Awards
Double Gold Medal – CWSA (China Wine & Spirits Awards) – 2025
Gold Medal – AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge – 2025
GOLD MEDAL 97 points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit – 2026 (A powerful rendition with structure and harmony, showcasing blackberry, mixed berry compote, warm spice, cocoa, and toasty oak characters on the nose. The concentrated palate is deeply flavoured with outstanding richness and flow, enhanced by layers of chalky tannins. Mouth-filling and sumptuous with refinement and sophistication. At its best: 2028 to 2043).
GOLD MEDAL 95 points – Halliday Wine Companion – 2026
Name
With our love for the ocean and the stunning coastline on the cusp of McLaren Vale being the reason to call this fantastic little town home it made sense to honour that with a name for our Flagship Reserve. Sharing the same rarity as the sightings of the Giant Squid Ink of the ocean, to taste our Giant Squid Ink Shiraz is the opportunity of a lifetime and so we named it after just that.
Vineyard
This Estate owned vineyard is the epitome of what defines one of the greatest vineyards in Australia where the famous Black Bay of Biscay Clay soil consistently ensures fantastic depth of colour and flavour. Positioned at about 120m above sea level and 8kms inland this North/ South facing vineyard in the heart of McLaren Vale is referred to by some local friends as ‘Mayfair’. Implementing sustainable viticulture and having true respect for the value of our vineyards and the fruit they create we site select each parcel we deem to be outstanding and split pick it at harvest separating what we believe to be the most prestigious fruit of the vineyard for the Giant Squid Ink.
Winery
In the winery the Giant Squid Ink Shiraz fruit is treated with utmost respect, ensuring quality from start to finish. In open ferments the fruit has a 3-day cold soak prior to slow, cool (18 degree) fermentation for gentle extraction of colour, flavour and tannin into the wine. Following fermentation, the wine is then matured in the finest of new French and American oak barrels for 26 months.
Winemaker:
Campbell Greer
Vintage:
2023
Variety:
Shiraz 100%
Maturation:
26 months (85% New French Oak and 5% new American oak remaining 10% older seasoned French).
Region:
McLaren Vale 100%
Alcohol:
14.5%
Colour: Deep, dark, rich colour still showing a glimmer of a purple hue.
Nose: A gorgeous intense nose lifts from the glass with a deep rich dark berry intensity, wrapped in a sweet tobacco, dried herbs and cedar.
Palate: With power infused elegance, the lush and silky palate captivates. Textured, robust but focused tannins build along the full length of palate showcasing an absolutely unforgettable wine.
This wine, like our lives, is wonderful in youth, but with patience and development of the wines fruit, along with the integration of the finest of oak this wine will also age wonderfully and reward those that wait.
Potential: 15+ years
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