1838 was the year Walter Thomson, with wife Jane, arrived in Australia and established a winemaking tradition. Faithful to his approach, our estate grown parcels are carefully tended by our vignerons to create wines of great intensity. When crossing the Murray River and bridges are miles away, there is the need for a ferry or punt. Close to our vineyard is the Morgan ferry which connect the Norwest bend to south of the river. The Riverland region has the greatest days of sunshine and a pristine climate for premium grape growing on our limestone soils.

WINEMAKING

The Riverland has an ideal climate to ripen Shiraz and Grenache. The balanced warm days and cool nights gives fruit the perfect ripening conditions. The red sandy loam overlying ancient sheet limestone enables water to be drawn away from the vine, so the grape bunches and berries are of perfect size and flavour. The richness of the fruit in its natural state meant that minimal intervention was required in the winery. Kept separate these

parcels were left on skins for some time in order to develop the keen tannin structure, then fermented in stainless steel.