The Big Guns, Coonawarra Shiraz 2015
$100.00 inc GST
♥ Organically grown
♥ Vegan Friendly
♥ Low in sulphur
♥ Dry wine
♥ No residual sugar
The Big Guns is a tribute to my father Trevor Reschke, who was in the Australian national team for clay target shooting, and the state team over 20 times. More often than not you would find him shooting crows in this vineyard just before vintage. To this day crows still avoid it. Here’s to you Trev.
We aged this wine for 24 months in the finest French Oak barrels. From these, only the most complex flavours from the finest barrels were selected. This year only 3 barrels made the cut, creating only 100 cases.
The Big Guns will age well until 2045.
“29yo vines, crushed and destemmed, open-fermented, 15 days on skins, matured for 24 months in new French oak. In the elite group of red wines selling for $100 or more … The wine is deep crimson-purple, and manages to combine full-bodied weight with balance, length and a supple, black fruit mouthfeel.” James Halliday, 2018
96 Points James Halliday
Download tasting notes PDF for 2015 vintage
Download tasting notes PDF for 2012 vintage
Critics Review: Award winning Coonawarra Shiraz
Our The Big Guns, Coonawarra Shiraz 2012 vintage was awarded:
• 96 points by James Halliday “The 1.2ha vineyard produced 5 tonnes (100 dozen bottles); matured for 24 months in French hogsheads. A seriously good shiraz, wielding its power through persuasion, not brute force; high quality French oak is certainly obvious, but the waves of black fruits and ripe tannins carry the oak – or vice versa. Extended cellaring will be handsomely repaid.”
• Gold at the Melbourne International Wine Competition.
Additional information
| Region | 100% Coonawarra |
|---|---|
| Variety | 100% Shiraz |
| Vineyard | Single Vineyard – Ezra\\'s Gift |
| Alcohol | 14.2% Alc/Vol |
| Closure | Diam Cork |
| Harvest | April 2015 |
| Cellaring | Made to age, drink now until 2042 |
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$18.95 – Flowers for Lucy Moscato $19.95 – Emily May Rose + Angel’s Footprints Sauv Blanc $20 – Lucy & Alice Pinot Gris $24.95 – Guardian Angel Sparkling Chardonnay + Cape Banks Pinot Noir + The Golden Orb Sparkling Shiraz $25 – A Song For Alice Riesling + Cape Banks Chardonnay + Wanderlust Cabernet + Angel’s Peak Shiraz $40 – Ambriel’s Gift Cabernet + Ezra’s Gift Shiraz $100 – The Head Honcho Cabernet + The Big Guns Shiraz
Angel’s Peak, Coonawarra Shiraz 2016
Our Wine, Red Wines♥ Organically grown ♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine ♥ No residual sugar
New release, and new label design! The painting of the wings was a 1.8m creation Dru did especially for the label. The name ‘Angels Peak’ is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the lack of ‘peaks’ in the very flat Coonawarra. No residual sugar, below organic levels of sulphur, 18 month in 100% French Oak Barrels (20% new). This wine has seamless mint dark chocolate and coffee notes, over silky mulberries and molasses. Lift this bottle to the light and try to see through the neck. The density of colour shows the quality of the grapes that went into this wine. Since flavour and deep colour in Shiraz comes from the skin, we grow our grapes smaller, about the size of a pea. Food match: Char-grilled eye fillet with wasabi and mascarpone soft cheese. Our 2016 vintage was awarded:- 5 star and Equal Top In Category, Winestate Magazine 2018
- Double Gold - 13th G100 International Wine and Spirits Awards 2019
The Guardian Angel Piccolo, Sparkling, Mount Gambier 2019
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Comes in a box of 24 100% Mount Gambier. Everyone needs a Guardian Angel ... A vibrant celebration of youthful chardonnay. Crisp and quite dry, it has good length and balance, alive with lemon and lime sherbet. Mount Gambier is the coldest wine region in mainland Australia, allowing flavours in the grapes to develop longer while still keeping their crispness. This produces rich lemon and lime Chardonnay. The rocky flint under only 10cm of soil helps create a complexity of minerality, flavours and long finish. Download tasting notes PDF – 2019 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2018 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2015 vintage
Ezra’s Gift Coonawarra Shiraz 2016
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, Red Wines♥ Organically grown ♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine ♥ No residual sugar
“Deep red colour with strong purple tints. The bouquet is mineral and metallic, with a stony crushed-rock note. It has chocolate and concentrated black fruits on the palate. Some warmth and afterglow from elevated alcohol. A big wine with lots of ripe flavour and richness. Satisfying! A very powerful Coonawarra shiraz.” - 96 points, Huon Hooke 2019Koonara is the name of our Coonawarra property, where our family have lived for 100 years. When wine is aged in fine oak barrels, a portion of it evaporates - winemakers call this the ‘Angel’s Share’ - the rest is their gift to us. It was on this sentiment the Koonara angel was born. Ezra is the angel that encourages writers, and helps people unlock their abilities and self expression. Grown at a tiny 1 tonne per acre, and aged in the finest French oak 300 litre Hogshead barrels for 18 months before bottling. Strengthening our vines through nutritional balance and bringing in beneficial bugs means no pesticides or herbicides have been needed or used in our Coonawarra vineyards for over 10 years. This wine will age well until 2030 and beyond. We are very proud of our wines - we hope you enjoy them. Our 2016 vintage was awarded:
- 96 points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
- 93 points - James Halliday
- 92 points - Mike Bennie, Wine Writer
- Silver - Australian Small Winemakers Show
