The Barossa Valley is about ripeness and density of flavour. That is its purpose in the World of wine.
A place where the tiny, thick-skinned berries creates an abnormal, powerful, concentrated colour and flavour. Now ten good tasters looking at ten good wines will lead to at least eight being nominated as the best. So the Individual Barrel Series is our selection of the few best barrels we make. They preserve a difference so simply enjoy them for this aspect. The first individual barrels were bottled in 2016. This was only possible because of new equipment made in Italy that miniaturised a million-dollar bottling line. What we had talked about for a decade was now possible, so we purchased the machine.
Single barrels are worth producing as they represent our desire to offer wines to customers in the new way, imagining they are tasting the best barrels when visiting a winery. Customer response has been good, and we are thankful for that. With a group of friends opening a range for comparison would make a great tasting.
