A beautiful shiraz: rich, deep, ripe and concentrated.
Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
About the Wine
Crafted from old vine shiraz grown on elevated sites from Mount Nanima near Murrumbateman, with a good portion of whole bunches used. Some new French oak in the mix, added more spice and complexity. A touch of Viognier is added for aromatics and colour, but this is no apricot fruit bomb./p>
About Collector Wines
Alex McKay started Collector Wines in 2005 with just a handful of cool climate shiraz and a determination to make elegant, long-lived wines. Fast forward to today, and we are known for wines that sing with a purity of regional expression and varietal definition. Our grapes come from vineyards dotted around the Canberra District and region, but our cellar door is in the heart of country Collector, just outside Canberra.
Having grown up in the area, Alex got his first taste of winemaking with Edgar Riek, a pioneer of the Canberra District at Lake George. But it was working as winemaker for Hardys’ flagship winery in the district from 2000 that really developed his intimate knowledge of the region, climate, soils and vineyards.

Canberra District, NSW