As a newish winemaker, with seven vintages under the belt, we are growing increasingly confident in our approach to and abilities as winemakers.
While we haven't chased wine reviews and ratings, every now and again we will take the opportunity to see what the professionals think. Mind you, whatever they think, personal taste always rules. Our vision is after all a democracy of wine!

On the 28th january the good folk from Winewise ( www.winewise.net.au ) conducted a blind tasting of wines from the Heathcote Region. Winewise carries no advertising, and reviews of all wines tasted are published under the categories 'Outstanding', 'Highly Recommended', 'Recommended', 'Agreeable', 'Acceptable', and 'Unacceptable'.  Winewise is the only consumer wine magazine providing such a comprehensive coverage of Australian and imported wines.

From these January tastings we were delighted to have the judges rate our 2010 Shiraz as "High Recommended". Of the 15 different 2010 Heathcote Shiraz wines tasted that day only three were rated as Highly Recommended, with one other being rated "Outstanding"

Commenting on the wine Winewise said " 2010 Cornella Ridge Shiraz. Very fresh, with strong varietal characteristics and lashings of toasty oak. There's plenty of intense fruit here together with uplifting acidity. ($24.00) Excellent value."

We were very happy with this, not just for the 2010, which we think is still quite young, but also because they rated our 2009 as "Acceptable" and the 2008 as "Agreeable". This may sound like being damed with faint praise, but believe me we are in good company and because we have sold (and drunk) a lot more of the 2008 and 2009, we know that these are pretty solid wines.

Of course, the best thing is that we are getting better at our craft.

The winery and cellar door are open on weekends. Free wine tasting. Our hours are from 11.00am to 6.00pm Saturday and Sunday.
It's all Shiraz, but is it the same? Can you taste the difference between our clones and the different years?
Tastings from our 2006, 2008, 2009 vintages.
Visit the vineyard. Check out some of the old machinery.
If you want to inspect the vineyard, you are welcome to do so, except if you have recently been in a phylloxera infected zone.

Located in the heart of the Heathcote region on the ancient red volcanic soils of the Mt Camel range. The best vineyards are located on this thin strip of Cambrian-derived soils of friable red brown gravelly loams. It is this Cambrian earth that confers the area's unique ability to produce extraordinary Shiraz.

"Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.
Wine is art. It's culture. It's the essence of civilization and the art of living."