Rolf Binder Barossa Shiraz 2006
Vineyard Sources: Our own vineyard called Stephanie, plus growers Rowe, Hearnden, and Crowhurst
A wine released domestically for the first time after few vintages heading overseas. Generally from maturing vineyards the wine is made to show that the Barossa excels at making a style that is very well flavoured, with strong characters and texture but can be drunk in its youth and greatly enjoyed. A full flavoured drink now style with good fruit, body and balance.
The Hungarian influence is obvious in the naming of some of the wines, but Australian technology is paramount in shaping the generally very good quality. Veritas has 28 hectares of estate vineyards to draw on. A near-doubling of production has coincided with the establishment of export markets to the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands and the US. James Halliday
Our mother and father arrived in Australia from Europe in 1950 and worked on the railways for three years. During that time they met Elmore Schulz a train driver and a grape grower in the Barossa Valley. In 1953 they picked grapes in the Barossa, met Chris Vohrer and Wilhem Abel and in 1954 worked a vintage in their winery. This is the old winery on Langmeil Road not the one we are in now. They purchased this business in 1955.
The demand at this time was for fortified wines but slowly a market increased for red table wines from immigrants working at the new industries in Whyalla, Port Pirie and Port Augusta. Highlights include the first of the Bulls Blood which was made in 1967 and was called ‘Bikaver’.
Later came the realization of the great riches of the Barossa Valley in old vine shiraz, mataro and grenache. Experiments at Veritas and a number of other, mostly small Barossa wineries followed and led through the 1980’s to the release of many exciting old vine varietal blends.
Veritas slowly gained recognition and in 1996 and 1997 was awarded the Trophy for Best Small Producer at the Barossa Wine Show and the Trophy for the Best Barossa Shiraz. In 2002 Veritas again won the Trophy for the Best Small Producer. More recently Veritas has been awarded twice in 2002 and 2003 the Trophy for the Best Semillon at the Barossa Wine Show. In 2002 Veritas were the makers of the top three pointed semillons at the Barossa Show and included the gold medal and trophy winning wine.
Veritas make Barossa Valley and Eden Valley white wines and varieties used are riesling, chardonnay, semillon, chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc and viognier. Red varieties made at the winery from the Barossa region which encompasses a wider region than the Barossa Valley include shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, mataro, and grenache. We also process fruit from the Murray River vineyards to supply our falling sales of fortifieds but this activity is part of our history as these customers have been buying from us for many decades.
