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 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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  • 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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    $45.00
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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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  • Craiglee Shiraz 2001

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 2001

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    Jeremy Oliver Rating 93!"Moderately firm, but restrained cellar style of shiraz with a delicate minty/menthol and peppery aroma of small red and black berries and cherries, backed by cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon with some restrained cedar/vanilla oak...

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    $55.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 2000

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 2000

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    Jeremy Oliver Rating 95!"A riper Craiglee shiraz from a warmer year, perfumed with spice, licorice and dark pepper, hints of undergrowth and small cherries, cassis and restrained vanilla oak. Fleshy and generous, yet supple and elegant, with intense...

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    $95.00
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  • Craiglee Shiraz 1996

    [SOLD-OUT] Craiglee Shiraz 1996

    Region: VIC- Sunbury

    Jeremy Oliver 94 points!"A supple, appealing medium term shiraz with lingering dark pepper and spicy fruit flavours, finishing savoury and fine-grained. More new oak would have made it better still. Drink 2004-2008."Jeremy Oliver, OnWine.

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    $59.00
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