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The Philosophy The Geoff Merrill winemaking philosophy has been and always will be, to make wine that allows regional, varietal and vintage expression, without excessive winemaker intervention. Great wine is a matter of balance and our passion for subtle, elegant and harmonious flavours in wine, is well documented. We believe that maturation, both in cask and particularly in bottle, at our cellars prior to release, plays an important role in achieving this aim. The premium red wines from Geoff Merrill will generally be released 3 years after harvest, while our reserve selection and Henley will be held in our cellars for up to 5-6 years prior to release. The Vineyards Geoff Merrill Wines has vineyards in two of Australia's classic viticultural regions, "Pimpala Vineyard" and " Wickham Downs" in Mclaren Vale and "Graymoor Vineyard" Coonawarra. The individual growing conditions of each site affords us the unique opportunity of being able to blend wines highlighting the best of what each region has to offer. The individual growing conditions of each site affords us the unique opportunity of being able to blend wines highlighting the best of what each region has to offer or as is often the case with Mclaren Vale Shiraz and Coonawarra Cabernet, release single regional wines.Wine Shows Geoff Merrill's wines have been successful at Australian and International wine shows. Including the coverted Jimmy Watson Trophy at the 2005 Melbourne wine show with our 2004 Reserve Shiraz, The Dan Murphy Trophy at Sydney wine show 2006 for the best varietal Cabernet Savignon in the show with the 2002 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, The Wine Society Trophy for the best aged red wine at the Melbourne wine show 2006 with our 2001 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and The Great Australian Shiraz Challenge in 2006 with our 2002 Reserve Shiraz. Since 1980 Geoff Merrill Wines have won 27 Trophies, 143 Gold , 373 Silver and 1181 Bronze medals.The Perfect Balance - The Story Behind The Scales When I first wrote wine makers notes for the early Geoff Merrill Labels, I often referrd to the balance of my wines. Great wine is a combination of fruit, tannin, acid and sometimes oak all being in balance. It was these references which prompted me to use a set of scales depicting balance as our corporate logo.Geoff Merrill Wines p. +61) 8 8381 6877 |
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