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2012 Moonstone Savagnin

2012 Moonstone encapsulates our organic & biodynamic practices. Natural yeast, no acid adjustment, purely from vine to the bottle.

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2010 Bloodstone Shiraz

100% Shiraz sourced from a combination of our oldest vineyard on Tatachilla Road and from Gemtree's home block.

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2010 Uncut Shiraz

100% Shiraz - sourced from our premium blocks.

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2010 The Phantom Red Blend II

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.

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2008 Obsidian Shiraz

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.

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2009 White Lees Shiraz

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


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2010 Tigers Eye Shiraz

Like its namesake gemstone which balances yin-yang energy, this wine is all about extraordinary balance for its age!

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2009 The Phantom Red Blend 1

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


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2009 Citrine Chardonnay

Truckloads of pure fruit flavours picked early to retain natural acid with oak in the background. Clean fresh and zesty!!

Tadpole


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2009 Tadpole Shiraz

The Tadpole Shiraz is an untamed animal — zero filtration, zero fining and minimal intervention.

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2008 Tadpole Chardonnay

Pristine flavour ripe bunches picked early to retain purity, clever usage of oak, remarkably quaffable. Yum!

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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.

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2006 Tadpole Shiraz Cabernet

An untamed animal with minimal intervention. It's wine that you dream of — natural, juicy, soft and drinkable.

Tatty Rd


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2008 Tatty Road

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


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2008 Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Blend

The 2008 Gemstone Cabernet Shiraz Merlot is a structured wine with soft velvety tannins.

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2009 Shiraz

The 2009 Gemstone Shiraz is a structured wine with soft velvety tannins.

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2008 Shiraz Cabernet Merlot Blend

The power and concentration of this vintage is the style we ultimately set out to achieve...Lush but restrained.

 


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