Amherst 'North South' Shiraz vintage_2021

Amherst 'North South' Shiraz vintage_2021Producer Norman and Elizabeth Jones planted vines on their family farm in 1989 and established the Amherst brand. The farm is located 20 km southeast of Avoca in Victoria's Pyrenees wine region. The farm has been in the family for generations and is currently managed by Luke Jones, the son of Norman and Elizabeth. After obtaining a Diploma in Wine Science, Luke gained experience in the industry by working in hospitality, wholesale, and retail before

lively and aromatic Pinot shows lovely lifted strawberry and spice characters on the nose

Judi Cullum and Barrie Smith planted vines in their Isolation Ridge vineyard in 1988 with a simple goal: to leave the land in better shape than when they found it and produce some outstanding wines along the way

has resulted in a beautifully refined and elegant Shiraz

white peach

Shiraz and Mataro

Harvested all in one day

Wild ferment at 28 degrees for 7 days

with moderately high growing-season rainfall and

to know that I really like this vintage

Gr≈∏ner Veltliner and Rose (from Pinot Noir) are vinified as light

More importantly

It is consistently one of Australia's best sparkling wines and would rival most of the big-name Champagnes