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Our aim: to produce high quality, big flavoured red
wines
that can be cellared for up to 10 years.
Like all fruit, some berries ripen before others. We closely monitor our grapes during harvest, so that each variety is picked at different stages of ripeness. This imparts a broader spectrum of flavours, adding complexity to the final wine.
After destemming and crushing, the grapes are chilled down to 8ºC and cold soaked for three days prior to yeast inoculation. In this way, we are able to intensify the wines’ aromas.
Oak barrel maturation for 18 months supports smooth integration of the oak flavours giving our reds a more silky mouth feel and adding further layers of complexity.
Our Ivanhoe Reserve Cabernet and Fimiston Reserve Shiraz are matured in 60% new French oak. Our Hannans Cabernet and Chaffers Shiraz are given 30% new oak and 30% one-year-old oak.

Click to find out more about our red wines, including our limited release Croesus Reserve Merlot and our special new release Perseverance Cabernet Merlot.

premium red wines