoch Hill but they are not trying to reinvent the wheel. There is a steady program of incremental adjustments to better coax the inherent natural beauty and purity of estate grown fruit from the soil to the glass.
Underpinning the dramatic rise in quality of the home block wines is the policy to cease the use of synthetic inputs for control of weeds, pests and disease. Much work is carried out under vine cultivation, organic sprays and cover crops to regenerate the soil. The proof is in the pudding. Every year is an outstanding vintage. Murdoch Hill are characterised by their beautiful depth of fruit allied, incredible fragrance and chaste purity. Such delicious merits shine loud and clear in the chiselled Chardonnays and lacy, fragrant Pinot Noir. It’s really just about taking the best possible fruit from Murdoch Hill vineyard, capturing it and putting it in the bottle. Not taking too much out of the wine or putting anything into it.
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