This wine has been created in the ‘Methode Traditionelle” style and is a 100% Chardonnay single vineyard wine from the Mafeking vineyard. This wine has had 8 years on lees giving it some lovely yeasty creamy flavours to go with its peach and apple flavours, its excellent length and balanced acidity.
The 2019 Mafeking Gold Chardonnay exhibits a bright and lifted nose of lemon sherbet, crunchy Fuji apples and hints of oyster shell. The palate is rich and intense with lemon, lime and pear juice dominating and just a hint of crème brulee. Soft acidity provides balance and direction. This single vineyard wine was barrel fermented in French Oak. 12.5% Alc/Vol.
The 2019 Grampians Sauvignon Blanc exhibits fresh and delicate aromas of tropical fruit and cut grass. On the palate the clean youthful flavours of melon, gooseberry and passionfruit makes this a wine for easy drinking.
Our Riesling is hand-picked from the historic St Ethels vineyard at Great Western. Our Riesling vines are well over 100 years old and possibly the oldest in Victoria. The 2020 St Ethels Old Vines Riesling exhibits lemon and lime juice on the nose and on the palate. Good acidity and a mineral like finish make this an ideal match with your favourite seafood.
The painting on the font of the bottle Midday Rest by Sir Arthur Streeton was painted on our farm in the Grampians. It depicts a stock man resting In the shade of a large red gum. We like to think he was enjoying a nice drop of Grampians Estate! Unfortunately, he with his horse and some sheepdogs were managing a flock of sheep. With this wine, our ‘Sheep Series’ celebrates the stockmen and drovers, who with their horses and sheepdogs were the backbone of the Australian sheep industry.
Origin: Grenache, Arawatta Vineyard, Great Western
Aromas: Cherries and strawberries
Flavour: Refreshing. redcurrants, florals
Process: Crushed, chilled grapes which were left on skins far 7 hours
For those who like a more full-bodied style of shiraz, this one-off shiraz is for you.
Winestate – Nov/Dec 2019 – New Releases:
Rich dark fruitcake-like aromas with a bright spicy lift and a delightful palate that is a perfect seamless balance between the sweet plum fruit, oak, tannins and acid. 5 stars.