About Our Wines
Baddaginnie Run wines are made from grapes grown exclusively on the Seven Sisters Vineyard and made be family member Toby Barlow.
Baddaginnie Run has enjoyed a particularly high level of success since it's inception. With it's terroir of ancient granite solid blended with temperate climate of a north facing slope, it produces a particularly flavoursome and balanced fruit. The use of innovative and enviro-sensitive viticulture practices has resulted in Baddaginnie Run wines receiving several prestigious awards over multiple vintages and is causing a ripple of excitement in the wine industry.
The Merlot
A well balanced wine, rich, velvety and generous, with complex blueberry and mocha flavours, soft silky tannins and a very long peppery and liquorice finish.
Our Merlot is a superb example of a generous, but complex, medium bodied red wine reflecting the granite soils and Strathbogie climate.
Wonderful with game, the Merlot is also a great companion to Osso Bucco, sausages and hearty stews.
Awards
- Gold Trophy awarded by James Halliday in the 2005 Strathbogie Ranges Wine Show.
- Best Dry Red class in the 2006 Federation Square VIC Wine Region Showcase Series.
Wine Critique
- James Halliday gave our 04 Merlot 94 points, describing it as 'powerful, rich, densely structured...impressive' in his Australian Wine Companion 2007 edition.
- 'An outstanding wine' - Paddy Kendler Herald Sun
The Shiraz
The signature varietal of Baddaginnie Run, our Shiraz is elegant in structure and complex in nature. A deep crimson hue, it displays a finesse in it's full flavour profile, with an impressive nose and perfect balance.
With flavours of blackberry, plum and liquorice, the first impression is followed by a long aftertaste of cedar and spice. The palate has excellent weight in the mouth, with a smooth tannin structure and a full bodied, mulberry, chocolaty flavour reflecting the region's Shirazs' finest.
The temperate climate of the Strathbogie Ranges in North Eastern Victoria allows the Shiraz to achieve its intense flavour and colour during ripening, and 15 months maturation in American oak rounds out the process.
We serve our Shiraz with lamb roasts, BBQ meats and Winsome's lasagnas!
Awards
- Silver and Bronze Medals at the Strathbogie Ranges Wine Region Wine Shows
- Silver Medal at the 2006 Cowra Wine Show
- Silver medal at 2006 Federation Square Regional Showcase
Wine Critique
- James Halliday gave our 04 Shiraz 92 points, describing it as 'nice wine, blackberry and plum, good structure and length' in his Australian Wine Companion 2007 edition.
The Verdelho
Verdelho is the new, fruitier, more complex alternative to Sauvignon Blanc, that can be enjoyed by itself, or with a meal.
A lovely dry, crisp, wine, our Verdelho is a gorgeous straw colour and features delicate fresh fruit flavours of ripe pear, musk, melons and spice. Redolent with the tropical flavors and aromas of lychees, honeydew melons and rambutans, the quality of our grapes is apparent in our Verdelho.
It is at it's most delicious when it is chilled and is an excellent companion for fish, chicken, veal, laksa, noodles, Asian curries, and cheeses and fruit.
The temperate climate of the Strathbogie Ranges in North Eastern Victoria allows the Verdelho to achieve full flavour ripeness while still retaining its natural acidity.
Our Verdelho grapes are harvested at night to ensure that they retain their flavour and aroma which are enhanced through gentle pressings and cool fermentation.
Awards
- Silver Medal at the 2004 Strathbogie Ranges Wine Region Wine Show
Wine Critique
- 'A model of elegance' - Paddy Kendler Herald Sun