Unique Vineyards
Consistent differences in grape and wine qualities within regions, among vineyards within districts, and even among parts of vineyards, are widely accepted regardless of management, and are ascribed to local differences in climate and to the subtleties of topography and soil.
Sons of Eden sources fruit from 30 unique vineyard sites across the Barossa’s 1000 km2 land mass enabling it to produce wines with individual personalities.
The gems within the vineyard collection are:
Batten
| Region: | Eden Valley (sub region Flaxmans Valley) |
| Varieties: | Shiraz |
| Altitude: | 420m |
| Rainfall: | 600mm |
| Soil type: | Deep sandy loam over granite |
| Aspect: | Easterly |
This vineyard is situated between the townships of Angaston and Eden Valley in a sub-region locally known as Flaxman Valley.
This area of Eden Valley produces very complex Shiraz wines that display hallmark characteristics unique to cool climate Shiraz.
The soils are typical deep grey sandy loams of low pH and low fertility, that assist in limiting the naturally vigorous growing Shiraz variety.
This vineyard is in excess of 50 years old, producing miniscule yields. Eden Valley is a very difficult region for vignerons to make returns with such low yielding vineyard, combine this with the scarcity of water has seen many vineyards uprooted. Fortunately for those vignerons that persevere the fruit quality can be outstanding. This vineyard produces outstanding Shiraz for our Remus wine.
Roesler Vineyard
| Region: | Barossa Valley sub-region Menglers Hill |
| Varieties: | Shiraz |
| Altitude: | 470m |
| Rainfall: | 500mm |
| Soil type: | Leached sandy loam over granite bedrock |
| Aspect: | Easterly |
This vineyard is situated on one of the highest points of the Barossa Valley and is directly flanked by the boundary that separates it from Eden Valley. With a pronounced Easterly aspect the vineyard benefits from ripening in the cooler part of the day.
Not surprisingly fruit from this mature vineyard displays the elegance associated with Eden Valley but with a powerful well-structured palate normally associated with the best Barossa Valley vineyards.
The soils are a mix of shallow sandy loams over weathered granite together with pockets of red earth and ironstone.
The old block Shiraz has been through 3 renovations across its extensive life and is always a walk-up candidate for Romulus Shiraz. The other 5 mature Shiraz blocks regularly contribute to Zephyrus Shiraz.
Cranes Range
| Region: | Eden Valley sub-region Craneford |
| Varieties: | Shiraz |
| Altitude: | 470m |
| Rainfall: | 600mm |
| Soil type: | Leached sandy loam over bedrock |
This vineyard is situated between the townships of Eden Valley and Craneford in the higher altitude cooler section of the Eden Valley region.
This area of Eden Valley produces very complex Shiraz wines that display hallmark characteristics, unique to cool climate Shiraz. It also produces superb Riesling with hallmark citrus intensity with perfect natural acidity.
The soils are typical grey sandy loams over weathered granite and solid granite bedrock and are typically slightly acid in nature with low fertility.
This vineyard is in excess of 45 years old, producing miniscule yields. Eden Valley is a very difficult region for vignerons to make returns with such low yielding vineyard, combine this with the scarcity of water has seen many vineyards uprooted. Fortunately for those vignerons that persevere the fruit quality can be outstanding. This vineyard produces Shiraz for our Remus and Riesling for Freya.
Long Gully
| Region: | Barossa Valley sub-region Menglers Hill |
| Varieties: | Shiraz |
| Altitude: | 470m |
| Rainfall: | 500mm |
| Soil type: | Leached sandy loam over granite bedrock |
| Aspect: | Easterly |
This vineyard is situated on one of the highest points of the Barossa Valley and is directly flanked by the boundary that separates it from Eden Valley. With a pronounced Easterly aspect the vineyard benefits from ripening in the cooler part of the day.
Not surprisingly fruit from this mature vineyard displays the elegance associated with Eden Valley but with a powerful well-structured palate normally associated with the best Barossa Valley vineyards.
The soils are a mix of shallow sandy loams over weathered granite together with pockets of red earth and ironstone.
The old block Shiraz has been through 3 renovations across its extensive life and is always a walk-up candidate for Romulus Shiraz. The other 5 mature Shiraz blocks regularly contribute to Zephyrus Shiraz.
Light Pass
| Region: | Barossa Valley sub-region Light Pass |
| Varieties: | Shiraz, Grenache & Tempranillo |
| Altitude: | 305-325m |
| Rainfall: | 500mm |
| Soil type: | Red loam to clay over limestone |
| Aspect: | Westerly |
This vineyard is situated on the eastern foothills of the northern Barossa Valley, giving it elevation above the valley floor and overlooking the hamlet of Light Pass. This site regularly receives cooling ‘gully winds’ in the late afternoon and throughout the evening as the cooler air from the neighbouring Eden Valley replaces the warmer valley floor air.
The soils are red-sandy loams tending to clay over limestone – excellent for the production of full flavoured red wines. This vineyard produces Shiraz for our Romulus & Zephyrus, Grenache for our Kennedy, and Tempranillo for Selene.
An early ripening vineyard that produces small berries with high concentrations of flavour and colour, together with pronounced velvety tannins.
Seppeltsfield
| Region: | Barossa Valley sub-region Seppeltsfield |
| Varieties: | Shiraz |
| Altitude: | 270-285m |
| Rainfall: | 468mm |
| Soil type: | Heavy red clay over limestone |
| Aspect: | Various – North, South, West |
The Seppeltsfield vineyard is situated on a plateau on the north-western edge of the Barossa Valley with views out to the Gulf of St Vincent. A unique feature of this site is the cool westerly wind that originates like clockwork, in the early afternoon from the gulf during spring and the long summer months. This cooling effect lengthens the time for flavour and tannin development producing fruit with refinement and intensity.
The exposed site in addition to the winds also limits the yield capacity of the vineyard, meaning the grapes harvested are always concentrated and rich in extract. The soils are heavy red-clay over limestone, excellent for the production of small berried bunches with intense colour and flavour. This vineyard produces Shiraz for our Zephyrus and Kennedy wines.