CURRENT RELEASE WINES

This wine is pale green and straw like in colour. It shows restraint and elegance, with a crisp and fresh range of fruit flavours from light citrus, to gooseberry and some tropical fruit characters. A lifted nose showing a bouquet of delicate floral and grapefruit aromas, matched with a perfectly balanced acidity. This medium bodied wine offers a flavoursome mid palate with great length of fruit expression and persistence on the finish. It is superb drinking while young, fresh and zesty, and offers a perfect accompaniment to all seafood, antipasti and lighter style dishes.

Made from 100% Shiraz grapes sourced from the Bendigo wine region of Central Victoria. This full-bodied Shiraz shows hints of spice, liquorice and white pepper on the front palate, with forest fruit characters of ripe blackberries and morello cherries. Matured for 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barriques, contributes smooth integrated fi ne oak tannins with cedar and vanilla on the nose. The finish is firm and long with a perfectly balanced acidity, and rounded mouth-feel. This wine will benefit from further cellaring for up to 8 years.

Made from 100% Petit Verdot grapes grown by Bill and Jacqui Stevens of Stevens Brook Estate located on the banks of the Murray River in twin border towns of Echuca and Moama, in Northern Victoria/Southern NSW. This grape variety suits this region perfectly. The long ripening seasons produces exceptional fragrance and colour which is evident with this 2006 Petit Verdot. Such an appetizing nose of currants and dark forest fruits, with a slight hint of liquorice overtones. The mouth feel is rich, full bodied and smooth, with intense fruit flavours and seamless integrated French oak vanillin’s, centered by firm, ripe tannins and its earthy texture. Excellent length and persistence on the finish that will reward with further cellaring of up to 5 years.

Made from 100% Shiraz grapes from the Pyrenees wine region of Western Victoria. The wine was matured in one year old French oak Barriques for 24 months to compliment the fruit character and build richness and character. The wine is full-bodied with considerable depth and refined fruit characters and will reward with careful cellaring for up to 8 years, to allow the development of complex liquorice, chocolate and earthy flavours.