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Andrew Nugent grew up next door to the great historical wineworks at Penfolds Magill. He honed his craft as viticulturalist and vigneron amongst the illustrious wineries of old McLaren Vale. In the 1990s, Nugent planted new vines at Woodside along Bird In Hand Road, on the site of an ancient gold mine, a godsend of fortuitously fertile soils and magnificent mesoclimes for stellar quality Adelaide Hills wine. Bird In Hand have since amassed a breathtaking tally of international accolades for the unrivalled excellence of their superlative vintages, wonderfully small batch releases, with the magnificence of structure, seamlessness and immaculacy of fruit,.. Vivid vintages from the tailings of adelaide hills»
Kooyong Estate only make limited editions from tiny blocks of vine, a hectare or less, which yield deeply personal wines, highly eloquent of their terroir, aspect and clime. There are the pebbled ironstone soils of Farrago, which create an uncannily Burgundesque style of Chardonnay, redolent of grapefruits, mealy bran and wet flint. The precious half hectare at Faultline articulates the savouryness of seaweed and struck match. The sheltered lee of Haven Block encourages the grapes to bloom with chewy red jube characters. The windswept parcel at Meres infuses wonderfully perfumed rhubarb and ribena notes into a velvetine tannin structure. All are equally.. Venerable vintages from the most precious parcels»
Johann Gottfried Scholz served in the Prussian army as a battlefield bonesetter, before joining the great emigration of Lutherans from Silesia to Barossa Valley. After building a family homestead along the alluvial banks of Para River, Gottfried established a mixed farm of livestock and crops, fruit trees and grapevines, Semillon and Shiraz. His acumen at healing fractures and setting splints made Gottfried a leading local identity, as his homestead cottage evolved into the Barossa's very first private hospital. Over a century later, the exceptional quality of harvest from Gottfried's original homestead, made the fruit of Willows Vineyard, an essential.. Savour the shiraz by scholz»
At latitude 45 degrees south, Central Otago is the southernmost wine region in the world. Snow topped mountains, rocky ranges and dry tussock hills, a place of climatic extremes, bitterly cold winters, parched soils and discouragingly poor fertility. Designed by the angels in heaven for sublime and stupendous vintages of Pinot Noir. At the very epicentre of the most desirable confluence in Central Otago microclimes is Nanny Goat Vineyard. Conspicuous for her serious weight of fruit, splendid structure and chewy, textural palate, Nanny Goat make a magnificently endowed style, offering the understated power and presence to accompany gourmet game sausages,.. That's perfect for porterhouse»

Mildara Galway Pipe 12 Year Old Grand Tawny CONFIRM VINTAGE

Shiraz Tokay Barossa South Australia
Named after Sir Henry Galway, Governor of South Australia from 1914 to 1920. Governor Galway was a frequent visitor to the Yalumba wineworks, on each occasion he would conduct a tasting of the finest 500 litres oak barrels of Port. Whichever was most to his liking was set aside and inscribed as Galway's Pipe, the particular blend that was to be used exclusively for service at Government House. The many components of today's Galway Pipe have an average age of twelve to fifteen years, precisely the same as it was back in Galway's day.
Tasting Galway Pipe represents a treat for the palate, whether you are an enthusiastic connoisseur or just beginning to experience the wonders of fortified wine. To this day, the barrels which carry and mature the batches of Galway Pipe play an important part in the winemaking process. Coopered from tightly grained select oaks, they are integral to the soothing and satisfying personna of the finished port. Whilst the final composition of Galway Pipe varies somewhat, it is normally blended from several batches of red varieties, including Shiraz and Tokay. The active ferments are arrested by the addition of a Yalumba made Brandy, retaining a fortified level of alcohol and enhancing the extraordinarily rich fruit characters.
Deep, dark tawny hues. A rich, rancio nose, currants and chocolate perfumes, liquorice aromas, sweet tobacco notes, marmalades, leather and musk. A pronounced aged character on the palate, supported by an exquisite freshness and followed by a long dry finish. Divine with crumbly aged cheddar and roasted chestnuts, or alongside coffee, ice cream and dessert.
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Mildara Wines was at the vanguard of the rediscovery of the Coonawarra region

William Benjamin Chaffey (born in 1856 in Brockville, Ontario) was a Canadian engineer who with his brother George, developed the California cities of Etiwanda, Ontario, and Upland, as well as Mildura in Victoria. He established irrigation companies in both Mildura and in Renmark, where he is still held in veneration. His company, Chaffey Brothers Ltd, went into liquidation in 1894. He remained in Mildura, becoming mayor in 1920, establishing an orchard, and the Mildura (later Mildara) Winery Pty Ltd.

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In 1953 Mildara's Managing Director Ron Haselgrove, bought 12,735 litres of Coonawarra red wine from Bill Redman. Ron recognised that the Coonawarra could produce classical, elegant Cabernets and in 1955 he purchased the Company's first 12.5ha of the Coonawarra's famous Terra Rossa soil. Mildara was the first major winery to invest in the Medoc of the South.

In 1958 Ron Haselgrove assembled an experimental blend of 50% Coonawarra Shiraz and Cabernet and 50% Hunter Shiraz to make a wine that still ranks as one of Australia's finest. In 1966 the first Coonawarra Cabernet Shiraz Malbec was produced. Mildara had interplanted Malbec with Cabernet Sauvignon in the manner practised in Bordeaux.

Many successes followed, notably the Montgomery Trophy for Best Dry Red Table Wine at the 1984 Royal Adelaide Show. These acclaimed early blends were forerunners to Jamieson's Run which was launched in 1987 to celebrate Mildara's centenary. Mildara Wines purchased the Wolf Blass group in 1991 to form Mildara Blass, a publicly listed company.

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In 1996 Fosters Brewing group completed the acquisition of Mildara Blass but Mildara continues to operate as a more-or-less separate entity. Mildara Blass has focussed on the upper end of wine markets, enjpying an estimated 9% share of the domestic market for bottled wine in 1996 but some 30% share of its targeted premium market.

The US is Mildara's major export marketing taking around 350,000 cases per annum or over 50% of the group's exports. Its wines are marketed there under the Black Opal and other related labels. Mildara Blass exports to more than 70 countries worldwide. In 1997/98 Mildara exported over 1,000,000 cases of premium wines, showing a 25% growth in exports over the past year.

In 2005 McGuigan Simeon bought Mildara's second winery at Merbein located in Victoria's Sunraysia. A significant event for the the local winegrowers, Mildara at Merbein was the major distribution and packaging centre for Beringer Blass and McGuigan Simeon plans to keep the winery at Mildura as head of its export operations.

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