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WINES
AVAILABLE IN UK STOCK:
- The Musician, Majella
- Riesling, Majella
- Sparkling Shiraz, Majella
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Majella
- Shiraz, Majella
- Malleea, Majella
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MAJELLA
Coonawarra, Australia
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www.majellawines.com.au
When
James Halliday states in the press that you're the best
winery in Coonawarra and a combined team of Bob Campbell
M.W, Michael Fridjon M.W and James Halliday rate your
top wine the best in all of Australia, South Africa
and New Zealand, you know you've arrived!
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Brian
"Prof" Lynn, the effusive, yet self depreciating
voice of Majella Estate would never brag about these
accolades but it's quite clear that he has a lot
to be very proud of. The Lynn family have been residents
of the Penola area of Coonawarra for four generations
and have progressed from being store-keepers to
grazers and on to grape growers. Since 1968, the
Lynn family have built up one the finest vineyards
on one of the most revered "strips of dirt"
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The famous "terra rossa" soils provide a home
to 150 acres of vines planted with Cabernet Sauvignon,
Shiraz, Merlot and Riesling but the growth to this size
has not always been easy.
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the grapes were sold under contract to Hardy's and
this deal provided the Lynn family with the stability
to build the plantings up to 70 acres. |
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However,
just as the vines were maturing, the deal fell through
and times were tough. It's hard to imagine that
in some years up to 30 tonnes of red grapes were
left on the vine to rot - such was the poor demand
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1980, a new deal was formed with Wynn's and this enabled
planting to be increased to the present level of 150
acres. In 1991, the Lynn's finally succumbed to pressure
and commercially bottled their own wine for the first
time - 600 cases of Shiraz. The first release of Cabernet
followed in 1994 and since then there has been no looking
back.
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Bruce
Gregory, then at Brands Laira winery, made the
first wine for Majella and has made every one
ever since - becoming full time Majella winemaker
in 1999. Bruce is also the brains behind one of
Australia's finest wines, The Malleea.
This
flagship wine is a masterpiece and a surefire
bet to enter the realms of Australia's most sought
after….
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Majella
have resisted many attempts to export to the U.K and
we are quite justifiably very excited to be the "chosen
ones"
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on the wine labels for larger versions:
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The Musician, Majella
Using the same fabulous fruit that goes into the much revered Majella Cabernets and Shiraz, Musician is younger, more fruit driven version using a little less new oak. Very much in the mould of it's big brothers with crisp, blackcurrant, eucalypt and mint on the nose followed by a huge whack of juicy, savoury fruit on the palate. This is pure Coonawarra at a bargain price - awesome! |
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Riesling, Majella
Brian Lynn's multi award winning estate is rightly famous for its reds but this classic Coonawarra Riesling exhibits typical, citrus and floral notes on the nose followed by a crisp, limey palate with great length. |
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 Sparkling
Shiraz, Majella
Like
Hen's Teeth as far as availability goes but like
nectar of the gods for fans of this peculiarly
Australian wine style. Majella's fabulous Shiraz
is bottle fermented like Champagne and then a
little vintage port is added to give a well balanced
sweet/savoury sparkling wine - ideal with food,
before or after a meal..or anytime!
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Shiraz,
Majella
Brown/ brick red. Shows developed cherry aromas
some tar or bitumen as well as coffee.Developed
with soft tannins some sweet cherry fruit still
evident. Some "leather" characters evident.
This wine is soft and developed and is drinking
well now. |
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 Cabernet
Sauvignon, Majella
Dense deep brick red. Cigar box characters, black
olives, some tar and bitumen evident. Chocolate
with sweet fruit, soft dusty tannin. |
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Malleea,
Majella
Deep dark red with magenta hues. Herbal, mint, subtle
oak characters. Fresh plums, very complex black
fruit flavours with balanced chalky tannins on the
finish. |
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