Armargh, Clare Valley
100% Syrah
14.0% Alc
30 Years Old Vine
One of the coolest vintages on record with minimal heat in the ripening period. Good spring rain but late frost keep yields at a minimal in the southern end of the valley. This produced wines of concentrated flavour with a more aromatic quality.
Small batch and fermented in 1 tonne fermenters. Hand plunged. Used native yeast to start fermentation and left on skins for 3 weeks. Pressed and put to French oak HH (300L format) barrels. 20% New French oak. In barrel for 18 months prior to bottling.
Bright, elegant and with a persistent length, this wine is sure to enrapture all the senses.
JH 95, JS 95, The wine front (Campbell Mattinson) 93
Matriarch and Rogue Alice Syrah 2023
2022/23/24 Clare Valley Sangiovese winery of the year in the Melbourne International Wine awards.
Nominated for Clare Valley Winemaker of the year 2024
#4 Young Gun of Wines best Fiano in Australia 2024
2024 Australian Small Winemakers wine show - Gold 2024 Albarino 2024
Melbourne International Wine Show - Gold 2022 Sangiovese
Family owned, award winning, boutique winery located in Clare Valley. Our cellardoor and production facility are located in the heart of the historic town of Mintaro.
Started in 2014 with the intent to showcase alternative varieties that highlight the sub-regions of Clare Valley. In 2018, we built our own processing facility to accommodate the growing demand for our unique wines and to ensure quality to each batch. In 2023 we purchased a property to move our winery and open our cellardoor. We are now working on creating a space where you can come to the winery, see the process, taste the wines and meet the maker.
Our focus is to ensure that what is in your glass, is an exact representation of the premium fruit it is sourced from. Single vineyards are selected, and fruit is harvested based purely on flavour, balance and quality. Winemaking is minimal to ensure the structure and style of the fruit is carefully created to give the drinker the ultimate wine we can produce.
Marnie has been in the Australian Wine industry since 1996. Her first vintage was at a large, commercial winery that had a crush of 75,000 tonnes. Since then, she has worked in various wineries across the world with a focus on creating wines that are authentic to site in which they are grown. After 30 years in the industry, she is a highly regarded winemaker that has now settled in the Clare valley where she can produce wines of premium quality and care.