Mount Horrocks Wines, The Old Railway Station, Auburn, Clare Valley, South Australia
Mount Horrocks Wines is operated by proprietor / winemaker Stephanie Toole, who restricts production to approximately 4,500 cases per annum to achieve her aims of quality and single vineyard expression. Mount Horrocks Wines has vineyards at three sites totalling 10 hectares, in the Clare Valley.
Stephanie carefully crafts her wines, which she describes as essentially hand made food wines with emphasis on structure as well as generous fruit flavours. All grapes are 100% estate grown and are hand picked, then only the finest French oak is used for those wines spending time in barrel.
There are five wines produced under the Mount Horrocks Wines label
Riesling
Semillon
Shiraz
Cabernet Merlot
Cordon Cut Riesling
Mount Horrocks Wines was established in 1982, purchased by Stephanie in 1993 and in April 1998, Stephanie opened for cellar door sales in the renovated Auburn Railway station. Substantial renovations and landscaping of the station and surrounding railway yards have resulted in a showpiece for Auburn and the Clare Valley. It is open Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am-5pm for tastings.
Under Stephanie’s direction, Mount Horrocks Wines has been widely recognised by experts and wine lovers alike
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Cordon Cut Riesling listed as an Australian Icon wine in the Wine Spectator magazine.
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Nomination for 2007 Gourmet Travellers Australian Winemaker of the Year Award.
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James Halliday, 20010 Australian Wine Companion: Five Star Red Rating Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity. Will have at least two wines rated at 94 points or above, and have had a five star rating for the previous two years.
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Decanter Magazine 2006 World Wine Awards: Gold Medal and Trophy for Best Australian Sweet White over £10 Mount Horrocks Cordon Cut Riesling
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Max Allen, Decanter Magazine February 2004, one of Australia’s Ten Most Exciting Names to Watch
The developments over the past decade have been keenly followed by many and once again perhaps best observed by Australia’s leading wine authority James Halliday
Mount Horrocks has well and truly established its own identity in recent years, aided by positive marketing and, equally importantly, wine quality which has result inboth show success and critical acclaim.
2009 Australian Wine Companion
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