When Grant Burge released his first pure varietal Merlot, there were only two other such wines in Australia. Burge is a pioneer of Barossa Merlot, planting the first exclusively Merlot vineyard at Hillcot in 1980. The fully mature vines can now yield grapes with intensely concentrated flavours, displaying the charm and characteristic softness expected of truly fine Merlot. Often called upon to soften the palate of more tannic varietals, pure Merlot makes a natural match to lamb and potato recipes.

$2699each $323DOZEN EACH DOZEN Fruit is harvested off twenty year old vines, planted to Burge's Hillcot property in the Barossa. Grapes are delivered immediately to the Burge wineworks at Tanunda and crushed into static overhead fermenters, where they remain on skins for a week of extraction. Ferments are allowed to peak at 32C, then cooled to 22C, for the retention of plummy fruit characters. Juices are racked and returned every second day, pumped over thrice daily to further intensify the colour and flavours. Batches are transferred to a selection of American and European oak puncheons for completion of ferments, followed by the final assemblage and return to barrel for twenty months maturation.

Ruby red in colour. A bouquet of red fruits and blackberry, sweet spice and hints of dark chocolate. The aromas are complimented by a subtle herbal earthiness and charry oak. The palate is soft and fleshy, exhibiting more dark berry fruits and sweet raspberries. Hillcot shows excellent structure with soft approachable tannins and an elegant lingering finish. A terrific match with lamb and potatoes.

Grant Burge holds great reverence for the outstanding quality of Barossa Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre old vines fruit. He is inspired by the way they can coalesce into a wine that's so much greater than the sum of parts. Holy Trinity is modelled on the efforts of the southern Rhone, a style which early settlers recognized would excel in the idyllic climes and terroirs of Barossa Valley. An artisinally crafted wine, from grapes hand picked off old, dry grown vines, the youngest being some fifty years of age, the oldest is well over a hundred and twenty.

$4699each $563DOZEN EACH DOZEN Grant Burge is blessed with access to some of the nation's most precious parcels of old vines Grenache, Shiraz and Mourverdre. After crushing, the juices are fermented on skins for a week in a combination of static and open fermenters. Most of the juices are macerated on skins for up to a month after primary ferments, to improve structure and extract rich colour, flavour and tannins. Grenache is allowed to peak at a warm 30C, the Shiraz and Mourvedre at 28C. The wines are separately transferred into a mix of seasoned old 500L French oak puncheons and 2500L French oak foudres to mature for eighteen months. Holy Trinity is then treated to a period of bottle maturation before release.

Rich, deep magenta colour. Vibrant fruit aromas of cherry, raspberry and blackcurrants, underlying notes of sweet spice, liquorice and delicate florals adding complexity. The palate is silky smooth, with fine tannins and acidity complementing the flavour of sweet dark fruit and spice, giving the wine abundant length and concentration of flavour. Refined, endowed with layers of flavour, Holy Trinity is well suited to rib and roast duck, venison or lamb.

Meshach William Burge 1843-1942, was Grant's great grandfather, a central figure in establishing the Burge vineyards and estate. He was eleven years of age when his family moved from Wiltshire to the Barossa, where he toiled to develop what has grown into a thriving viticultural, wheat and sheep property near Lyndoch. Grant has selected his finest Shiraz to bear the Meshach name. Since inaugural vintage in 1988, Meshach has won several of the nation's most significant trophies and medals, generally regarded as one of Australia's first growths.

$22299each $2675DOZEN EACH DOZEN Hand picked Shiraz from the elite Filsell Vineyard, where the vines are almost a hundred years of age, along with a small portion of fruit from even older Barossa sites. Meshach is made from grapes exhibiting tremendous concentration and intensity, especially when allowed to ripen to the desired Baume of 14.5°. After crushing, juices are fermented down to a Baume of 1°, then pressed and transferred into a selection of seasoned and new French and American oak hogsheads for completion and a course of malolactic. Components are racked and the barrels cleaned, returned to the same oak for eighteen months maturation. Meschach is bottled and aged a further three years before release.

Exceptional depth and intensity of colour. Powerful aromas of ripe blackberry, spiced plums and dark chocolate along with delicate touches of floral, raspberries and mint. The palate is sumptuous with flavours of Swiss chocolate, savoury spice, raspberrie and red currant. The palate hits perfect balance between flavour, concentration and structure, exhibiting beautiful tannins and excellent length. Meschach will appeal to the connoisseur in every red wine enthusiast.

Miamba Vineyard boasts a long viticultural history, but when Grant Burge acquired it in 1983 it was completely bare. A deliberate replanting and sustainable land management has returned the block to its former glory. The fruit here shows exceptional varietal character, great concentration and intense flavours. The oak treatment has evolved over the years, fermentation and ageing are completed in a greater proportion of quality oak, contributing to Miamba's refined style and impressive structure. Enjoy with dinner alongside beef and red wine jus.

$2699each $323DOZEN EACH DOZEN The growing seasons at Miamba vineyard, at the southern end of Barossa Valley near Lyndoch, are superior by any measure. Shiraz is harvested, crushed and de-stemmed into a mix of four, seven and eleven tonne fermenters, pumped over thrice daily for optimal extraction of tannins and flavour while controling the temperature of vinification. Batches are pressed directly into a selection of seasoned and new European oak hogsheads for the completion of ferments and secondary malolactic. Components remain in oak for several months until assemblage, the final wine is transferred back into barrel for a further seventeen months maturation before bottling.

Inky black colour, vivid purple hue. A wine of amazing intensity and depth, aromas of dark chocolate coated licorice, blueberry and dark fruits, mocha and savoury spice enhanced by cedar aromas and hints of mint. The palate is equally generous, exhibiting concentrated flavours of spiced plums, blackberries, musk and cracked pepper, melded together with a acidity and grainy tannins before a lengthy finish.

Grapes are sourced from exceptional Barossa vineyards which Grant Burge sanctions as worthy of his estate flagship, hand picked parcels exhibiting a rare intensity of character, structure and finesse. A solid backbone of Cabernet grown to Burge's own Corryton Park property in Eden Valley, flows seamlessly with the pick of fruit grown to superior vineyards lower down the Barossa hills, all characterized by their concentration of rich flavours. A Barossa Cabernet of rare virtue, to be decanted before service and treated to the alchemy of a judicious breathing.

$11099each $1331DOZEN EACH DOZEN Grant Burge's Corryton Park vineyard, one of the highest and coolest in the greater Barossa region, contributes most of the fruit. The balance is sourced from the finest Cabernet sites on the Barossa Valley floor. Harvest commences when the grapes achieve the ripest and most optimal Baume. Shadrach is treated to a traditional vinification in open static fermenters for a week, a portion of fruit is left on skins for an extended maceration developing structure and longevity. The balance completes primary and malolactic ferments in a selection of seasoned and new French oak barrels for twenty one months, followed by a term of two or three years in bottle before release.

Dark plum colour. Concentrated aromas of blackberry, liquorice and eucalypt with hints of choc-mint and vanilla bean. The palate is full bodied with complex bramble characters, plum and blueberry, cassis and the delicacy of mint, all spice and tobacco notes. A rich middle palate is followed by fine tannins and exceptional length. The epitome of grand Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon, to accompany the finest gourmandise.

Named for a rare grasshopper Sigaus childi, found only at Central Otago within the Earnscleugh gold mine tailings, just across the road from Grasshopper Rock vineyard. The site is fortuitously harsh and sufficiently challenging to make the vines work their hardest. With extremes of heat and cold comes the risk of severe spring and autumn frosts, the property represents a demanding but rewarding environment for the production of world class Pinot Noir.

$3999each $479DOZEN EACH DOZEN Earnscleugh Road is at the southernmost latitude of established wine growing in Central Otago. At 45°15' south, the property is one of the most isolated in the world, along with a select group of other sites on the Earnscleugh Rim. Grasshopper Rock is one of the few tracts of quality arable land in the Dunstan Basin. Within the site, there are three distinct areas, Blocks 1 and 2 are hill soils on shattered schist, Blocks 3 and 4 are at the foot of the hill on loamy sand over schist gravel, Blocks 5 and 6 are out from the hill on loamy sand and stony schists. A single vineyard wine from fruit grown to hand managed vines, crafted to traditional techniques, matured ten months in a selection of seasoned and new French oak barrels.

Bright, deep scarlet. Deeply aromatic with earth, cherry and charming violet florals, darker fruits and concentration, gentle spice and toasty oak. Smoothly textured palate with ripe tannins in support of red and black currant and plum flavours. Rich, generous yet wonderfully integrated on release, a long savoury finish and perfect balance of cherry Pinot acids.

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Alberto Antonini and David Gleave make their living from Italian vino. Alberto is the winemaker and David is a UK agent importing some of Italy's top producers. When Mark Walpole showed Alberto Antonini the Greenstone site, Alberto wasted no time, immediately ringing David in London. A collaboration between Antonini and Morningtom maestro Sandro Mosele, Greenstone combines elegance with the depth and weight that characterises Heathcote Shiraz. A wine of impeccable balance, fine grained tannins and lifted, fruit filled acidity on the finish.

$5499each $659DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Greenstone property was acquired by viticulturalist Mark Walpole, Tuscan winemaker Alberto Antonini and Master of Wine David Gleave in 2003. Several different clones of Shiraz are grown to the old Cambrian soils of this splendid vineyard at Colbinabbin. Grapes are hand picked and transported to the Kooyong Winery at Mornington. Grapes are treated to a natural cold soak and vinified through the action of wild indegenous yeasts. After a fortnight's maceration in open top fermenters, the cap is punched down by hand to extract good colour and ripe tannins. Following completion of ferments, Greenstone is matured up to twenty months in a combination of new and prior use French oak barriques.

Deep ruby/ purple coloured. Lifted perfumes displaying a lovely ripe, brambly spicy fruit on the nose. Combines the elegance of mid Victorian Shiraz with the depth and weight that characterise wines from Heathcote. On the palate, the rich, dark plum fruit is weighty yet nicely balanced by the supple, the low levels of oak permit the Shiraz fruit to shine through, dense, nicely layered and long, elegant and finely balanced.

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