Shiraz from the hunter Valley is a distinctive and unique wine which ages gracefully. Vibrant red fruit aromas flow through to a medium bodied palate which is long and seamless. The red plum and black cherry aromas lead to a fruit driven and softly textured palate with background vanillin and spice from oak barrel maturation.

An intense Hunter & Hilltops Shiraz blend offering a powerful and bold palate of bright dark cherries with a hint of black pepper to finish. Matured in a combination of new and old French oak puncheons, enjoy young or cellar for 8-10 years.

Born-and-bred Hunter Valley specialist, Aaron Mercer spent years at Tamburlaine, and had stints at Tyrrell’s and Brokenwood, before setting up on his own. He’s also worked in California, France and Germany so brings a great deal of experience to his winemaking, with a a great small-batch range from premium Hunter Valley sites, Tumbarumba and Orange. This is a lively Hunter Valley Shiraz This 2023 “Silver Bullet” Winner at the Hunter Valley Wine Show. Medium-bodied, ripe boysenberry, juicy sour cherry and peppery finish of good length. Share with your favourite roast. “Playful, juicy and youthful, this is a modern take on Shiraz made in the 'nouveau' style. Bright, fragrant and joyous… gorgeous aromas of crushed cherries and raspberries with a hint of plum tart. 92pts” (Toni Paterson , The Halliday Wine Companion.)

Andrew Margan grew up in Sydney but his parents planted a vineyard in Pokolbin, Hunter Valley in 1965, next door to the Tyrrell’s winey HeI was lucky to have legendary wine grower Murray Tyrrell mentor him. After working for a while at Tyrrell's, and in France, Andrew Margan and wife Lisa established Margan Vineyards in 1996. Today it incorporates 2 of the 2nd generation, Alessa and Ollie, as viticulturist and winemaker respectively. Andrew continues to oversee the viticultural and winemaking side; Lisa, the tourism and restaurant. The quality of the estate's output is extremely high, both with traditional Hunter varieties, Shiraz, Chardonnay and Semillon, and with the new and pioneering, such as Albabrino and Barbera. The Hunter has several sub-regions and Broke Fordwich, where the estate lies, is one of them. It was designated, registered and protected as a GI (Geographic Indication) region in 2003, the second in Australia to do so. This is an excellently balanced Single Vineyard Shiraz.

A beautifully juicy and spicy modern Hunter Valley Shiraz with fruit taking centre stage rather than oak.

This wine exhibits all the hallmark characteristics of Hunter Valley Shiraz, with a good level of spice backed up with a red berry palate, showing strength and complexity. We have aged this wine for a few years to ensure that it is ready for enjoyment on release.