Head Wines

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion

"HEAD Wines was started in 2006 by Alex Head. It focuses on single site Rhone varietals from the Barossa and Eden Valleys in South Australia. Each HEAD Wine shows a distinctive house style of powerful fruit weight, elegance, freshness, finesse and balance which starts by farming vineyards sustainably and in some cases using organics and biodynamics. Yields are low/controlled, grapes are hand-picked, ferments use indigenous yeasts with some retention of stems and maturation in larger format barrels. Minimal sulphur is used during the whole wine-making process and bottling is without fining or filtration. Each Head Wine not only represents Alex Head's strong views on what makes balanced, drinkable wines for the table, but a guarantee of absolute quality, value and consistency." - Head Wines

"...The naming of the wines reflects his fascination with Cote-Rotie in the Northern Rhone Valley. The two facing slopes in Cote-Rotie are known as Cote Blonde and Cote Brune. Head's Blonde comes from an east-facing slope in the Stone Well area, while The Brunette comes from a very low-yielding vineyard in the Moppa area." - James Halliday

  • [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2020

    [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2020

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    WINE FRONT 93 POINTS!

      "From a vineyard in Krondorf. 80 year old vines with 8% Mataro. Juicy, purple, ripe raspberry, brown spices. Gummy feel, saucy and spicy, tannin has some grit, and finish is jubey and fairly long. Feels a little different from the usual...

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    $35.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2018

    [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2018

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    WINE FRONT 95+ POINTS!

      "Rosy perfume, raspberry, spice, fresh mint, milk chocolate and hazelnuts. Medium-bodied, silky glycerol feel, ripe fine tannin buried under it, succulence of red fruit with some dried herb, beautiful texture, and a very long, pretty finish...

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    $36.50
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2014

    [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2014

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    Wine Front 95 points!"Sweet cherries and raspberry, spice, smoked meat, peanuts in their shells, dried flowers and a pleasant kind of sweatiness. Light to medium bodied, confusingly feels succulent and bony at the same time, has a gentle sweetness of red...

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    $39.00
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  • Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2013

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    Gary Walsh 95 points!"Born of a 70 something year old vineyard in the Krondorf sub-region and raised in one 20 year old 2500 litre barrel. And that is exactly the way you should bring a great Grenache into the world, if you ask me. Also, don't worry if...

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    $38.50
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