Wine Heroes
This page is dedicated to our wine heroes – the wines, winery and winemakers that have shaped our vinous journey over the past 20 years.
We have followed, bought, and collected all the wines that feature on this page for many years, and their quality, vintage upon vintage, is without question.
In short, these are the wines we drink, and we hope you will love them as much as we do.
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2024 10X Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
This is Pinot Noir with that unmistakable Mornington Peninsula glow, bright, pure and quietly seductive. The 2024 10X opens with lifted aromas of w...
View full details2017 'The McRae Wood' Shiraz, Jim Barry
This Shiraz honours the vision of pioneer Clare Valley winemaker Jim Barry. In 1964, Jim purchased 28 hectares of prime land from Duncan McRae Wood...
View full details2021 Anaperenna, Ben Glaetzer
Crafted by acclaimed winemaker Ben Glaetzer, the 2021 Anaperenna is a powerful expression of the Barossa Valley, where ancient vines, meticulous wi...
View full details2020 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Mentelle
“A wine that represents the pinnacle of our energies and research, the embodiment of our experimentation and exploration and the symbol of our lega...
View full details2010 The Florita Riesling, Jim Barry
This legendary dry Riesling from Jim Barry has matured under optimum conditions and displays the complexities that fine Australian Riesling develo...
View full details2021 The Kirche, Charles Melton
Brooding, layered and deeply expressive, The Kirche opens with dark blackberry, black cherry and plum, woven through with notes of liquorice, clove...
View full details2020 Moppa Springs Grenache-Mataro-Shiraz, Rockford
A stupendous blend of Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz is elegant and restrained with a subtle note of vanilla and pretty floral notes. The Grenache su...
View full details2018 Wolta Wolta Clare Valley Riesling, Loosen Barry
The friendship between Ernst Loosen, of the Dr. Loosen Estate in Germany, and Peter Barry, of Jim Barry Wines, Australia, began in 1995 at the Lond...
View full details2008 The Florita Riesling, Jim Barry
This legendary dry Riesling from Jim Barry has matured under optimum conditions and displays the complexities that fine Australian Riesling develop...
View full details2015 ILR Reserve Semillon, Brokenwood
This is, without a doubt, one of the best Semillons produced anywhere in the world. Consistently regarded as the definition of Semillon and it has ...
View full details2021 McCutcheon Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
View full details2020 Rod and Spur Shiraz-Cabernet, Rockford
This incredible blend of Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon is a uniquely Australian blend that pays homage to the great Aussie wines of yesteryear. ...
View full details2022 Mills Chardonnay, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
View full details2022 McCutcheon Chardonnay, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
View full details2022 Wallis Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Pure, poised and quietly confident, the 2022 Wallis Pinot Noir is a beautiful expression of Mornington Peninsula finesse. Bright ruby in the glass,...
View full details2022 Coolart Road Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Coolart Road is a classic single-vineyard site made at Ten Minutes by Tractor. Our Coolart Road vineyard was planted in 2000 and is situated in the...
View full details2022 Judd Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
The iconic Ten Minutes by Tractor has numerous amazing vineyards on the Mornington Peninsula, and the Judd vineyard may be the best of them all. It...
View full details2022 McCutcheon Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
View full details2021 Yarra Valley Reserve Chardonnay, Yering Station
2021 was an excellent vintage. The cooler growing season, with perfect day and night temperatures, resulted in lovely natural balance. No manipulat...
View full details2021 Yarra Valley Reserve Pinot Noir, Yering Station
With vines being first planted in 1838 by Scottish-born Ryrie brothers, Yering Station was the first vineyard in Victoria State. The brothers acqui...
View full details2021 Judd Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
This is Pinot Noir in slow motion, graceful, poised, and utterly captivating. Aromas of wild cherry, rose petal, and forest floor unfold with quiet...
View full details2021 Amon Ra Shiraz, Glaetzer
Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full-flavoured, multi-layered and intense but stil...
View full details2017 Wolta Wolta Clare Valley Riesling, Loosen Barry
Pale gold with glints of green, this Riesling walks a fine line between power and precision. Aromas of lime zest, green apple, white flowers and cr...
View full details2021 Trahere Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
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