“ 2021 produced exceptional quality grapes with balanced flavors and natural acidity, despite challenging growing conditions. ”
Pirathon Blue showcases regional Shiraz characters of blueberry and milk chocolate, with added complexity from a small amount of Mataro. Perfectly balanced with soft tannins and subtle oak complexity. …
The Pirathon Gold Label Shiraz is barrel selected from our finest parcel of fruit. Showcasing intense dark fruit flavours and enticing aromas, it is rich on the palate and built for long term …
Pirathon Silver Label is the classic and award winning Pirathon Shiraz. Full bodied displaying ripe fruits with toasty background oak. Plush tannins add weight to this generous, harmonious and …
This wine showcases the vibrant fruit expression of the Clare Valley. Pale straw in colour with green hues, it offers a lifted aromatic profile of lemon sherbet, rockmelon, and white blossoms. The …
Deep ruby in color, this wine offers a harmonious blend of ripe blackberry, cassis, and subtle hints of eucalyptus. The palate is medium-bodied with well-integrated tannins, showcasing flavors of dark …
A harmonious blend showcasing the best of Clare Valley Cabernet and Malbec. Deep ruby in color, this wine offers a complex bouquet of blackcurrant, plum, and subtle hints of eucalyptus. The palate is …
The McAskill Riesling is made in very limited volumes, sourced predominately from a small block planted in the year 2000 that consistently produces Riesling of outstanding character and quality.
A stellar example of Clare Valley Shiraz, showcasing intense dark fruit flavors with a hint of spice and a velvety texture.
The White Hut Riesling, first released in 2020, showcases the subregion where our well-renowned vineyard is located.
Elegant and expressive Clare Valley Shiraz, showcasing vibrant fruit and refined structure.
2021 LWE Turrung Cabernet Sauvignon - Emmylou Harris, Two More Bottles of Wine: "But its all right 'cause it's midnight And I got two more bottles of wine"
2021 LWE Turrung Shiraz - Frank Sinatra, I Will Drink the Wine: “Someone said, "Drink the water" But I will drink the wine”
The 2021 vintage was marked by a cool and wet growing season, which contributed to a later harvest than usual. Good rainfall early in the year helped to build soil moisture, benefiting the vineyards. However, the weather turned warm and dry leading up to harvest, allowing for excellent fruit development.
The grapes were harvested from the low-yielding vineyards of traditional family growers across the Barossa Valley. Each vineyard adds its own exclusive dimension to Pirathon Shiraz and combined they produce the ultimate blend.
Each vineyard was harvested at optimal maturity across a 6 week period between mid February and late March. Following harvest, each individual lot of grapes was crushed into a separate open top fermenter. During fermentation, hand pump-overs gently extracted colour and flavour from the grapes. After 7-10 days on skins the fermented grapes were pressed with a traditional press. The wines were then filled to new and seasoned American, French, Russian and Hungarian oak hogsheads for maturation for eighteen months before each lot of wine was racked from the barrel and carefully blended. The wine was bottled without fining, ensuring the true expression of the vineyards in the bottle.