NEW RELEASE Inspired by the wines of Sicily, Stephanie planted Mount Horrocks’ Nero d’Avola vineyard in 2007. The grapes are harvested by hand, then cold-soaked prior to a nine day ferment....
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890 cases produced A highly risky and complex process, the making of this wine is very much about seat-of-pants decision making and this is where the experience of 30 vintages certainly...
170 cases produced This couldn’t be more straightforward; harvest red grapes when they have crisp fresh flavours (but not under-ripe) and extract the juice with just a touch of colour; the...
870 CASES PRODUCED Mount Horrocks’ Watervale Riesling Vineyard is a very high (475 metre) vineyard planted on red loam over limestone, a profile that occurs throughout the sub-region and considered to...
⭐⭐️⭐️Breaking News ⭐⭐️⭐️ Stephanie Toole inducted into Clare Valley Wine ‘Hall of Fame’ Legends. Mount Horrocks owner /winemaker Stephanie Toole has been awarded Legend status, in acknowledgement of her outstanding contribution...
450 CASES PRODUCED A ‘European’ winemaking approach, with one quarter of the hand-picked fruit being whole-bunch foot crushed, gives more perfume, while the remainder is crushed, destemmed and fermented for more...
Mount Horrocks Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 95 Points Deep-ish red with a good bright tint of purple and the bouquet is all about mulberry, cassis, blackberry—sweetly ripe fruit without any greener touches....
250 Cases Produced Stephanie hand-picks her cabernet (and all her other grapes) to ensure the fruit’s pristine condition on arrival at the winery. After cold soaking, the ferment is gently plunged...
392 CASES PRODUCED The Mount Horrocks Semillon Vineyard is on distinctly weaker, rocky soil. The vines struggle even in a ‘normal’ season. According to Stephanie, semillon vines need to be challenged...
James Halliday Top 100 Wines 2023 96 Points 2023 Mount Horrocks Watervale Riesling The wine’s highly expressive bouquet has echoes of lavender and citrus blossom; the palate is...
