Product Description
Wirra Wirra Vineyards was originally established in 1894 by known South Australian eccentric and cricketer Robert Strangways Wigley. The winery prospered in its early days, producing many wines including a much acclaimed Shiraz, which was exported to England and the Empire until his death in 1925. The winery ran into disrepair and was eventually abandoned. It was not until late 1969 that the winery, by then virtually a derelict building, and the surrounding 7 acres of land was bought from Vern Sparrow, son of Wigley’s foreman Jack Sparrow, by cousins Greg and Roger Trott and re-established. Roger Trott, an accountant, has a property at McLaren Flat, ‘Moray Park’, and Greg’s vineyard, ‘Bethany’, was just across the road from Wirra Wirra, while Scrubby Rise, part of the original Wirra Wirra, is immediately in front of the cellars. Before they bought the old, ruined winery, Greg spent five years with Southern Vales Co-operative looking after growers’ interests and in his own words, “had become familiar with the rudiments of winemaking”. Like many of the McLaren Vale winemakers, these men were helped by their friendly rivals, a feature of the district. Good use was made of Oenological Services of McLaren Vale, a winemaking advisory and laboratory service led by Peter Klose and started by David Hardy, Alex Johnston and Colin Kay. In a gesture worthy of the wonderful Wigley, the two cousins Trott spent a frantic five weeks gathering equipment from all over the state. Then, armed with an ancient wooden Bagshaw crusher, a pump and an old French press, they made their first wine in the open air amidst the ruins.
Deep plum with a bright crimson edge. The bouquet is bright, ripe raspberry and sweet mulberry fruits, laced with fragrant cabernet leaf and dried herbs. Juicy red berries, ripe blue and black fruits as well as blood plum richness. The generous fleshy fruits are supportedby supple tannins and provide a wine with great flavour, freshness and balance.
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