Craiglee - the Wines

All Craiglee wines are made from estate grown fruit, hand picked from vines that are hand pruned and carefully tended here on our family farm.

Craiglee has an enviable reputation as a producer of fine table wines made to reflect local conditions and show vintage variation. Varieties produced include shiraz, chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc.

Craiglee's wine labels

The shiraz is regarded as a wonderful example of southern Victorian red wine. It is regularly included in the Langton's classification of Australia's finest wines, awarded 5 stars by James Halliday and included in his list of classic wines. This wine has white pepper and spice flavours, more intense in cooler years, with red fruits prevalent in warmer years. Subtle oak flavours complement the fruit. The wine ages gracefully and gives pleasure over many years.

Winemaker Pat Carmody in the vineyard

The chardonnay is barrel fermented, with generous flavours of melons and cashews associated with long lees contact. The wine does not undergo malolactic fermentation. It ages gracefully, its colour deepens, the flavours intensify, and it drinks well for up to 10 years.

Small quantities of cabernet, pinot and sauvignon blanc are made with the practised hand of an experienced winemaker, and provide good varietal characteristics and flavour.