Vincognita Wines

Wines

the secret drop...

2007 Nangkita Sauvignon Blanc

2007 Madeleine's Viognier

2007 GTS Gewurztraminer - Sauv Blanc

2004 BULLSEYE Shiraz

2006 Nangkita Shiraz

2005 McLaren Vale Shiraz

2006 McLaren Vale Shiraz

2006 Nangkita Cabernet Sauvignon

Welcome to Vincognita, McLaren Vale and Southern Fleurieu, South Australia.

We are boutique winemakers with the philosophy to create individual, handmade wines of style and distinction that deliver outstanding value for money. Our focus is on the Rhone varietals of Viognier and Shiraz.

All our wines are handmade and produced in very limited volumes. That's why only the most discerning wine enthusiasts know about our little secret.

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2007 Nangkita Sauvignon Blanc	top)

This wine is handmade from estate grown Sauvignon Blanc from the cool climate southern end of the Mt Lofty ranges.

The grapes were gently pressed in our basket press to extract the most delicate juice and then fermented cool with fine solids to create a distinctive wine of character.

The wine is light straw in colour with a green tinge.

The aromas show lifted tropical fruits and characters of spicy cloves & ginger with hints of asparagus.

The palate has a rich syrupy entry with a soft creamy texture and flavours of melon and gooseberry. This is a full rich and complex wine with length and a crisp acid finish.

Drink now to 2009. Sold Out - Yes the 2008 is out now!

A distinctive wine for a great price. Recommended Retail is $15 per bottle.

2007 Madeleine's Viognier

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This great vintage of Viognier continues to receive accolades. We hand pruned the vines and hand picked the grapes just as they began to shrivel and concentrate the flavours in mid March.

The wine is straw in colour with a green tint.

The aromas show intense lifted fruit aromas of honeysuckle, apricot and spicy ginger. The nose is complex with balanced wild yeast characters of cloves and spice.

The palate has a thick syrupy entry of full complex ginger apricot flavours, a creamy round and juicy palate with a hint of minerality. Natural yeast fermentation has contributed complexity and a generous textural palate.

The best feature of our Viognier is the universal appeal of the soft & creamy full palate weight.

Drink now to 2009. An exceptional wine for a great price. Recommended Retail is $19 per bottle.

Limited Stock

Gold Medal, Class 53, 2008 Sydney Royal Wine Show
Silver Medal, Class 23, 2008 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards

2007 GTS GewurzTraminer - Sauvignon blanc

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This is a lifted and spicy aromatic white with rose petals on the nose and juicy slightly sweet palate to go with cuisine - seafood, anything with a bit of chilli, oriental spice or pepper.

This was a tiny little blend for us to drink ourselves but we have a few cases available for anyone looking for something different.

Recommended Retail is $15 per bottle.

2004 BULLSEYE Shiraz	top)
	This great vintage of Shiraz brings together the cooler climate characters and structure of Fleurieu fruit from our Nangkita vineyard with the rich ripe flavours of McLaren Vale. The grapes were open fermented in small batches, basket pressed and matured in French and American hogsheads for 22 months. The wine is vibrant bright plum in colour. The aromas show spicy cherry, red fruits and red currants. The palate has a sweet juicy fruit and berry palate showing medium weight blackberry and plum fruits. This Shiraz is a fresh vibrant style with length and subtle integrated oak. Drink to 2010. A great wine for a great price. Recommended Retail is $15 per bottle. Limited Stock - 2006 released October Awards: Category Winner $10 - $15 (Best Shiraz in Australia $10 - $15) -Winestate Shiraz Challenge II Shiraz & Blends September/October 2007 Four Stars Winestate Shiraz Challenge II Shiraz & Blends September/October 2007 Top 40 Best Buys, Wine & Spirit Insider July August 2007 3 ½ Stars Winestate McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek & Southern Fleurieu Sept/Oct 2007 'Bargain This boisterous, blackberry-fruity shiraz is stunning value. You may not have heard of Vincognita yet – but with wine as good as this, and plenty of awards to boot – you’ll soon be hearing a lot more. Drink with steak, of course.” – Max Allen, Gourmet Traveller May 2008 'Medium bodied, but has quite intense black fruits, with notes of spice and dark chocolate; persistent but ripe tannins on a long finish. Rating 90 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2009.
2006 Nangkita Shiraz	top)
	2006 was another great vintage at our Nangkita vineyard with focused fruit flavours and intensity. The grapes were open fermented in small batches, basket pressed and matured in French and American hogsheads for 16 months. The wine is bright plum red in colour. The aromas show intense lifted blackberry fruits with spice, pepper and showing dark fruit conserve with a hint of white chocolate. The palate has a silky rich entry showing ripe sweet berry and dark cherry flavours with a hint of cool climate white pepper and mint leaf. This Shiraz is a juicy rich wine that needs a little time to soften the tannins. Drink to 2012. Recommended Retail is $19.50 per bottle. Limited Stock Awards: Trophy International Judge's Choice (Shiraz), 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Trophy Fleurieu Peninsula Dry Red Wine Trophy, 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Trophy Small Producer Dry Red Wine Any Style Trophy, 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Trophy Single Vineyard Wine Any Style Trophy, 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Trophy Single Vineyard Viticulturalist Trophy, 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Gold Medal 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Gold Medal 2008 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, Class 38 Gold Medal 2008 Sydney Royal Wine Show, Class 57 Top Gold Medal 2007 Royal Hobart International Wine Show, Class 66 ‘What a bargain this is! Terrific bright dense purple in the glass, this has some cooler fragrant lift mixed into thoroughly ripened fruit that’s packing plenty of complexity. Show-stoppingly dense tannins and peppered plum and chocolate flavours, this rich and weighty wine delivers plenty for the money.’ 92 points, Nick Stock, Wine Business Monthly 100, April 2008 'Attractive medium bodied palate with a distinctive silky texture to the black cherry and plum fruit; good oak and tannin management in a flavoursome but elegant wine. Value.' Rating 93 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2009.
2005 McLaren Vale Shiraz
	Handmade from what is believed to be the oldest Shiraz block in Willunga. This block of Shiraz struggles on some of the poorest soils around, but gives us intense rich fruit. The grapes were open fermented in small batches, basket pressed and matured in French, Hungarian and American hogsheads for 16 months. The wine is intense black plum in colour. The aromas show plummy fruits, spice and white chocolate with hints of toasty oak. The palate has a super rich sweet entry showing huge mid palate fruit sweetness and roundness. This Shiraz is a juicy intense wine with good length and weight. The tannins are big and ripe and are settling down in the bottle. Drink to 2012. Recommended Retail is $19 per bottle. Limited Stock Awards: Silver Medal, Class 54, 2007 Australian Small Winemakers Show Silver Medal, Class 233 , 2007 Rutherglen Wine Show 3 ½ Stars Winestate New Releases July/August 2007 'Dense colour; very ripe fruit with confit flavours on the full bodied palate; lashings of chocolate, mocha & vanilla.' Rating 90 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2009.
2006 McLaren Vale Shiraz
SOLD OUT - We are sorry to advise that the 2006 wine is no longer available, due to overwhelming demand. Please join our mailing list and specify you'd like to reserve some 2007 McLaren Vale Shiraz when released.	Handmade from what is believed to be the oldest Shiraz block in Willunga. This block of Shiraz struggles on some of the poorest soils around, but gives us intense rich fruit. The grapes were open fermented in small batches, basket pressed and matured in French and American barriques and hogsheads for 16 months. The wine is intense black plum in colour. The aromas show plummy fruits, spice and white chocolate with hints of toasty oak. The palate has a super rich sweet entry showing huge mid palate fruit sweetness and roundness. This Shiraz is a juicy intense wine with good length and weight. The tannins are big and ripe, needing some time to settle down. Drink to 2014. Recommended Retail is $19.50 per bottle. Awards: Trophy ASA Trophy for Best Shiraz Under $25.00, Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2008 2^nd Place / Gold Medal Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2008 Trophy McLaren Vale Shiraz <$25, 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show Best Shiraz Trophy 2008 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, Class 38 Gold Medal 2008 McLaren Vale Wine Show, Class 19 Gold Medal 2008 Winewise Small Vigneron Awards, Class 38 Category Winner / Four & a half Stars, Winestate Shiraz Challenge III Shiraz & Blends September/October 2008 – $15 - $20 'Quite aromatic and luscious, with blackberry, raspberry, dark chocolate and mocha oak; balanced tannins dry the finish nicely. Rating 92 points James Halliday Wine Companion 2009.
2006 Nangkita Cabernet Sauvignon

2006 was a great vintage at our Nangkita vineyard with focused fruit flavours and intensity.

We selected our best Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in ironstone soils on our ‘Wedge’ block at Nangkita.

The grapes were open fermented in a small batch, basket pressed and matured in French and American barriques for 16 months. Limited Release

The wine is bright plum red in colour. The aromas show intense lifted blackcurrant fruits with a hint of leaf, cigarbox and showing dark cassis flavours with a hint of mint and aniseed.

The palate has a rich entry showing ripe sweet dark berry flavours with a hint of cool climate peppermint leaf. This Cabernet is a solid rich wine that needs a little time to soften the tannins. Drink to 2014.

Recommended Retail is $19 per bottle.

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