Craiglee

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion
"Excellent" (Shiraz) - Langton's Fine Wine Classification IV

"One of Australia's great Shiraz producers, Pat Carmody carefully and quietly goes about his business crafting wines of wonderful balance, length and gentle power. The Shiraz is spicy and peppery with yummy squashed summer berry flavours and a savoury hint to finish; Cabernet is similarly impressive, with deep, ripe and concentrated cassis notes; and Chardonnay is complex and generous without being too blousy, as many Australian Chardonnays tend to be. Overlook this cellar door at your peril." - Ben Canaider

"A winery with a proud 19th-century record, Craiglee recommenced winemaking in 1976 after a prolonged hiatus. Produces one of the finest cool climate Shirazs in Australia, redolent of cherry, licorice and spice in the better (warmer) vintages, lighter-bodied in the cooler ones. Mature vines and improved viticulture have made the wines more consistent (except 2011) over the past 10 years or so." - James Halliday

  • Craiglee Chardonnay 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Chardonnay 2010

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    "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...

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  • Craiglee Shiraz 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 2006

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    Campbell Mattinson 93 points!"In some ways it's a warm, rich (for a southern Victorian red, anyway) wine with flavours of cherry liqueur and licorice and blackberry nip. In other ways though it's spicy and cool, with a meaty, almost smoky savouriness...

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    $47.50
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  • Craiglee Shiraz 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 2004

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    -Jeremy Oliver 91 points!'Powerfully ripened, this robust and tannic shiraz has a slightly stewed and meaty bouquet of blackberries, blueberries, cassis and dark plums with spicy undertones of cinnamon, star anise, white pepper and cedar/vanilla oak...

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  • Craiglee Shiraz 2003

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 2003

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    Jeremy Oliver 90 points!"Rather a massive and concentrated wine for this vineyard, certainly reflective of an ongoing series of hot, dry vintages. Its ripe aromas of cassis, raspberries and dark plums deliver a light perfume of pepper and exotic spices,...

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    $48.00
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