25 year Graeme’s Blend Special Release - $184 per case
To mark the 25th year of Graeme’s Blend we are releasing a smartly packaged lay down six pack containing two each of the Graeme’s Blend ’05, ’04 and ’01. It’s a great presentation or gift pack, and has a line drawing of the old bird scarer himself (Graeme) on the lid. This will not be seen by everybody as an advantage, of course.

Two Mates Shiraz 2005 - $40/$430
Graeme Leith and Stefano de Pieri have been mates for 27 years, Stefano cooking, Graeme making the wine. They had long contemplated the idea of making a wine from specially selected premium Victorian shiraz; this is the second such bottling. The grapes have been sourced from three separate vineyards and matured in mainly French and some fine grained, water bent American oak, then blended. The result is a deep, full-bodied voluptuous wine. A classic Bendigo shiraz, far more interesting and complex than most others.

Reserve Shiraz 2006 - $35per bottle/$210per case (6 bottle limit)
Every year we set aside small quantities of select fruit from our vineyard for the
reserve shiraz. A beautifully structured wine, of which we are proud; it has
great mouthfeel, excellent balance of tannin, fruit and alcohol with a whiff
of quality oak. With its raspberry/mulberry flavours and gentle tannins
it displays a complexity and delicacy seldom found in central Victorian wines.
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Sparkling Chardonnay ‘Daylesford’ 2008 - $30/$324 per case
This is the first sparkling from our Musk vineyard, just beyond Daylesford in the Macedon Ranges. Made in the Méthode Champenoise style from a vineyard site suited perfectly to creating fruit with complex flavours at low sugar levels. With flavours of crisp white pear, citrus, a touch of yeastiness from its six months on lees and added complexity from a small percentage of four year old Musk chardonnay, this is a superb example of cool climate sparkling

Reserve Pinot 2006 - $28/$300 per case
This is a rich, fulfilling pinot. Aromas of dark cherry, spice and game follow through onto the voluptuous palate. Very well structured with length and complementary French oak influences make this is another classic Passing Clouds pinot.

Graeme’s Blend Shiraz Cabernet 2006 - $25/$270 per case
A well crafted wine from our traditional blend of 60% shiraz and 40% cabernet. We structures with aromas of licorice and dark berries make this an enticing wine.

Pinot Noir 2008 - $24/$259 per case
The richness of the Coldstream fruit grown by Vanessa and Robert McKernan is complemented by the subtleties and fantastic natural acid from a small addition of pinot grapes from our Musk vineyard, near Daylesford in the Macedon ranges.
With spiciness and some vegetative complexity on the nose; rich, dark red cherries on the palate, a great mouthfeel and lingering finish this is a terrific wine to complement light red meats or simply on its own, shared with friends.

Macedon Ranges pinot noir 2009 - $25/$270 per case
The vineyard's balance is portrayed superbly in this wine. Light cherry red in colour it displays classic Macedon aromas of cherry raspberry and strawberry. The high altitude of the Daylesford (Musk) vineyard and slow ripening period give this pinot a long finish with enticing tannins and lovely natural Burgundian acidity.

Bendigo shiraz 2008 - $25/$270 per case
A blend of fruit grown on Zonnebeke's granitic sands and Kingower's sandy loams aid this wines complexity. Aromas of blackberry, licorice and sweet dark fruits with a touch of perfume follow on to the palate with soft tannins, good length and a rich mouthfeel. We have designed this wine for relatively early drinking, although it will cellar happily for a further 5-6 years.

Macedon Chardonnay 2009 - $23/$248 per case
Flavours of crisp white pear with a touch of citrus complemented by quality French oak and powerful natural acidity make this a distinguished wine in the Burgundian style.
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