Our Wines
Current Releases
2012 Moonstone encapsulates our organic & biodynamic practices. Natural yeast, no acid adjustment, purely from vine to the bottle.
100% Shiraz sourced from a combination of our oldest vineyard on Tatachilla Road and from Gemtree's home block.
A Bordeaux blend with a difference! This wine offers three very distinct flavor profiles from the Cabernet Franc, Mourvedre and Petit Verdot used in the blend.
Obsidian is hand crafted wine — we grow the grapes specifically, hand select the ultimate sections in the vineyard, vinify separately and then only the best barrels make the cut, ensuring only 1% of our total shiraz production makes the Obsidian grade. Winemaker Mike Brown's philosophy is simple — minimal intervention across all stages of the winemaking process.
Winemaker, Mike Brown was emptying some freshly fermented white wine out of new French oak barrels. Left behind in the barrels were the remnants of yeast called “lees”. Normally the lees are emptied out before the next wine is put in.
Whilst rolling the first barrels to empty them, Mike tasted the lees and found they had extraordinary flavour. They were fluffy, crunchy, and looked very "alive" and healthy. He decided to transfer an outstanding parcel of unoaked Shiraz into the French oak barrels on top of the white lees. Over the next 36 months the experiment began to take shape, and what has evolved is an incredibly unique beast!!
The white lees have acted as a preserving agent, protecting this wine from normal aging characteristics, hence with the extraordinary quality of the 2009 vintage combined with the lees natural preserving abilities we have a wine that is truly remarkable.
Reds
Like its namesake gemstone which balances yin-yang energy, this wine is all about extraordinary balance for its age!
Cabernet creates the platform and base, petit verdot gives aromatics structure and tannin, merlot the juiciness and cabernet franc is the funk… A Bordeaux blend with a difference!
Whites
Truckloads of pure fruit flavours picked early to retain natural acid with oak in the background. Clean fresh and zesty!!
Tadpole
The Tadpole Shiraz is an untamed animal — zero filtration, zero fining and minimal intervention.
Pristine flavour ripe bunches picked early to retain purity, clever usage of oak, remarkably quaffable. Yum!
2008 Tadpole Chardonnay Viognier
Pristine flavour ripe bunches picked early to retain purity, clever usage of oak, remarkably quaffable.The addition of viognier results in a richer front to mid palate with a hint of tropical fruit.
An untamed animal with minimal intervention. It's wine that you dream of — natural, juicy, soft and drinkable.
Tatty Rd
Cabernet creates the platform and base, petit verdot gives aromatics structure and tannin, merlot the juiciness and cabernet franc is the funk… A Bordeaux blend with a difference!
Gemstone
2008 Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Blend
The 2008 Gemstone Cabernet Shiraz Merlot is a structured wine with soft velvety tannins.
2008 Shiraz Cabernet Merlot Blend
The power and concentration of this vintage is the style we ultimately set out to achieve...Lush but restrained.
