Kay Brothers

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion

"Established in 1890, Kay Brothers is the oldest winery in McLaren Vale still in founding family hands. Kay's are specialist traditional red wine makers utilising grapes from our own 22-hectare Amery Vineyard. The grape varieties grown are Shiraz (including the 1892 Block 6 planting), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nero d' Avola, Grenache, Mataro and Muscat Blanc. The Kay's winemaking philosophy is to make rich full-bodied fruit-driven wines (using the original Open Fermenters and Basket Press) with a mix of small and medium oak cask maturation." - Kay Brothers

"A traditional winery with a rich history and just over 20ha of priceless old vines; while the white wines have been variable, the red and fortified wines can be very good. Of particular interest is Block 6 Shiraz, made from 120+-year-old vines; both vines and wines are going from strength to strength" - James Halliday

  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Cuthbert Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Cuthbert Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    You’d not find many people called Cuthbert these days, much like Gary, in a way. Blackcurrant/blackberry, liquorice, dark mint chocolate, pepper and bread dough. Medium to full-bodied, deep fruit, grainy yet tight tannin, succulent and savoury, with a...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Basket Press Shiraz 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Basket Press Shiraz 2015

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    Wine Front 92 points!“Blackberry and blueberry, spice and aniseed, a lick of vanilla. Full bodied, but kind of smooth with it, dark chocolate and black olives, balanced acidity, and deep fleshy tannin rolling onto the finish. Richness of fruit, grounded...

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  • Kay Brothers 125th Anniversary Sparkling Shiraz N.V.

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers 125th Anniversary Sparkling Shiraz N.V.

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    Celebrating 150 Vintages!"The base wine was predominately made up of 2008 Shiraz which was aged in neutral oak for 5 years, some 2007 Hillside was added to the blend before secondary fermentation in bottle via methode champenoise. On disgorging it...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2016

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    Wine Front 95 Points! "Dense, meaty, plenty of toasty umami oak, blackberry, liquorice, dried herbs. Full-bodied, well packed and full of flavour, porcini mushroom, black fruits, something a bit ferrous, tightly knit dark chocolate tannin, bold finish...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2015

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    Wine Front 95 points!“Asian spices, black fruits, vanilla, dark chocolate and liquorice. Full bodied, deep and savoury, an explosion of dark chocolate, black olive and soy, toasty oak in support, dense ferrous tannin, running to toothsome 85% dark...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2012

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    - Wine Front 95 Points!'Big rich wine with many layers of flavour. Blackberry, truffle, menthol, liquorice, sweet spices, toasted hazelnuts, coconut and vanilla. etc. Deep rolling palate with beautiful graphite tannin, umami and dark sweet fruit...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2011

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2011

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    Lisa Perrotti-Brown 93+ Points!"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2011 Hillside Shiraz shows off a wonderfully expressive nose of black and red cherry compote, stewed red plums, mulberries and wild blueberries with underlying hints of sandalwood, tree...

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  • Kay Brothers Cuthbert Cabernet Sauvignon 08

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Cuthbert Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Gary Walsh 94 Points!"Uses Hungarian and Bulgarian barrels " presumably stronger and more capable of carrying the weight of all that McLaren fruit. Really nice oak anyway. Nuts, liquorice, black fruit and mulberry (which is fairly dark, admittedly),...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2009

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2009

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    eRobertParker.com 92+ Points!"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2009 Hillside Shiraz has aromas of blueberry preserves and warm cassis with nuances of eucalyptus, dark chocolate, licorice and a whiff of sage. Medium to full-bodied and stacked with taut,...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2008

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Wine Front 92 points!“Trophy winner at the 2010 McLaren Vale show. Black fruit, vanilla, wood, ironstone and malty/nutty flavours. It’s large in scale with good round ripe tannins and plenty of savoury pleasures to go along with the dark fruit and bitter...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2007

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2007

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Gary Walsh 94 Points!"Spicy, liquorice tinged and woody with mixed berry fruit. It's savoury too, with a black olive and ferrous edge to the blackcurrant and red fruits. Full bodied with a bit of oomph and push, and a certain sinewy strength and...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2006

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Tyson Stelzer 93 points! "A big and brooding Hillside with great concentration, controlled by firm, finely structured tannins. It's loaded with dense liquorice, black tar and coal and manages to maintain a freshness of black plum and cherry throughout...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2005

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    eRobertParker.com 96 Points!'Deep garnet colored, the 2005 Hillside Shiraz reveals a wonderfully expressive, spicy nose with some notes of game, potpourri, dried cranberries and kirsch. It is a glorious, full-bodied wine packed with complex flavor...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2003

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2003

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Planted from Block 6 cuttings in the early-mid 1990's, Hillside has rapidly grown to become Block 6's little big brother! The 2003 Hillside Shiraz grapes were harvested in March, traditionally processed and aged in new American oak casks for 18 months...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2002

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2002

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Robert Parker 95 points!A glorious example of South Australian Shiraz is the 2002 Shiraz Hillside. Made from relatively young vines (8-34 years of age), this flamboyant, pleasant 2002 is impossible to resist. Already rocking and rolling, it has 10-15...

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  • Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2001

    [SOLD-OUT] Kay Brothers Hillside Shiraz 2001

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    Robert Parker 93-95 points! The opaque purple-colored 2001 Shiraz Amery Vineyard Hillside (1,000 cases) possesses low acidity as well as extraordinary dense, chewy notes of blackberries, blueberries, melted licorice, creosote, smoke, and earth. Although...

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