Poonawatta Estate The 1880 Shiraz is produced from a single vineyard of only two acres planted in 1880. The contorted and gnarled vines are a living relic of Australia’s pioneering wine making heritage.
The vineyard and its harvest are carefully managed to produce outstanding wines commensurate with the heritage of one of Australia’s oldest vineyards.
Poonawatta Estate The 1880 Shiraz is an elegant, full bodied wine, exhibiting luscious fruit characters, lovely soft tannins, is incredibly smooth and has an intensity and finish one would expect from a vineyard with a century plus heritage.
As a single vineyard, seasonal variances such as frost, cool or hot summers, drought and wet years all play a roll in the wine style, ensuring that every year is as unique as it is special.
Now more than 125 years old, this small vineyard of weathered wines produces premium fruit with an exceptional heritage, resulting in some of the most exclusive wines available.
The cornerstone of the Poonawatta Estate brand is the two acres of original Shiraz vines planted in 1880. Poonawatta Estate is a unique property as the 1880 vines are one of Australia’s earliest vineyard plantings. It is the 7th oldest Shiraz vineyard in Australia, and one of the oldest producing vineyards in the world.
In more recent times a Riesling vineyard (The Eden) was established in the early 1970s to capitalise on Eden Valley’s ideal climate for this premier variety, and another small Shiraz vineyard (The Cuttings) was established in the mid 1980s from cuttings taken from the original 1880 vines.
In all, Poonawatta Estate consists of three vineyards totaling 9 acres. A small concern indeed, where tonnage and volume yield to a passion to strive for excellence in quality, consistency and uniqueness in the wines we produce.
Poonawatta Estate is situated in South Australia’s prestigious Eden Valley region. Located east of the Barossa Valley, Eden Valley forms part of the Barossa Ranges, and is one of Australia’s premier cool climate wine regions, famous for its ability to produce wines of great elegance and finesse- in particular its stunning Shiraz and delicate Rieslings. Eden Valley falls under the Barossa Valley G.I. classification.
