Summer of Success for Shingleback
Friday 10 August 2007
Shingleback Celebrates 2007 Summer of Success!
Family-ownedwine importer Raisin Social and family-owned McLaren Vale winery, Shingleback have had an incredible summer 2007, with awards flying in from all corners, a new one every month.
And to top it all, in August 2007 The Shingleback D Block Shiraz 2004 launched in Tesco to join the highly successful Shingleback Cellar Door Shiraz 2005 launched earlier this year
- August 2007Shingleback was the only winery to have TWO wines nominated for the 2007 Jimmy Watson Trophy. This was after winning the Jimmy Watson Trophy in 2006
- July 2007The New 2008 Edition of James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion was released and his rating of Shingleback moved to 5 out of 5!
- June 2007Shingleback D Block Shiraz 2004 was reviewed by the US Wine Spectator and awarded a hefty 92 points! This is what they said: ‘Bright and spicy, with flashes of white pepper and carnation around a supple core of currant and blackberry. The fruit is most prominent on the long, expressive finish. The tannins are well-integrated’
- May 2007 Winemakers Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Won GOLD in the IWC
Shingleback is a family-owned wine estate handcrafting rich Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Rosé and Grenache from South Australia’s premier growing region, the McLaren Vale. They utilize innovative canopy management and progressive farming techniques to produce wines of exceptional quality and character.
Shingleback was first introduced in Australia with the 1998 vintage and has since won significant acclaim. The wines are the pride of John Davey, a veteran Australian winemaker, who has worked throughout the Barossa Valley, Langhorne Creek and Yarra Valley as well as the McLaren Vale since the early 1990s. He and his brother Kym co-manage the family's Davey Family Vineyard.
"When you own your own vineyard and make your own wines, you manage the site right down to the individual vine," John Davey explains. “Our goal is to produce superior fruit that will make rich, ripe and complex wines, typical of the McLaren Vale. Small batch open fermentation and minimal handling help to express the terroir of the region, allowing the essence of the grape to shine through."