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TRIPELPUNKT* Textural Eden Valley Riesling 2025 {Gold Medal-London!}
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Gold Medal at London International Wine Competition! Also featured in Young Gun of Wine’s Eden Valley Riesling Deep Dive - Top 6 pick! Tripelpunkt* - 3 distinct blocks & aspects of one legendary vineyard - the Fechner family’s Eden Valley vineyard in the limestone laden Angaston hills is reknowned for exquisite and exotic Riesling with vines as old as 60+ years on the 1964 block. Our most awarded, versatile and crowd pleasing Riesling.
The low yields and mild ripening season in vintage ‘25 made for a benchmark year for Eden Valley Riesling. Tripelpunkt means “triple point”, a name that both alludes to it being a single vineyard wine comprised of three distinct blocks & aspects and our ongoing quest to make the perfect Riesling.
Tripelpunkt is exotic, alluring and versatile; a thirst-slaking luscious style that finds every corner of your palate. Textural and balanced with great natural acidity this is a versatile Riesling with all types of cuisine from fresh oysters and kingfish sashimi to Korean Fried Chicken or a picnic cheese platter.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Huon Fechner + Theo Engela Region: Eden Valley Alcohol: 11.1%
Gold Medal - London International Wine Competition!
Featured in Young Gun of Wine’s Eden Valley Riesling Deep Dive - Top 6 pick! Yuki Hirose (MS, head sommelier, Lucas Group) selected this wine among his top six selections from the tasting, noting “aromatically less fruity than most other examples in the lineup, with a slight waxiness on the nose. Dense yellow fruits appear on the palate – golden apples, Beurre Bosc pears, golden kiwifruit – alongside an almost oily texture. The touch of sweetness on the back of the palate forms a nice contrast to the otherwise savoury, earth-driven nature of this wine. This would be great alongside a peppery watercress or roquette salad with a simple olive oil and citrus dressing.”
SILVER MEDAL - Canberra International Riesling Challenge
2024 95pts "In line with many as a 2024 vintage character, another delicate styling showcasing pretty aromas and a faint note of lavender and rose petal. Subtle acidity feels as well, celebrating the purity and fine beauty of the variety. A lovely wine. Drink now - 2034" The Vintage Journal (Andrew Caillard MW & Tony Love)
SILVER "Bright pale yellow with honeysuckle, lemon and light vanilla on the nose, this fresh white opens with elegant fruit and balanced acidity, finishing dry and subtly floral with refined simplicity." - London Wine Competition 2025
93/100 Special Value "Moculta-borne riesling from the Eden Valley with classic regional notes of Bickford's lime cordial, freshly squeezed limes, grapefruit, Christmas lily, crushed quartz, orange blossom, mineral salts and lemongrass. Plenty of cut and drive on the palate with a marble-like core of limey fruit propelled forwards by fine, racy acidity, focusing to a dry, limey end point. Boom!" - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "Pale lemon hue with a fragrant nose of lime curd and baking pastry. Vibrant tropical and lime fruits on entry, there’s a sweetness at the core that adds a lusciousness to the flow. Ample acid and a touch of grip into the finish brings it into balance. A delight with food with some chilli lift" - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91pts 2024 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
91pts "Very linear and precise, with aromas of lime sherbet, lemon peel, cotton candy and river stones. The palate is light-bodied with tangy acidity and an underlying texture. Very fun and friendly." - James Suckling
2023 93pts "Pretty aromas of citrus blossom, white flowers, lemon pith and wet slate. Quite juicy, fresh and zesty on the palate. There's a lusciousness of lemon and lime, along with tangy, pithy acidity. There's lovely texture, mouth-feel and presence, and the length is impressive. A smart (almost) off-dry style of riesling." - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
2022
GOLD - 2023London Wine Competition
SILVER - 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards
94pts + SILVER (Excellence) - 2022 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
92pts "Very pale hue. Talc and baby powder with sweet white blossom, rosewater, apple skin, flint, mandarin and stone fruit skin. Neatly etched, textural frame with delicacy balanced by enough generosity of sweet flesh to allow consumption now or later." - Regan Drew, vinonotebook.com
2021 94pts “A tart, tense web of crackling acidity, there’s juiciness and a sense of very high drinkability. Sourdough, ginger and preserved lemon scents. Quite rich and forward in perfume but wholly appealing. Green apple and ripe citrus fruit characters with nutty savouriness in tow. Seriously appealing, savoury style.” - Mike Bennie, Gourmet Traveller Wine
92pts “Interesting nose, lime blossom with a touch of tobacco leaf development. Honeyed and textured with gentle freshness. Elegant and fine” - Roger Jones, Decanter
93pts "Flint, spice and baby powder talc underscored by apple flesh, lime skin, mandarin pith and a suggestion of white stone fruit. Textural dry grip defines this and doesn’t denigrate from the lightness and exactness of the finish. Open and approachable." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
2020
93pts "Made for texture and complexity, this has a thread of wet slate to the abundant, fine and fresh lemon-peel and peach aromas. The palate is very smooth, soft and almost fleshy with an edge of fresh, lemon-lime acidity cutting a crisp, pure finish." - James Suckling Reviews
2019
GOLD (Elite) + 95pts - 2024 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
91pts + SILVER - 2024 Decanter Wine Awards
Huon Hooke's list of "New and Noteworthy" releases that offer outstanding value
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93pts "Intense citrus fruit - lemon curd and lime sherbet - with a hint of honey on the zesty persistent finish" - 2022 International Wine Challenge, London
93pts + SILVER - 2022 Decanter Wine Awards
93/100 "Pale yellow colour, with a lifted fragrance of fresh flowers and whispers of citrus blossoms. The wine is just off-dry, the sweetness helping make it more approachable at this tender age. It's very young and bright, will live long and reward cellaring, and it is delicious now. The balance is superb." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Top Picks “Attractive aromas of beeswax, toast, lime zest and ginger. Perhaps some skin contact at work here with a pithy viscosity and a richness to the palate. The racy acidity and talc notes reign in the fruit to give a long, persistent and drying finish.” - Justin Purser, Young Gun of Wine
2018 93/100 "Very light, bright yellow hue. The aroma is fresh and bright also, with lovely crisp lemon-blossom notes, the palate is juicy and refined, off-dry, delicate and yet also intense with quite good persistence, the finish clean and appetising. It's not overly dry, but harmonious and approachable. A very smart riesling." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
2017 GOLD + 95pts - 2023 Decanter World Wine Award GOLD (Elite) + 95pts - 2023 Canberra International Riesling Challenge SILVER + 94pts - 2020 International Wine Challenge (London)
93pts"Exquisite riesling. Floral fluid, gently textural, bursting with life, pure. Slatey, gunmetal-like character meets lemon sorbet and an assortment of florals. It's as delicious as it is fine." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front
93pts "Light to mid yellow colour, very fresh looking for its years, the bouquet lightly browned, buttered toast and a whiff of dried flowers and dried lemon peels. Waxy aromas too. The palate is very dry and firmed up by judicious phenolics, the finish long and slightly grippy but supple and not astringent. Very smart mature riesling." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
2016
Top 100 SA Wines - Tony Love
92pts "Soft. Some spritz. Minerally, smoky, almost yeasty. A different expression of Eden Valley riesling in a way and yet there’s a clear, pure, citrussy line, a touch of talc and a general impression of reserve. It’s hard not to become enamoured. Sweetness here is modest at most. Basically it just drinks really well" - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
92pts (Premium)- 2023 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
2015 92pts + SILVER - 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards
95pts + GOLD (Elite) - 2022 Canberra International Riesling Challenge
Gold Medal - Barossa Valley Wine Show
93/100 "Three Eden Valley vineyards, handpicked, half of the crop spending time on skins. 6g/l residual sugar. Presents as delicate but lengthy with lime rind/juice and slate flavours floating convincingly through the palate. Gently textural. More soft than sweet. Beautiful style of wine." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
92pts + Silver "Petrol aromas framing freshly picked fruit notes, with touches of lemon rind and peach. Honeyed and creamy palate, lovely freshness." - Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
DÜFTE PUNKT* Eden Valley Aromatic Field Blend 2025 (Save up to 15%!)
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Düfte Punkt means “aromas point” and this new release aromatic wunderkind definitely lives up to her name, bursting with fresh Spring vitality!
One Vineyard. Three Germanic Luminaries... Düfte Punkt is an aromatic paradigm-shift. A seamless single vineyard field blend of spicy Gewürztraminer, precise Riesling and textural Kerner (Weißer Herold). Striking tropical and turkish delight aromas introduce a complex palate showing lychees, mandarins, minerality and a lingering powder-puff of florals. The Fechner brothers' applauded vineyard in the Eden Valley is unique for both its spectacular aromatics and its unique varietal mix. This wines screams food and good times... and now the incredible 2024 release is here!
Drink it anytime with a soft (gooey even?! :) ) cheese platter or enjoy with any fiery spice laden dish from your local Thai spice den.
Katie Spain (The Age/SMH) says... "Pro tip - The Chaffey Bros. Dufte Punkt (a single-vineyard field blend of gewurztraminer, riesling and kerner) holds its own with fresh, spicy Asian dishes. Bang it on the lazy Susan and let the good times roll."
"If you like the idea of drinking a hand-grenade stuffed full of potpourri, you're gonna love Düfte Punkt!" - Theo Engela 2024
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Theo Engela + Huon Fechner
Varietal: Blend
Region: Eden Valley
Country: Australia
Alc/Vol: 12.5%
pH: 3.4
Acidity: 4.1
Bottle size: 750 mL
2025
92pts "A field blend, the team aim to incorporate ‘the spiciness of the Gewürztraminer, the precision of Riesling and the texture of Kerner. From the Fechner Vineyard in the Eden Valley, the three components are co-fermented. The colour is a near invisible straw. The aromatics are very much the highlight, and we have lifted notes of spices, citrus, florals, nectarine, musk and lavender. Fine acidity runs the full journey in this wine of medium length. Pleasant drinking now and over the next couple of years. Drink now–2027" - SA Wine Guide
91pts "Light, bright yellow with riesling florals and a touch of gewürz spice on the nose, or at least some terpene character. The wine is rich and flavoursome in the mouth with generous spicy flavour and a touch of opulence, assisted by a little sweetness. The finish sustains the sweetness. A charming wine, but it's not obvious what food it would go best with." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
2024
**Stop Press** Just announced as one of Matthew Jukes “100 Best Australian Wines 2026” !!
GOLD + 95pts - New World Wine Awards, NZ
94pts + 5⭐️ "It's fabulously aromatic on the nose, showing pineapple, lychee, apricot, lime peel, and subtle spice notes. The palate is equally appealing with succulent fruit intensity and fleshy texture, splendidly supported by well-pitched acidity, finishing long and tasty. A blend of Riesling, Gewurztraminer & Kerner. At its best: now to 2030." - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93pts Special Value "A vinous tryptic of riesling, gewürztraminer and kerner from the Fechner vineyard in the Eden Valley. Head-spinning aromatics of bath salts, Turkish delight, those wee boiled lollies, citrus fruits, rose petals, pressed flowers, soft spice, pouch tobacco and jasmine. Some nice palate weight and texture here, dialed in nicely with the stony acidity and maybe just a splash of yellow plum as it fades. I really like these sort of styles of wine. Bonza!" - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "A
co-ferment of Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Kerner, a German grape now making its home in the Eden Valley. While it’s not noted on the wine’s label, this is off-dry. The aromatics are delightful and welcoming in aromas of lychee, passionfruit pulp, lime peel, lime cordial, lemon and spice. The touch of spring wildflowers adds a fresh note. The palate sits in the apple, citrus and pear spectrum with spices sprinkled throughout. Boasts a gentle sweetness combined with a warm, lemon curd texture matched to juicy, fresh acidity. Well-suited to drinking now and enjoying with Thai food. Düfte Punkt translates to “fragrant point” and is one of a series of Punkt aromatic whites released by Chaffey Bros." - Jeni Port, Winepilot
91pts "Aromas of rose petals, pomelo, quince, apple blossoms and spices. The palate is light-bodied with a nice texture, a slight phenolic grip and a touch of residual sugar. A field blend of riesling, gewurztraminer and kerner. " - James Suckling
91pts "Pale straw hue. Beautifully lifted exotic aromas, stone fruit, musk, 91 frangipani and acacia florals touch of pear. Lovely vinosity and character – stone fruit, rosewater and musk. Slinky texture with touch of spice on the finish. Modern field blend of interest. Drink now" - Andrew Caillard MW & Ken Gargett, The Vintage Journal
2023 ~ Celebrating a decade of Düfte 2014-2023!
93pts "A funky field blend of co-fermented riesling, gewürztraminer and kerner from the Fechner vineyard. Light straw in the glass with heady aromas of citrus, peach skin and poached pear along with hints of Turkish delight, mineral salts, pressed wildflowers, clotted cream and almond paste. Über-slinky and textural on the palate with citrus and yellow plum fruits expanding then contracting with a tight flex of nervy acidity propelling long, perfumed and savoury on the exit." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion“
2022
**WINNER!! - VINTAGE CELLARS "BEST OF WINE 2023" (White)**
94pts "I like the name and I like the wine. A real Germanic fruit salad-esque blend here of riesling, gewürztraminer & kerner, from the cool climes of the Eden Valley. Straw in the glass with heady aromas of lime & citrus, Turkish delight, crushed stone,white flowers, rose petals & almond paste. Textural, stony, sapid & pure, it cuts a lovely line on the palate, sashaying with a confident & delicious gait. Finishes dry and crisp, like sucking on a river pebble...if you’re into that. Regardless, it’s lovely." Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
91pts "Hyper floral is the signature for this label. A mélange of rosewater, minerally pink salt, pink grapefruit, honeycomb, native blossom, lime zest, pear and lychee. The just viscous and creamy weight off-set by salty spice and spiky acidity. Bittersweet citrus lingers. Such a unique blend that absolutely comes into its own with spiced SE-Asian foods." - Regan Drew, vinonotebook.com
2021
"Light straw-yellow hue with a bath-powder gewürz note uppermost, and the wine is slightly off-dry, the sweetness coupled with tannins to leave a bitter orange-peel aftertaste. This is different!" - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
2020
92/100 "Big hit of lime juice and fruit, pink rock salt, poached pear, grapefruit, mango chutney, rosewater and Turkish Delight “dust.” With weight and viscosity and dry spice from the Gewurz (and a touch of the Kerner) and thrust from the Riesling. Fleshier than one expects and a far drier experience than the nose suggests, there’s just a little phenolic textural chew that provides versatility. Continues the signature label saline, quinine-esque and grapefruit bittersweet finish. Unique and worthy." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
2019 91/100 "Like a stroll through a CWA shop. Rosewater and pink musk sticks, lychee fruit with citrus of dilute lime cordial, brown pear, rock salt and a “face spray” refreshment. A textural, yet refined palate that offers above expectation fleshy breadth. Bittersweet lime pith, brown pomme all with a saline drying, long finish. Familiar, yet alien and a pleasure to enjoy." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
2017
17.75/20 "Strap in for the ride. Lime flesh dominates the nose with key supporting elements from the lychees and spring-fed-watering-hole-clean mineral water freshness. Fennel continues to tickle and suggest, while crushed chalk dust falls. If the 2016 riesling corset managed to keep the gewürz reined in, this edition relaxes the laces a little and allows a glimpse of flesh with gusto. Lychees, limes, spice, musk…no one hates these things. Flavour finishes like crunching a “thirst” life saver…slightly chalky and zingy. Good time wine." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
92 Points "The sizzle of apple, the rush of lychee, the swoon of musk. This is exotic and lively, the combination charming. It feels fine. It feels pure. There's a textural element too. Any day of the week. It's good." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2016
17.5/20 "Firstly, I really dig the packaging. Modern without being obtuse and eye grabbing without being kitsch. And some latitude/longitude for GPS geeks. Wonderfully aromatic…think all the just washed soft bits: there’s rosewater and bath talc and lychee along with clean lines of minerally lime and white rocks. It tickles the nose a little with fennel and bitter quinine/tonic too. The juxtaposition on the palate is almost hypnotic as the gewürz Rubenesque fleshiness gets corseted in by riesling, all whalebone-tight. Fruit and texture in very good balance. Screams food wine and great company." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
Adelaide Review's HOT100 Wine for the third consecutive year! "Beautiful cold tea and flowers. Delicate palate and length with a touch of green strawberry and herb."
92 pts "The Chaffey Bros wines always feel so harmonious. They glide through the mouth. This boasts a crunch of apple and a crackle of slate, but it slips and slides beautifully through your mouth. There’s a whisper of red apple-like sweetness/perfume and a gunsmoke-like note, along with a kaffir lime character. It’s an explosion of aroma, sure, but it’s also elegance personified"- Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2015 Adelaide Review's Hot 100 Wine for the second consecutive year! 93/100 "41/38/21% co-fermented blend of riesling, gewurztraminer and wei?er herold. It lives up to its billing as an aromatic blend. Rosewater, lychee, Granny Smith apple and citrus notes rush the nose and mouth. Lots of texture this year, and an associated impression of richness. Crisp/fresh context. No question of its quality." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
2014 Adelaide Review's Hot 100 Wine "Grapefruit, wet stone and juniper. Lifted aromatics provide real interest. Nice core of fruit and a mouthwatering finish."
SALVIS GRATIA* (New Release) Barossa Old Vine Semillon 2023
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Whether it’s searing heat where you are, or stormy skies like here in the Barossa this week… this refreshing and sumptuous Sem has you covered! So throw some prawns on the barbie or grab a roast chook, and crack open our newest vintage Old Vine beauty:
SALVIS GRATIA (‘Saving Grace’)
Hand-harvested from some of the last remnants of the Madeira Semillon clone in the Barossa, planted by the Fechner brothers in 1983. This small-batch gem (only 300 dozen made!) is all lemon curd, beeswax, and toasted nut deliciousness. It’s zesty, textural, and downright luxuriant... the perfect pour for a lemony roast chook, some pan seared buttery scallops or even a soft, tangy goat’s cheese snack.
TASTES like: Lemon Curd / White Nectarine / Toasted nuts
Also available in a Mini Vertical, showcasing the first 3 vintages of SALVIS - Explore here!
SALVIS GRATIA* is an exciting addition to our 'Series Minimus' range - a labour of love, this series is dedicated to championing these remnant Old Vine varietals that have always been special, but have sometimes fallen off the radar as new varietal fads come and go. Like its siblings PAX, LUX & OMNIA; SALVIS is made with minimal intervention to give maximum charm. Hand harvested, gently whole bunch pressed, 25% completed ferment and matured in new sirugue french oak puncheon.
As always; unfined & vegan friendly.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Huon Fechner + Theo Engela Varietal: Semillon Alc/Vol: 12.9% pH: 3.3 Acidity: 5.3 Bottle size: 750ml
2023 95pts "Brilliant golden in colour, opening with lifted straw and hay shed characters, wrapped in lemon peel and vanilla pod. Rich and full on the palate, with tropical fruit and vibrant lemon citrus framed by confident vanillan oak. Powerful yet balanced, the palate carries on seemingly forever. Great wine!" - Russ Gallagher, Vino Masters
93pts "Old-vine, Madeira-clone semillon from the Fechner Vineyard in Eden Valley, wild ferment, 33% in Sirugue French oak puncheon on lees. Pale with a green flash and sporting lanolin-brushed characters of pithy lemon, honeysuckle, grilled cashew, clover blossom, soft spice, crushed quartz and distant marzipan. There's a slinky textural aspect with a touch of grapefruit pith and a real vitality to its minerally line. Great dry, textural drinking." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
91pts"Lemony, waxy aromas along with nougat, butter and lemon curd. Textured, , mouth-filling and layered in flavour. Nutty, creamy and with a drive of lemon butter goodness. Long, grippy and with plenty to like here." - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
2022 Trophy for BEST SEMILLON in show!!! 2024 Barossa Wine Show
Ranked #7 of 55 The Real Review Top Rank "Ultra-pale lemon and lime hues shine brightly through the glass. Waxed lemon and short crust pastry aromas. Light to medium in weight with beeswax, lemon zest and a touch of sherbet showing as it floats across the tongue. Good length and drive with bright yet supple acidity carrying it long to a crisp, dry finish with an attractive phenolic crunch." - Stuart Knox
93pts "Pale colour. Lifted exotic aromas; lemon curd, papaya, nectarine, tonic water, honey and subtle flinty overlay. Round and expressive with lemon curd, nectarine and tropical fruit notes. Wonderful mid-palate viscosity, creamy/lacy textures and an appealing honeyed acid line. Drink now and over the next couple of years." - Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal
93pts Silver "Light straw tones of Meyer lemon, spent yeast, honeysuckle, soft spice, lemon butter, clotted cream, crushed stone and white flowers. Textural, creamy and gloriously lemony with a swoop of gingerbread, roasted cashews and whey. Such lovely slinky drinking with a briny acid line that sets the saliva glands working and screams for a roast chook." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion 22nd May 2023
93pts "Medium pale lemon hue. Picks up where the 2021 left off with lemon curd and roast chicken skin, honeysuckle, candle wax and gingernut biscuit. Depth and heft: oak and lees work give creamy, leesy richness with ginger spice, fine phenolics and zesty citrus cuts. That briny signature leaves the palate in a dichotomy: salivating and refreshed both at once. Unique and worthy." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
"Brilliant, youthful yellow, with lemon zest, pastry, knife through cold butter aromas. Medium-weight, chunk of a glass of wine. Hits your pallet and doesn't forgive. Tangy with viscosity and lime, lemon, ruby grapefruit, green apple skin and powdery tannins. Flash of Solo, the original thirst crusher. That's Aussie soda 😉! So looong it touches my toes. Old vine Barossa sem. 2022. Benchmark stuff." - @frasermackenzie.wine
2021 SILVER - 2022 Barossa Wine Show
93pts "Medium pale lemon hue. Lemon curd, malt biscuit, ginger, roast nuts, roast chicken briny tang and with slightly sweeter structures of honeysuckle and birthday candle. Refreshing yet complex. The oak work giving nutty nuance with chewy phenolics while the well built fruit is ginger spiced, citrus focused and dry. There’s a very good counterpoint of weight and acidity creating a fundamentally delicious drink." - Regan Drew, vinonotebook.com
93pts "Barossa Valley old vine semillon, done right. Gosh this is good. It sees some oak and so, accordingly, it has some texture, but the flavour profile is all fruit, and all good. Brine, honeysuckle, citrus and stonefruit characters all get a good run here, the palate full-ish and the finish long. The perfume, the flavour, the feel; all are in tip-top nick here. I particularly love the briney aftertaste here, it just begs to be teamed with food." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
92pts "An unusually wine-y and waxy, rich and textural style of semillon, but this also has an impressive freshness on the well-proportioned palate with quite an exciting interplay of creaminess and limey acidity. Wild fermented partly in French oak puncheons, then aged 6 months on the lees. Unfined. Vegan. Drink or hold. Screw cap." - James Suckling
90pts "
Pale and bright straw-yellow colour. Lemon curd, lime zest and caramelised cashews on the nose. The palate fills and builds texture as it flows, sweet lime and lemon fruit notes alongside a smoky and nutty spice line. Quite full for a semillon and it works." - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
LUX VENIT (New Release) Barossa Old Vine Grenache Rosé 2025
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We’ve been crafting Barossa rosé for over 10 years now. We love it because epitomises the fresh new wave of lighter styles of wines now emerging from the legendary Barossa Old Vines. Back in 2019 we decided to experiment and keep aside our best parcel of old vine Grenache and Mourvèdre from an amazing vineyard in the Lyndoch foothills to produce something a little more opulent... and the rest as they say is history. The 2025 vintage is our first in two years as we only make this wine in the very best Grenache years. Think bright cherries & berry aromas; strawberry, peaches & cream with a hint of savoury spice on the palate; and an indulgent creaminess to finish. Wild fermented, with a short 6 month stint in gorgeous French oak barrels; this wine is the definition of lush and the perfect addition to your Christmas table - pair with hot or cold smoked salmon with creme fraiche & chives; honey glazed ham or cranberry & pistachio stuffed turkey. Unfined, unfiltered and vegan friendly. Only 493 dozen made.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Theo Engela + Huon Fechner Varieties: Grenache + Mourvèdre Country: Australia Region: Barossa Valley Alc/Vol: 12.9%
pH: 3.2
Acidity: 5.2 Bottle size: 750 mL
2025 - too new for reviews but Dan, Huon and Theo are super excited to drop this new vintage and confident the 25’ is the best Lux yet! Dripping with strawberries and cream framed in luxuriant French oak, this is a next level textural Rosé treat only Barossa’s Old Vines can deliver.
2023 ~ also available in our Series Minimus 4-pack
92 pts " LUX VENIT roughly translates to "the light has come". Serious Rosé from old-vine Barossa Valley Grenache and Mourvèdre. Wild fermentation and maturation in French oak barrels for 3 months. Pale salmon in colour. Nose full of strawberries and cream, roasted nuts, cherry blossom and compote, stone fruit slices and cinnamon. Fleshy and full: generous rolls of flesh with fine focus and length. Bittersweet citrus and stone fruit edged with spice. Finishes bone dry with a good texture." - Regan Drew, vinonotebook.com
TOP RANK & 91pts "Sandalwood, red apple and cranberry aromas lure you in. The palate is plush, offering breadth and intense flavours of red berries. It offers dimension and intensity, and has an extra layer compared to other rosés. It's a delicious wine with layers of complexity." Gabrielle Poy, The Real Review
2022
91 pts "Old-vine grenache and mourvèdre from a vineyard in the Lyndoch foothills, down in the southern Barossa. Light salmon pink with red apple, red cherry, redcurrant and watermelon notes with hints of marzipan, raspberry, sage, berry cream, soft spice and redcurrant jelly. It's got a slinky gait across the palate, acidity keeping things in check and providing pulse, and it finishes dry, red-fruited and textural." - Dave Brookes, The Wine Companion
2021
92pts "Pale onion-skin-pink hue. Raspberry, sage and creamy aromatics. Soft and supple red berry fruit; there's a nice creamy flow through the middle to a reasonably lengthy finished" - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
91pts "Just a hint of redcurrant and a spicy note appear on the shy nose. The palate adds a riper, rounder tone to this, reminiscent of bottled strawberry that is both mellow and gently aromatic. There is a yeasty texture, too, that lends gentleness to the dry finish." - Falstaff International Global Rosé Trophy
90pts"Lush, textural style. Dry and spicy. A little alcohol heat pokes through; just a little. Pale, pale copper in colour. Orange jelly and raspberry, earth and spice. Almost a saline-like note here, as a positive. Serious style. Needs food. Something tapas-y." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2020
93 pts "Light to medium intense salmon-pink colour. Red cherries, cinnamon and anise spices lift from the glass. Quite deep and powerful with berry fruits and spices layered amongst notes of wood shavings and prosciutto. Good length and flow, acid keeps it controlled but this is definitely on the full side of the rosé spectrum. A more autumnal style." - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
93/100 "Medium salmon hue. Lifted red fruits: strawberry and raspberry with a dash of peach cream and savoury spice. Profound and serious palate, rich with the aforementioned red fruits, yet retaining lightness and energy through the long dry finish." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
Silver Medal & "Barossa Valley Rose Winery of the Year" - Melbourne International Wine Competition 2020
93/100 "Light to medium intense salmon-pink colour. Red cherries, cinnamon and anise spices lift from the glass. Quite deep and powerful with berry fruits and spices layered among notes of wood shavings and prosciutto." - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
2019 93/100 "Daniel and Theo apparently sang to it while it matured in barrel. Coral pink. This is an energetic wine, with a cool dusky musk base, replete with raspberry crystals and light peach stone fruit inferences. Wonderfully textural and refreshing, this is a cut above." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
93/100 "Strawberries and their leaves on the aromatics. Brightness and intensity on the palate entry, good acid and a touch of phenolic crunch keeps the flow to the back, and there's a creaminess to finish" - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
PAX ÆTERNA* (New Release) Single Vineyard Barossa Old Vine Grenache 2025
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In early Spring, Huon, Dan & Theo tasted through the 2025 Grenache batches, barrel by barrel, and there was a complete agreement on the 2025 vintage wines being absolutely spectacular across the board! The Schild Vineyard batch that goes to Pax Aeterna was a shining highlight again with the now 93 year old vines delivering a wine of bright-fruited intensity and concentrated lip-smacking flavour.
Whole-bunch (34%) vibes emanate throughout, poised like a raspberry packed jack-in-a-box that has a sprinkling of dried cranberry thrown over the top before jamming the lid shut. On the palate, it's complex, breezy and lively, with bright red fruits and lip-smacking fine tannins that leave you wanting more.
Pax is more than an iconic Grenache, it’s also our original chillable red - for years top somms around have been telling us that customers love it when they serve it chilled! Pax is the type of wine you can pair with all manner of delicacies like roast duck or chicken terrine, or keep it simple - pop it in the esky on the way to a pool party with wood-fire pizza.
With only 493 doz made, this wine sells out without fail.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Theo Engela + Huon Fechner
Varietal: Grenache
Region: Barossa Valley
Country: Australia
Alc/Vol: 14.3%
pH: 3.7
Acidity: 5.4
2025
"Dark fruited aromas of dark cherry, plum, Asian spice, bramble and anise. Juicy, plush and with plenty of grip and shape. Generously flavoured, long and youthful 26 DEC 2025"
Drink 2025-2035
2024
92pts "Grapes sourced from the 90-year-old grenache vines from Kevin Schild's vineyard in Vine Vale. Super crunchy and high-toned in the glass with characters of raspberry, juicy plum and cranberry fruits cut with exotic ginger spice, amaro herbs, dried citrus rind, gingerbread, cola and earth. Light on its feet with a minerally cadence, some light meaty tones on the palate, silty tannins and a whole lot of drinking enjoyment." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
Real Review - awarded Silver + TOP RANK
Bright ruby colour. Raspberry and red peppercorn aromatics. Juicy and fresh red berry fruit on entry, paprika and sumac spices with a hint of dusty earth adding interest. Good length and finishes with a stylish flush of powdery tannins. Drink to 2032
Stuart Knox, The Real Review
92pts "Bright and red-fruited with aromas of raspberry bush, cherries, citrus peel, dried flowers and licorice root. The palate is vibrant and crunchy with a plush mouthfeel and fine-grained tannins. Made from 91-year-old-vines with 35% whole-cluster fermentation. Fresh and perfumed." - James Suckling
2023
92pts (Silver) Old-vine grenache off Kevin Schild's vineyard in Vine Vale; 30% whole bunches. A light ruby colour and fragrant aromas of raspberry, red plum and cranberry fruits dabbed with exotic ginger spice, light amaro tones, dried citrus rind and pressed flowers. Airy and spacious with a meaty, savoury flow across the tongue, light chalky tannins tugging at the roof of the mouth and a lively, lacy line of acidity - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
90pts "Notes of rosemary mix with rose and raspberry on the pretty nose. The palate offers depth yet its texture is airy and the tannins glide across. It's a delicious young grenache that favours elegance over brawn." Gabrielle Boy, The Real Review
2022
92pts "It took grenache roughly 150 years to become an overnight success in Australia but the glory days of Aussie grenache are upon us. This release is fresh, delicate, laced with dry spice and tannin, juicy with fruit, and high in drinkability. It feels authentic because it is. Raspberry characters with a glow to them. Earth notes inlaid. Everything on firm/sure tippy toes, ballerina-like, elevated and exact. There’s texture here too, warm texture, silk fresh from the ironing board, treated right. A lovely drink, it is." Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front
2019 92pts "Bright raspberries and some florals here with a fresh, intense impression on the nose, leading to a ripe, supple palate that has plenty of ripe, smooth, raspberry and red-plum flavor. Fresh, flavorful and fun style." - James Suckling Reviews
OMNIA NOVA* Eden/Barossa Old Vine Syrah 2023 (New Release)
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New Release 2023:
OMNIA NOVA* (All Become New) - Barossa Shiraz... reinvented.
Barossa's most famous and iconic varietal reimagined. The third release of Omnia Nova Syrah achieves our goal of reinventing the revered iconic lifeblood of the Barossa, the time-honoured classic Shiraz. Old vines harvested at modest ripeness, 15% whole bunches wild fermented. Minimal additions, brief 8 month elevage in 500 litre French oak puncheons and hogsheads.
Handcrafted with a focus on fruit purity combined with delicacy of structure; courtesy of 8 months maturation in seasoned French oak puncheons and hogsheads. It's crunchy, bunchy and vibrant... there's an unbridled energy about this wine. Its breezy aromatics entice, leading into a juicy, pillowy palate of fresh cranberries, lush blueberries and restrained jubey red fruits. Enjoy alongside anything roasted, smoked or barbecued. Sophisticated Syrah - New Wave Barossa.
*Also available in our Series Minimus range 4 pack.
93pts"A blend of two syrah sites: Rohrlach (Dorrien) and Noack (Springton); 15% whole bunch, eight months in oak, eight months in stainless steel. High-toned and flecked with violets and citrus blossom. There's a core of juicy plum and mulberry fruits with a base of exotic spice, amaro, earth and dried meats. Supple and powdery-tannined, with a bright seam of acidity driving things along." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
93pts "From the Second Corinthians 5:17, the name means All Becomes New. It relates to the idea that this is Barossa Shiraz reinvented. Not a small task. 15% whole bunches, eight months in old French hogsheads. 270 dozen made. Purple/maroon in colour, the nose is a little bit exotic and alluring. Smoked meats, bay leaves, black fruits, chocolate and dried herbs. A supple and seductive texture here with balance, sleek tannins and very good length. Will provide pleasure for at least the next eight to 10 years. Does it reinvent Barossa Shiraz? Perhaps not, but what is far more important is that it really is delicious and impressive drinking. Drink now-2034." - The Vintage Journal
92pts + Silver "Complex nose of jammy blackberries, black cherries, cocoa powder, tar and pepper. Lush and silky." - Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
92pts "The name for this wine hails from ‘Corinthians’. Just 270 dozen made. The team used 15% whole bunches and the wine spent eight months in French oak hogsheads. A bright garnet hue, the nose reveals mushroom notes, red fruits, hints of damp forest floor, spices and cherries. A wine of medium length with juicy acidity, this is fresh and energetic. Will show improvement in the coming years. Drink now–2033" - Andrew Caillard MW & Ken Gargett, Vintage Wine Journal
91pts "Delicious, round and juicy with blackberries, dark cherries and roasted peppercorns on the nose. Medium-bodied with creamy tannins and texture. Fruity, with a relaxed core of spices on the palate and a generous finish." - James Suckling
2022
96pts & TROPHY WINNER for Best Shiraz - Royal Adelaide Wine Show
(Also available in our Series Minimus 4-pack)
92pts "A medium bodied, deliciously plush mashup of syrah from the Eden and Barossa Valleys, 17% whole bunches contributing exotic spice, amaro herbs and a touch of sinew to the tannin frame. Despite eight months in seasoned barrel, oak plays no major role in this wine and fruit and spice reign supreme, tending savoury on the persistent finish." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "Polished and slick. Bright blueberry, violets, cranberry, chocolate nibs, plum halves, green peppercorn, sliced green olives and jubey red fruit with that singed orange zest note. The best of both worlds: smooth and crunchy! Young plump puppy fleshed fruit with herbal intrigue and tacky tannins. Deliciously drinkable." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
2021 92pts "A breezy six months in old French oak puncheons and around 15% whole bunches. I dig these sorts of wines. They're more about fruit purity and slurpiness than structural architecture. The Omnia Nova delivers nicely with spicy, plummy fruits in the blue and purple spectrum, some hints of orange rind, purple flowers, light amaro-tones and a dusting of cocoa powder. Built for drinkin' not thinkin'.” - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "Omnia Nova – all become new – is old vine Barossa shiraz made in a ‘nouveau’ style. It spends a brief stint in oak before promptly going into bottle and into the world. It has that ‘just made’ feel to it. It’s like tasting direct from a barrel/tank at a winery; it has that uber freshness, that ribald fruitiness, that blinding immediacy. It’s a wonderful impression for a wine to make. Plums, cloves, mints and assorted sweet spice characters make for a high energy, highly delicious red wine. Yes please. It’s a great drink. ‘Nuff said." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
92pts "
A peppery and energetic shiraz with notes of peppercorns, fresh blackberries, thyme and bay leaves. It’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and fine tannins providing a fresh and precise frame." - James Suckling
EVANGELINE* Eden Valley Syrah 2022 (New Release)
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The prior vintage 2021 EVANGELINE Eden Valley Syrah SOLD OUT in less than 48hrs after winning Decanter World Wine Award’s “BEST IN SHOW"!! (Still available for a LIMITED time in the Decanter Winners Pack or Evangeline Vertical Museum Pack)...
We have enjoyed two of the best vintages in the Eden Valley back to back and will be arguing for decades about which is better… if you liked the 2021, we truly think this one will knock your socks off!!
Stop press!!! 2021 Evangeline Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah takes out BEST IN SHOW out of over 18,000 wines tasted worldwide at the world's preeminent wine awards! The judges said of the Evangeline Syrah: "This is only the second Eden Valley Shiraz to fight its way to our Best in Show selection, and its emphatic, showstopping character underlines how well this slightly higher-altitude zone is suited to South Australia's favourite red variety."
EVANGELINE* presents an elegant cooler climate expression of Shiraz distinct from its Barossa Valley brethren with its lifted perfume and delicate structure. Cool blue fruits are intertwined with silky tannins and subtle oak influence from 18 months maturation in fine grain French oak puncheons and hogshead barrels. Perfumed. Confident. Elegant. NOACK FAMILY VINEYARD | SPRINGTON | 410m ALTITUDE | UNFINED | ONLY 490 CASES MADE
How will this wine evolve over time?
"Evangeline embraces the cool nature of the southern Eden Valley's higher altitude and is crafted for elegance, poise and approachable structure on release. The fine tannins and brooding, dense nature of Eden Valley fruit unfurls further with several years in the cellar. We really enjoy this wine at around five to eight years of age." - Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Selections
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Theo Engela + Huon Fechner Varietal: Syrah Region: Eden Valley Alc/Vol: 13.9% pH: 3.5 Acidity: 5.9 Bottle size: 750 mL
2023 ~ not yet released 93pts "Bright plummy red in the glass. There's really pretty and lifted aromas of blueberry, pot-pourri, dried herbs, sarsaparilla, fruit pastille, white pepper, sweet oak and spice. Fleshy, blue fruited, tangy satsuma plum and cool fruited, with a cool menthol edge and a decent lick of shapely tannin. The acidity is perky and snappy and the length is impressive" - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
92+pts "Medium-deep crimson in the glass. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry and damson plum with hints of crushed herbs, sarsaparilla, dark chocolate, peppercorn, barrel spice, choc-mint and earth. Fruit-pure and layered with spice and a light herbal nuance, pillowy tannins, bright cherry-skin acidity and a medium-length finish." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "Spicy and floral aromas of dark cherries, violets, blackcurrants, coffee beans and Asian spices. The palate is plush and rounded, with silky tannins and a tactile texture. A classic Eden with lift and perfume. Delicious." - James Suckling
Those of us who immediately thought of The Band and their terrific song, ‘Evangeline’ (who could forget the version from The Last Waltz?), are off the mark. Apparently, the name encompasses references to life, death, Jesus and resurrection (which seems like an enormous amount to place on the shoulders of a single wine). No matter, it is a most enjoyable effort, whatever the reason. Dark crimson hue, there is a pleasing degree of oak integration, with notes of dry herbs, mulberries, raspberries and aniseed on the nose. There is good focus, fine acidity and sleek tannins here, making for a most attractive red, but it probably needs a little more length if it wants to go to the next level. That said, lots to like. Drink now–2033" - Andrew Caillard MW & Ken Gargett, Vintage Wine Journal
2022 94pts "Single vineyard; 15% whole bunch, 15% new French oak. Pure, plummy fruits with some blueberry lift and hints of five-spice, sage, citrus blossom, blueberry pie, peppercorn, vanillin oak and panforte. It's a lovely contemporary Eden Valley shiraz this. Expressive and finely structured with a real pep to its travel across the palate." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
94pts"A rich, silky textured Syrah draped in fleshy dark fruit. Deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Lifted dark plum and liquorice aromas subtlety infused with clove are trailed by some smoked meat, dried herb and peppered earth notes. Medium to full bodied, the rich, silky textured palate is draped with fleshy dark plum and liquorice fruits which meld into a scorched earth, dried herb and peppered meat back drop. Velvet smooth tannins concluding long, savoury and succulent." - Nick's Wine Merchants
93pts"There was me thinking that we had a wine named in tribute to The Band and that great song of theirs, 'Evangeline" (anyone who has not seen The Last Waltz - surely the greatest concert film of all time - needs to move it top of their bucket list immediately). Apparently not so. Rather, it is a biblical reference to salvation. Well, The Band did play with Dylan for so many years, so perhaps we are somewhere halfway. However one wants to interpret this, it is a heavenly red. And it has a serious pedigree, with the previous vintage winning Decanter Magazine's Best in Show. 490 dozen. This is a vibrant magenta colour with a rather savoury nose. There are earthy notes, along with black fruits, leather, beef stock, soy and cloves. Seamless in style with fine acidity and satiny tannins, there is impressive length. Good intensity throughout and yet it retains a degree of elegance, this is a wine with a very promising future. It should provide pleasure for the best part of a decade. Drink now-2034." The Vintage Journal
2021 "BEST IN SHOW" DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2024 - TOP 50 WINES OF THE WORLD - WORLD'S BEST SYRAH/SHIRAZ
97pts “This is only the second Eden Valley Shiraz to fight its way to our Best In Show selection, and its emphatic, show-stopping character underlines how well this slightly higher-altitude zone is suited to South Australia’s favourite red variety. The wine’s opaque black-red colour tells us that generosity is on the menu, and the first sniff shows that not only is its black cherry and plum fruit prodigiously aromatic, but also that the wine has had more than a year in oak. The plunging fruit – blackberry and blackcurrant – dominates the palate with the oak providing a little extra upholstery; and there’s a haunting citrus and lavender perfume on the palate, too, which does as much to structure the wine as the ample, gentle tannins and the curranty acidity. It’s an enjoyable and stylish wine which won’t require a long wait”
95pts "Smoky complexities to sniff, a mixture of smoked charcuterie/spicy cool-climate fruit and charry oak, nice rich fruit in there. Very appealing wine; fleshy and concentrated but elegant." Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Top 100 Reds 2024 - Ray Jordan
Featured in Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Selections "Single-vineyard Eden Valley Syrah sourced from the Noack family property in Springton at 410m elevation. Plummy and pure with layers of spice, sage, liquorice, blueberry pie, violets, pepper, vanillin oak and merest whiff of mint. There is a graceful air to the fruit passage across the palate, tannins, fine but tensing on the mid-palate with a purple floral flourish on the exit." - Dave Brookes, Halliday
2020 94pts + SILVER - Abundant ripe plums and summer berry fruits, cut through with fine spice, blueberries with a whiff of vanilla and subtle, sexy French oak. There's a lovely fruit flow, some nice cool-climate crunch and a cascade of fine tannin for support. A lot to like here." - Dave Brooks, Halliday Wine Companion
SILVER - 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards
SILVER - 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards
93pts "Lifted, vibrant, youthful, ripe, so pure and bright. Ripe berry fruit flavours with a touch of spice. This wine has layers of complexity with savoury nuances. Will improve with time." - Decanter Wine Magazine
93pts "Serious and cool EV Shiraz. Soaking plums, darker cassis, pencilly and vanilla oak influence (in a good way), cracked peppercorns and just a little leafy kitchen herb. Mid to full bodied with lovely flow and glide to the palate. Peering focus, narrowed eye slits drawing on purple and red fruits, nuanced with cool pepper and neatly etched tannins. Calm and serene" - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91pts "This has aromas of dried violets, blackcurrants, cracked pepper and sage. Fresh and bright with savory and peppery layers. Medium-bodied. All nicely wrapped up in firm, fine tannins." - James Suckling
91pts "Five years old and enjoying that moment where some bottle development and age is starting to reveal itself. Savoury earth and leather notes move in tandem with dark plum, blue fruits, and spice-filled aromas. The palate is svelte yet plush with good structure in place, something to build a future on. A different expression of Shiraz, hence, the choice of Syrah as a descriptor with red and blue fruits, dark stewed plums, earth, chocolate and spice finishing tight and firm with distinctive Aussie bush, black pepper notes that lift the wine, adding to its inviting charm." - Jeni Port, Winepilot (2025)
2019 GOLD MEDAL + 95pts "A modern style of shiraz with ripe but not overripe fruit with high quality oak given just enough opportunity to make its point without dominating the argument. The fruit here is dense blues and blacks, with suggestions of vanilla and cedar. It is finished with beautifully fine, ripe tannins." - Royal Adelaide Wine Show
SILVER - 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards
93pts "It’s always good, always reliable. This 2019 release is as good as any previous, maybe even better. It’s just so juicy. Just so perfumed. Just so enjoyable. Blueberry, boysenberry, plum and clove notes meet mint, sweet spice and woodsmoke. There’s a clear jellied/jubey aspect but there’s also a good reach of tannin, with the length to match. It’s both warm and fresh-faced at once; it’s in excellent order." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front
91/100 "Aromas of blue fruits, red cherry, spice and a cool menthol lift. Flavours are mid to full-bodied, the fleshy, generous blueberry and dark cherry fruit flavours are round and layered, with plenty of tannin and acid-derived structure. A well-made, soft, juicy, round and very drinkable wine." - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
92pts "A very dark, dense colour, the nose shows lots of spice and white pepper, some quite exotic fruit and floral notes but pure and ripe blackberry and blueberry dominates. The gentle toast of the oak comes through on nose and palate, in a wine where a smooth but savoury fruit stays pliable and fresh across the mid-palate. The finish has fresh acids, very tight tannins, the oak again adding some toast in the finish" - Tom Cannavan's Wine Pages
“A lovely dark fruit character with a herbal edge to it, like a peppery gunpowder note. Gravelly tannins, a touch of sweet pastry, vanilla, nice and long, with a warmth, but the alcohol doesn’t sit outside the frame of the wine.” - Mark Pygott MW
2018 92 pts "Spice, liquorice, black fruit, sage and mint. Medium-bodied, red and black fruit, fresh, light tannin, lively, good finish. Easy to like. Affable and regional." - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
2016 95/100 "Fresh plum, dry spice and dried banana-like aromas, fruit-driven and fresh, with some Rhône-ish notes. The palate has linearity and fleshy concentration, with ample soft tannins and refreshing acidity. A very appealing wine, the texture being a highlight. It drinks superbly already." - Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, Huon Hooke
93/100 "It might be Eden Valley but using syrah on the label might raise an eyebrow. What's not in question is its drinkability. A fruit basket of berries, a raft of spices, it's juicy and so vibrant. It has tannins and acidity to ensure it'll age but gee, it's too good to wait for, so pour away." - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
92 pts "The Eden Valley and shiraz/syrah. A match made in heaven. Aromatic, spicy, floral, almost peppery. It doesn’t jump out of its skin but it does stand up to say hello. Plums, toast, roasted peppercorns, nuts. It unfolds as it breathes. It’s mid weight in a good way. Complex but not challenging or in-your-face. Drinkable and accessible and yet inscribed with fine tannin. The pitch, just right." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front
92 pts "Rich, ripe blackberry with plenty of spice and well-knit, savory elements. A rich, blackberry palate with supple, even tannins. Very approachable now. Screw cap." - James Suckling Reviews
2015 95/100 "Deepish red/purple hue, with a lifted floral aroma, clean and fresh and aromatic. The palate is similar, not big or heavy but intense and spicy, red-fruited and elegant, and finishing long on the aftertaste, with abundant firm tannins. There's lovely fruit-sweetness in the middle and a certain raspberry jam Eden Valley signature. Excellent." - Huon Hooke
93/100 "The flavour profile is sweeter than the word 'syrah' might imply but the wine's quality is never in doubt. Flavours of port wine jelly, pure plum, sweet raspberry and assorted dry/twiggy spices fill out the palate well; nutty tannin then completes the picture perfectly. Throughout the wine feels fluid and supple, making it a pleasure to spend time with." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
92 pts "Char-grilled pepper steak, black fruits and boot polish, a whiff of dried herb. Medium bodied, meaty and savoury, with pastille and prune, grainy tannin, a slight angularity to the palate with an almost ‘metallic’ feel, though not in a bad way, I’d add, and a spicy red and black fruited finish. A wilder more bunchy style of Barossa Shiraz, but pretty nicely done." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2014 92/100 "Red berries, boysenberries, spice and violets. It has some blackberried or at least plummy depth but the wine's sheer drinkability is conjured with soft fingers of highly accessible flavour. It has the acid/tannin structure to age, and the balance, but it's hard to find a good reason not to tuck in right now." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
Museum Release EVANGELINE* Eden Valley Syrah 2021 *Decanter BEST IN SHOW* (One bottle limit)
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BEST IN SHOW at 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards!!! - Named one of world's top 50 wines!
Stop press!!! Announced today: 2021 Evangeline Single Vineyard Eden Valley Syrah one of only 3 South Australian and 8 Australian wines to get the top gong of BEST IN SHOW out of over 18,000 wines tasted worldwide at the world's preeminent wine awards! The judges said of the Evangeline Syrah: "This is inly the second Eden Valley Shiraz to fight its way to our Best in Show selection, and its emphatic, showstopping character underlines how well this slightly higher-altitude zone is suited to South Australia's favourite red variety."
EVANGELINE* presents an elegant cooler climate expression of Shiraz distinct from its Barossa Valley brethren with its lifted perfume and delicate structure. Cool blue fruits are intertwined with silky tannins and subtle oak influence from 18 months maturation in fine grain French oak puncheons and hogshead barrels. Perfumed. Confident. Elegant. NOACK FAMILY VINEYARD | SPRINGTON | 410m ALTITUDE | UNFINED | ONLY 490 CASES MADE
How will this wine evolve over time?
"Evangeline embraces the cool nature of the southern Eden Valley's higher altitude and is crafted for elegance, poise and approachable structure on release. The fine tannins and brooding, dense nature of Eden Valley fruit unfurls further with several years in the cellar. We really enjoy this wine at around five to eight years of age." - Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Selections
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Theo Engela + Huon Fechner Varietal: Syrah Region: Eden Valley Alc/Vol: 14.5% pH: 3.57 Acidity: 5.9 Bottle size: 750 mL
2021 WINNER BEST IN SHOW 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
97pts"Prodigiously aromatic, black cherry and plum, then plunging blackberry and blackcurrant dominate the palate with oak providing extra upholstery. A haunting citrus-and-lavender perfume helps to structure the wine alongside ample, gentle tannins and curranty acidity. Stylish, with emphatic, show-stopping character." - Decanter Magazine 5th Feb 2025
94pts + Featured in Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Selections "Single-vineyard Eden Valley Syrah sourced from the Noack family property in Springton at 410m elevation. Plummy and pure with layers of spice, sage, liquorice, blueberry pie, violets, pepper, vanillin oak and merest whiff of mint. There is a graceful air to the fruit passage across the palate, tannins, fine but tensing on the mid-palate with a purple floral flourish on the exit." - Dave Brookes, Halliday
2020 94pts + SILVER - Abundant ripe plums and summer berry fruits, cut through with fine spice, blueberries with a whiff of vanilla and subtle, sexy French oak. There's a lovely fruit flow, some nice cool-climate crunch and a cascade of fine tannin for support. A lot to like here." - Dave Brooks, Halliday Wine Companion
SILVER - 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards
93pts "Lifted, vibrant, youthful, ripe, so pure and bright. Ripe berry fruit flavours with a touch of spice. This wine has layers of complexity with savoury nuances. Will improve with time." - Decanter Wine Magazine
93pts "Serious and cool EV Shiraz. Soaking plums, darker cassis, pencilly and vanilla oak influence (in a good way), cracked peppercorns and just a little leafy kitchen herb. Mid to full bodied with lovely flow and glide to the palate. Peering focus, narrowed eye slits drawing on purple and red fruits, nuanced with cool pepper and neatly etched tannins. Calm and serene" - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91pts "This has aromas of dried violets, blackcurrants, cracked pepper and sage. Fresh and bright with savory and peppery layers. Medium-bodied. All nicely wrapped up in firm, fine tannins." - James Suckling
2019 GOLD MEDAL + 95pts "A modern style of shiraz with ripe but not overripe fruit with high quality oak given just enough opportunity to make its point without dominating the argument. The fruit here is dense blues and blacks, with suggestions of vanilla and cedar. It is finished with beautifully fine, ripe tannins." - Royal Adelaide Wine Show
SILVER - 2022 Sommeliers Choice Awards
93pts "It’s always good, always reliable. This 2019 release is as good as any previous, maybe even better. It’s just so juicy. Just so perfumed. Just so enjoyable. Blueberry, boysenberry, plum and clove notes meet mint, sweet spice and woodsmoke. There’s a clear jellied/jubey aspect but there’s also a good reach of tannin, with the length to match. It’s both warm and fresh-faced at once; it’s in excellent order." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front
91/100 "Aromas of blue fruits, red cherry, spice and a cool menthol lift. Flavours are mid to full-bodied, the fleshy, generous blueberry and dark cherry fruit flavours are round and layered, with plenty of tannin and acid-derived structure. A well-made, soft, juicy, round and very drinkable wine." - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
92pts "A very dark, dense colour, the nose shows lots of spice and white pepper, some quite exotic fruit and floral notes but pure and ripe blackberry and blueberry dominates. The gentle toast of the oak comes through on nose and palate, in a wine where a smooth but savoury fruit stays pliable and fresh across the mid-palate. The finish has fresh acids, very tight tannins, the oak again adding some toast in the finish" - Tom Cannavan's Wine Pages
“A lovely dark fruit character with a herbal edge to it, like a peppery gunpowder note. Gravelly tannins, a touch of sweet pastry, vanilla, nice and long, with a warmth, but the alcohol doesn’t sit outside the frame of the wine.” - Mark Pygott MW
2018 92 pts "Spice, liquorice, black fruit, sage and mint. Medium-bodied, red and black fruit, fresh, light tannin, lively, good finish. Easy to like. Affable and regional." - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
2016 95/100 "Fresh plum, dry spice and dried banana-like aromas, fruit-driven and fresh, with some Rhône-ish notes. The palate has linearity and fleshy concentration, with ample soft tannins and refreshing acidity. A very appealing wine, the texture being a highlight. It drinks superbly already." - Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine, Huon Hooke
93/100 "It might be Eden Valley but using syrah on the label might raise an eyebrow. What's not in question is its drinkability. A fruit basket of berries, a raft of spices, it's juicy and so vibrant. It has tannins and acidity to ensure it'll age but gee, it's too good to wait for, so pour away." - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
92 pts "The Eden Valley and shiraz/syrah. A match made in heaven. Aromatic, spicy, floral, almost peppery. It doesn’t jump out of its skin but it does stand up to say hello. Plums, toast, roasted peppercorns, nuts. It unfolds as it breathes. It’s mid weight in a good way. Complex but not challenging or in-your-face. Drinkable and accessible and yet inscribed with fine tannin. The pitch, just right." - Campbell Mattison, The Wine Front
92 pts "Rich, ripe blackberry with plenty of spice and well-knit, savory elements. A rich, blackberry palate with supple, even tannins. Very approachable now. Screw cap." - James Suckling Reviews
2015 95/100 "Deepish red/purple hue, with a lifted floral aroma, clean and fresh and aromatic. The palate is similar, not big or heavy but intense and spicy, red-fruited and elegant, and finishing long on the aftertaste, with abundant firm tannins. There's lovely fruit-sweetness in the middle and a certain raspberry jam Eden Valley signature. Excellent." - Huon Hooke
93/100 "The flavour profile is sweeter than the word 'syrah' might imply but the wine's quality is never in doubt. Flavours of port wine jelly, pure plum, sweet raspberry and assorted dry/twiggy spices fill out the palate well; nutty tannin then completes the picture perfectly. Throughout the wine feels fluid and supple, making it a pleasure to spend time with." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
92 pts "Char-grilled pepper steak, black fruits and boot polish, a whiff of dried herb. Medium bodied, meaty and savoury, with pastille and prune, grainy tannin, a slight angularity to the palate with an almost ‘metallic’ feel, though not in a bad way, I’d add, and a spicy red and black fruited finish. A wilder more bunchy style of Barossa Shiraz, but pretty nicely done." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2014 92/100 "Red berries, boysenberries, spice and violets. It has some blackberried or at least plummy depth but the wine's sheer drinkability is conjured with soft fingers of highly accessible flavour. It has the acid/tannin structure to age, and the balance, but it's hard to find a good reason not to tuck in right now." - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
ELIJAH* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz 2021 *3x Gold winner; 6x 95pts*
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Gold Medal + 95pts - Decanter World Wine Awards
Gold Medal + 95pts - London Wine Competition
Gold Medal + 95pts - Barossa Wine Show
+ Featured in Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Selections (95pts) and The Vintage Journal by Andrew Caillard MW (95pts)
Our most awarded wine ever. With three Gold medals and six 95 point reviews by the most respected wine critics in Australia and UK the 2021 is just getting started. Our flagship Single Vineyard Shiraz. Eleven years ago we began our search for a truly iconic Barossa Shiraz vineyard. We are now excited to reveal the sixth vintage of ELIJAH* Eden Valley Shiraz! Hailing from the revered Fechner brothers’ Moculta vineyard in the Northern Eden Valley, it is a powerful wine incorporating new French oak from France’s oldest family cooperage, Leroi. Now available in three pack option with 10% off and free shipping!
How will this evolve over time? Elijah is a powerhouse showcase of the Eden Valley, a unique combination of elegance and intensity, powerful fruit with structure. My conviction and experience is that a wine that shows balance and dense structure early on will make for an age worthy wine worth cellaring. Elijah's layered tannins and brooding, dense nature will become even more complex with a further five to 10 years in the cellar." - Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Edition
Huon Hooke says “drink to 2041”!
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Huon Fechner + Theo Engela Varietal: Shiraz Alc: 14.5% Region: Eden Valley pH: 3.59 Acidity: 5.9 Bottle size: 750 mL
2021:
GOLD + 95pts - 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
GOLD + 95pts - 2025 London Wine Competition
GOLD + 95pts - 2024 Barossa Wine Show
95 Pts The Vintage Journal “Deep purple. Complex bouquet of dried blackberry, pepper, charcuterie, hints of violets. Full-bodied and savoury with plentiful al dente tannins supporting spicy blackberry notes. Lots of energy and drive on the palate with good freshness. Layered and intriguing, finishing long and savoury.” Drink now–2031
95pts + Featured in Halliday's 2024 Cellaring Edition "The 2021 Barossa vintage continues to deliver the goods! Sporting a super vibrant colour in the glass and detailed aromas of juicy plum, blueberry, exotic spice, wildflowers, dark chocolate, liquorice, vanillin oak, turned earth and charcuterie. Velvety plush in the mouth with powdery tannin and a wonderful fruit presence and flow; long and true. It's a cracker." - Dave Brookes, Halliday
95pts "Alluring notes of iodine mix with spiced black plums, raspberries and vanilla on the nose. It's brooding and needs air to flex its muscles. On the palate a rich core of fruit intertwines with savoury notes of coffee and fresh leather. The shape of wine is long and the flavours last. It needs time as it's a beautifully complex, full bodied red with a lot to offer, all the while remaining bouyant on the palate. A delicious modern shiraz." - Gabrielle Poy, The Real Review
2020:
GOLD MEDAL - 2022 Barossa Wine Show
GOLD MEDAL - 2022 Syrah du Monde, France
SILVER MEDAL - 2023 Decanter Wine Awards, UK
SILVER MEDAL - 2022 Decanter Wine Awards, UK
SILVER MEDAL - 2022 Melbourne International Wine Competition
95pts "Deep colour and a meaty/spicy/toasty and roast meat bouquet that is quite complex already. Some floral and regional dried herb notes, hinting at thyme and oregano. The wine is full bodied and concentrated, with ample firm tannins supplying structure and ageing potential. A serious red with loads of character." - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
94pts "Deep, purple-splashed crimson with notes of dark blackberry and ripe dark plums. Hints of baking spices, sage, black pepper, cassis, dark chocolate and graphite. There's a cassis-like richness to the fruit flow, densely packed granitic tannins and a chocolatey tide on the deep, black-fruited finish" - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
2019:
SILVER MEDAL - 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards
SILVER MEDAL - International Wine Challenge (London) "Ripe, intense blackberry fruit, a rich mouthful of ripe tannins and super-concentrated fruit. Spicy oak, very full-bodied with a powerful finish."
SILVER MEDAL - Sommeliers Choice Awards
95pts "Really youthful, deep and dark in the glass. Intense aromatics of blood plum, dark chocolate, vanilla bean, licorice, bouquet garni and Asian spice. The palate is opulently flavoured: really dark, plummy fruits, blackberries, chocolate, and layered. There's some lovely oak that plays it part as well. There's plenty going on in this wine: it is decadently flavoured, but the tannins and acidity do their thing and make sure the fruit behaves" - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
95pts "Flagship wine from the higher Eden Valley, Polished and dark, Blackberry, clack cherry, sandalwood, incense smoke with vanila bean paste and mushroom fin earthiness." - Regan Drew, Wine Words
94pts "It’s the one wine in the Chaffey range that I routinely struggle with but this release is a ripper. It’s big and throaty but it’s creamy smooth too; it has both grain and slip, its inherent, grunty tannin rolling through asphalt, blackberry, gum leaf and toast. It’s both big on flavour and big on quality. This has been pushed to its limits, and has noticeable warm alcohol to show for it, but it remains complete and convincing." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2018:
SILVER MEDAL - Syrah du Monde (France)
2016:
GOLD - 95pts International Wine Challenge (London)
"Youthful with smoke and black fruit. Dark, intense, concentrated, velvety tannins. Soft-toned with notes of spice, blackfruit and dark cherry."
94pts "Inky, deep and dark red of blackcurrant fruit, booze-soaked berries, walnut whiffs and sweet spice. Lavish, lush texture, rolls around the palate nicely, lingers for what seems forever and has all that hustle of a big red wrapped in a velvety cloak of goodness. One for the big red lovers, but those who know the tightrope walk of flavour, freshness and winemaking balance" - Mike Bennie for WBM
93pts "This takes a bold, dark and rich stance on the nose and palate with chocolate, dark-plum and graphite aromas, leading to a ripe dark-berry core that is framed in long, supple and even tannins." - James Suckling
2015:
96pts "Deep colour and a rich, complex, earthy bouquet which features smoky, char-oak and other savoury nuances. There is terrific flavour here and excellent depth and weight. The wine is balanced and stylish, with savoury and fruit-sweet elements perfectly balanced. Black plums and savoury notes. The finish lingers on and on. A stylish and individual style of shiraz, and a gorgeous drink." - Huon Hooke
KONTRAPUNKT* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Kerner 2024
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Kerner... this evocative, textural treat is the brain child of August Herold. First planted in 1929 as a cross-breed of Riesling and Trollinger... fast forward 76 years to when Barossa bros Graeme & Michael Fechner had that elusive lightbulb moment - to plant Kerner cuttings in their northern Eden Valley vineyard whilst on a research trip in Germany. Their pioneering efforts, sparked our intrigue... we first dabbled with Kerner incorporating it into our aromatic field blend DÜFTE PUNKT, co-fermenting it with Riesling and Gewürztraminer from the same vineyard. After years of experimenting, we decided it was time to truly hero this germanic wunderkind, and push Kerner into the limelight with the release of the first KONTRAPUNKT in 2016... now Australia’s (and the Southern Hemisphere's) only Kerner. “Every now and then you encounter a wine that blows your mind. Kerner is one of them. Haven't heard of it? You're not alone." - Katie Spain, SMH & The Age
So what's all the excitement about? It's like Riesling on steroids. Fuller in body and more luscious in texture. It's wonderfully aromatic, with a deliciously creamypalate & some bright acidity that keeps it fresh, lively and oh-so drinkable. This wine is for the foodie, the sommelier who has seen it all, andthose who just want to drink different... it'swhite wine for the red wine drinker.
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Theo Engela + Huon Fechner Varietal: Kerner Region: Eden Valley Alc/Vol: 13% pH: 3.2 Acidity: 4.7 Bottle size: 750 mL
“… an exceptional expression of this rare variety, as the 2020, 2019 & 2017 vintages demonstrated. Vibrant aromatics with a hint of nuttiness. Great linear flavours of red apples and citrus, steely when young and softening off and rounding out over time to become a truly sensational, silky smooth, creamy wine.” - Dan Traucki, WBM
2024 93pts "Eden Valley kerner, whole-bunch pressed, wild ferment on full solids in stainless steel. Pale straw with bright citrus and light stone fruit tones. Hints of almond paste, citrus blossom, crisp pear, crushed stone and dried meadow flowers. A light textural note and a brisk, minerally finish; this makes for great and really interesting drinking." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "Aromas of lemon sherbet, lime leaves, stone fruit and candied orange zest. The palate is light-bodied with zesty acidity and a generous texture. Really fresh and fun. " - James Suckling
2022 93pts "Single-vineyard Eden Valley kerner (a mashup of riesling and trollinger). Pale straw with lemon, lime and green apple fruit tones. Hints of marzipan, almond blossom, a splash of nashi pear and a handful of crushed quartz ... some light whey and a suggestion of cut fennel further back. Lean, crystalline and lemony with plenty of verve, briny acidity and inherent drinkability. Get on the kerner train!" - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
2021 91pts "A delicious example of this little-known grape variety. Bold and zesty with ice bon-bon and melon aromas. Really swings its way over the palate and leaves you wanting more of this unique kind of white wine. Fun." - James Suckling
2020 91pts "This has quite a restrained apple and lemon nose. Apple peel, too. The palate is fresh, lively and has some attractive, fresh green apple and pear to close. Drink now. Screw cap." - James Suckling Reviews
90pts + Silver - Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show
90/100 "Pale lemon and lime tints in the glass. Ripe pears, white flowers and broken slate aromas. Light to medium on the palate, it sits with a good weight of orchard fruit and aromatic sweet spices. There's a hint of sugar amongst it, but the taut acid line and brush of phenolics balance that to dry the finish pleasingly."- Stuart Knox, The Real Review
2019 Stewards' Choice Trophy - Australian Alternative Variety Wine Show
93/100 "Fresh and lively: initial pear split by spice, lychee, creamed honey, grilled kaffir lime skin, stony quartz with a touch rosewater on the pull-away. Offering some flesh to the front palate with richer than expected elements before the acidity refreshes with a lime granita like finish and a slightly tacky, drying phenolic grip. A moreish wine of difference." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91 pts "A fresh, off-dry style that has pear, apple and pastry notes on the nose and palate. Some crunchy, bright acidity." - James Suckling Reviews
2018 Adelaide Review's HOT 100 Wine "Delicate, lean and fresh. Slightly Chalky on the palate and oh, so drinkable from start to finish."
92 pts "From the Fechner vineyard in the Eden Valley. Varietal kerner. There’s volume to this, there’s length, there’s a textural softness. All ticks. Grapefruit, citrus rind, apple and pure white pepper. Very good." Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2017 Gold Medal "’Very elegant’ was Juan Manuel Marcos Perez of The Gilbert Scott’s first impression on encountering this impressive Gold-worthy wine, further describing ‘stone fruit like peaches, pineapple and mango, with a slight influence of oak’, while Elisa Soggia of Kai Mayfair noted ‘a creamy, smoky, vanilla aroma with elderflower and tropical fruit’. Team leader Laurent Richet MS was reminded of ‘key lime pie’, and found it ‘pure, bright and intense’, saying it would be ideal alongside ‘sweet and sour pork with pak choi and steamed vegetables’." - Sommelier Wine Awards UK
2016 91/100 "The white grape kerner is the love child of riesling and the red, trollinger (aka schiava) bred by August Herold in ?29, Germany. This is the first 100% kerner made by Chaffey Bros and it's a savoury package of grilled nuts, cinnamon, lemon rind with neat phenolics on a slightly broad palate." - Jane Faulkner, Halliday
BLÜHEN PUNKT* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Gewürztraminer 2024
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The 2024 Punkt Parade is here! The extended cool season in vintage ‘24 made for a benchmark year for Eden Valley whites. Blühen Punkt means “blossom point" and this new release aromatic wunderkind definitely lives up to her name, bursting with fresh Spring vitality!
*Blossom Point. An aromatic wunderkind from the Fechner Bros' revered Eden Valley vineyard. 24 hours skin contact. Unfined. Unfiltered. 238 dozen made.
Gewürz with the works!!
This is the first release of our BLUHEN PUNKT punkt in 2 years!! We wait for the perfect vintage to make this exotic little beauty, and 2024 was undoubtably its year to shine...
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig + Huon Fechner + Theo Engela Varietal: Gewürtztraminer Region: Eden Valley Alc/Vol: 13% pH: 3.6 Acidity: 3.3 Bottle size: 750ml
2024 SILVER - Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show
92pts "The Chaffey crew consistently roll out a really impressive gewürztraminer from the Fechner family vineyard in Moculta, Eden Valley. There's a wee bit of skin contact in the mix and it's all slink and heady aromas and flavours of rose petals, lychee, Turkish delight, mineral salts, baked apple, yellow plum and pickled ginger. Weighty but with great length of flavour and lacy acid drive teetering on the ridgeline of dry/off-dry. It's delicious." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
2022 - SILVER - Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show
92pts "Single-vineyard Eden Valley gewürztraminer from the Fechner Bros property in Moculta; 24 hours' skin contact. Light straw with heady aromas of rosewater, bath salts, musk, lychee, crunchy red apple, frangipani, marzipan, crushed quartz and souk-like spices. Damn, it smells inviting. The palate shows great clarity and detail and an edge of citrus, musk lollies and candied ginger with crystalline acidity and a finish that lingers in a way that is gloriously and relentlessly floral and endearing. Super stuff." - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
92pts "Sucked in to the floral softness and aromatics of the variety’s signature rosewater and musk. Dry talc, pink salt, pink grapefruit and baking spices swirl and evolve. Latent depth and richness bounce and race with spices and floral aromatics. Finishing tight and very dry." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91pts "Pale and bright lemon-yellow in the glass. Fragrant and lifted with rose petal, musk and lychee notes on the nose and palate. As it flows with a silken glide, a hint of candied ginger offers a contrasting element. Has a richness to its texture which straddles the sweet/dry boundary with aplomb." - Stuart Knox, The Real Review
2019 92pts “Not trying to be anything but the vivacious variety that comes with the territory. Scents of rose water, peach, sweet citrus and citrus blossoms. Lovely. The palate is fleshy and juicy at once, finishes slightly nutty and the wine carries heaps of flavour very well. A good vibe here.” - Mike Bennie, WBM
92/100 "I’m a sucker for the aromatics on Gewürztraminer : the rich softness of rosewater and musk here is balanced by talc, crushed pink salt with pink grapefruit and nettle prickle. The time on skins gives depth to the palate while the natural acidity keeps it zesty and bright. All that sweetness on the nose is somewhat of a facade as this finishes chalky and dry." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91pts "Varietal gewürztraminer from the Eden Valley. Bluhen Punkt translates to Blossom Point. Texture plus. All about mouthfeel. Orange oil and blossom, some lime, some lychee. Rosewater and a good deal of it. Much pleasure to be had here." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2017 18.25/20 "Oh so pretty! Lush rosewater and Turkish Delight….like biting deep into the dusted little pink cubes that never seem to go stale. Add some musk stick, with a citrus leaf lift, lime skin and paw paw. It may be all blossom on the nose, but the palate underscores the serious intent of the wine. Whilst there’s pink fruit aplenty, it finishes long and dry with bittersweet citrus and hints of dried tropical fruits. Complexity is borne from skin contact and provides a great counterpoint to the olfactory good times. A slightly wax send off reinforces the varietal strengths. Delicious." - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
91pts "Varietal gewürztraminer from the Eden Valley. Bluhen Punkt translates to Blossom Point. Nice. This is the first release of this wine. It saw 24 hours skin contact. It’s both racy and floral, its lychee and rosewater aromas/flavours zipped along in fast, mouthwatering fashion, the finish then textural-bordering-on-grippy. Pleasant plus. Most enjoyable. Fresh, characterful and elegant" - Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front
90pts "Has above average varietal expression on the bouquet and palate, with exotic spice, berry, rosewater and confection notes." - Halliday Wine Companion
”The 2017 vintage is truly magnificent; subtle, slick and svelte, and so enjoyable on it’s own or with food.” - Dan Traucki, WBM
FUNKELPUNKT* Fechner Vineyard Eden Valley Sparkling Riesling + Kerner 2022
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Another small batch from the Fechner Bros' revered Eden Valley vineyard! Funkelpunkt {sparkling point} combines their hand picked zesty and mineral laden Riesling with textural Kerner (A.K.A. Weißer Herold) - topped up with a little splash of their super-aromatic Gewürztraminer. Three Germanic luminaries in aromatic kinesis. It's dry (brut), crisp and refreshing. Rizz Fizz.
Makers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Theo Engela + Huon Fechner Varieties: Riesling, Weißer Herold (Kerner), Gewürztraminer Region: Eden Valley, Barossa, Australia Alc/Vol: 12.3% pH: 3.0 Acidity: 7.0 Bottle size: 750 mL
2022
Real Review Top Rank "Bright and lively in the glass, with a decent mousse and persistent bead. Aromas of lemon pith, green apple, honey and melon skin. Fresh, lively and crunchy on the palate. Easy drinking, smart length and mouth-feel." - Rated Recommended and TOP RANK. Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
2020 90pts "Fine beading. Refreshing and fruity lemon, lime and apple with a hint of briny chalk and grassiness. Tight and fine palate with plenty of personality. This is fun, dry fizz indeed!" - Regan Drew, Vino Notebook
"Some grassy and fragrant, herbal notes with chalky nuances and sliced apples. The palate has a crisp pear and apple core. Dry and lively with some lemon peel to close. Drink now." - James Suckling Review
2018 "Lemon-lime Calippo, lemon sorbet, light and refreshing, tangy, light on in general but a pleasing, refreshing and cool bubbly white of freshness and general sense of vitality. Has a nice crunch. Easy drinking fizz." - Mike Bennie
2017 "From the Eden Valley region comes an energetic fizz, The Chaffey Bros 2017 Funkelpunkt ($28), this time a blend of riesling, kerner and gewurztraminer varieties, co-fermented and finished with a superfine bubble that gives its citrus and tropical flavours a cute lift and enhances a minerally, mouth-watering finish" - Tony Love
2024 NOT YOUR GRANDMA'S* Eden Valley Field White (On-Skins)
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Introducing Not Your Grandma’s White 2024.
Challenged by our importer friend in Japan to make an “on-skins” cloudy white we took the opportunity to reimagine and explore what the definitive white blend of the Barossa could be. Informed by tradition but unshackled from expectation this was an opportunity to let our hair down and run wild! From the Fechner Vineyard in the north of Eden Valley this is a true field blend of aromatic and zesty Eden Valley Old Vine Semillon, Riesling, Kerner, Pinot Gris & Gewürztraminer… Fermented wild on-skins, think lemon squash laden with texture, refreshment and interest.
Unfined + unfiltered… minimal intervention yet maximum care means this is a skin-contact, natural wine that is cloudy but fine! A micro-batch of only 200 doz, this is a Barossa field white like no other. We can guarantee grandma never drank a white quite like this!!
Cellar door LIMITED EDITION so be quick!
Winemakers: Daniel Chaffey Hartwig, Huon Fechner + Theo Engela.
Varietals: Semillon+Riesling+Kerner+Pinot Gris+Gewürz Region: Eden Valley Country: Australia Alc/Vol: 11.5% pH: 3.3 Acidity: 5.2 Bottle size: 750 mL
2024 90pts "A skinsy Eden Valley blend of semillon, riesling, kerner, pinot gris and gewürztraminer. Mid-straw in the glass with notes of custard apple, white peach and citrus fruits with hints of soft spice, clotted cream, pressed wildflowers, poached pears, beeswax and lemon drops. Super slinky and textural on the palate with a brisk saline cadence and a stony-dry finish" - Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
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