Wines By Langmeil

Langmeil Bella Rouge Cabernet Rose

Barossa

Available by the case dozen only

Cabernet Rosé at it's finest, by one of the district's most adroit handlers of dry grown old vines and fine Barossa fruit. Crafted from select grapes, fermented twelve hours on it's own skins, capturing the vital essences of Cabernet and locking in a modicum of fine, crispy tannins. The result is a light and clean, mind numbingly refreshing, beautifully coloured wine with the unmistakable presence and taste of summer berries. A seriously personable Rosé, by a distinguished estate which produces champion world class wines.

$1799each

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Stylistically reminiscent of the Loire Valley's cabernet d'anjou, fashioned to be refreshingly tannic yet forward drinking, medium bodied and quenching. It is said great wine starts in the vineyard. Through liaison with some of the Barossa's most ancient grapegrowing families, the estate's winemaking team assesses how the growing season has affected the fruit, ensuring optimal quality. By keeping vineyard parcels separate throughout the winemaking process, consistency and quality is ensured each vintage. To maximise the depth of good Barossa fruit, Langmeil harnesses the synergy of new and old world equipment, capturing the essence of a fine Rosé in contemporary Australian styling. Approx alcohol 13.8%

A vibrant red pink with purple hues. A bouquet of strawberry, raspberry confectionary and toffee emanate. A hint of sweet raspberry hits the tip of the tongue, with lovely, juicy, summer berries filling the mouth. Very grapey tannins, slightly earthy and a touch gamey, the luscious sweet fruit is accompanied by a zingy acidity that flows onto the long and dry finish. As extrovert as it is sensuous, this is a seriously good pink wine, the quality of fruit and classy viniculture make Langmeil a Rosé for grown ups. It's fresh and vibrant, dry and flavoursome, with as much character as you could hope to find in a wine of it's style, the ideal drink at any social, and exquisitely food oriented to accompany any fine faire or cheeses.

Langmeil Freedom 1843 Shiraz 2010

Barossa

Available in cartons of six

The Freedom vineyard was established 1843 and survives to this day. The site was planted to vine by Lutheran forebears who were escaping persecution and war, just seven years after South Australia was colonised. They found freedom to work, worship and prosper in the Barossa. The Freedom is a small block of Shiraz planted by Christian Auricht and his family in 1843, which not only survives but thrives on the banks of the North Para River. These thick trunked, dry grown, low yielding, gap toothed old vines may be the oldest surviving Shiraz in Australia.

$9999each

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A single vineyard wine of rare excellence. When the current operators acquired Freedom, these sacred parcels had lain unattended for almost a decade. After four years of devoted hand pruning and careful viticulture, the precious vines were nursed back to manageable conditions. These dry grown, hand pruned old vines yield less than two tonnes per acre, surrendering only the most exceptional grapes exhibiting extreme intensity of flavour. Grapes are hand picked, gently crushed and treated to an open fermentation and basket pressing into a selection of mostly new French oak barriques for two years maturation, handled in such a way as to preserve the integrity of the Freedom 1843 vineyard.

Medium to deep red crimson with purple hues. Satsuma plum and lifted raspberry perfume mingle with lovely biscuit and vanillin French oak, hints of menthol and sweet spice. Rich, sweet fruit flows onto the palate, balanced by fine, well integrated French oak. Velvety smooth yet youthfully austere tannins and good acidity adds to the balance with the sweet and slightly briar spice flowing through onto the long and bright fruited finish.

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Langmeil Old Vine Company Shiraz 2003

Barossa

The Langmeil winemakers searched the Barossa for ancient and sometimes, neglected old Shiraz vines. Still grown on their original roots which came from pre-phylloxera Europe and South Africa, these exceptional old vines yield some of the rarest wines in the world. Small volumes of the Old Vine Company Shiraz have been crafted from the finest fruit with the best, though not necessarily the most modern equipment. Only vineyards planted at least 100 years ago were assembled to craft this truly exceptional wine from the outstanding 2003 vintage.

$10999each

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The Langmeil winemakers have lived in the Barossa for several generations, two families sharing a passion for Old Vines Shiraz. Enter the Barossa Old Vine Company, a concept which has taken over 100 years to evolve. The source vines for the 2003 were all hand pruned and picked, yielding smaller berries with a higher ratio of skin to juice, extremely intense in flavour, colour and aroma.

Colour is a very deep crimson, purple. Lifted blueberries and mulberry jam dominates the aroma with hints of milk chocolate and briary spice. A very rich and powerful wine with all the fruits flowing onto the palate. Dark berries and plums harmonize with smokey chocolate oak, vibrant, concentrated but supply sweet with raspberries and cherries. Velvety smooth fruit and tannins, nutty and biscuity oak characters come into play balancing the sweet fruit followed by an extremely long finish showing pepper and spice. A marvelous red to thoroughly savour with quality cheeses and flavoursome cuisine, Old Vine Company Shiraz will definitely reward those patient enough to keep it in the cellar.

Langmeil Three Gardens GSM

Barossa

Available by the case dozen only

Old Barossa growers still refer to their vineyards as a garden. Langmeil's ageing vines in the hamlets of Tanunda, Lyndoch and Vine Vale are the source of fruit for this topical mix of Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache, the traditional cépage of fruit favoured by the earliest Barossa settlers. Truly a luscious wine, lifted by sweet spice and gentle cherry oak oak, balanced by extra fine tannins which linger, long on a fruit filled finish.

$1999each

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Parcels of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourverdre are hand selected, carefully hand picked and brought to the Langmeil Barossa wineworks. Fruit is placed into a receival bin and gently worked through to the crusher. A number of whole berries are destined for the ferment, which ensures great complexity while retaining sweet fruit characters. Juice are pumped over skins twice daily to extract maximum colour. After a prolonged time on skins the wine is drained, skins are removed by spade into a basket press where they are gently pressed and returned as a component to the evolving wine. Three Gardens is aged a year under a selection of mostly prior use French and American oak barrels.

Medium to deep crimson red. Lifted, fresh and bright fruits leap out of the glass, dark cherries, turkish delight and white pepper dominate the bouquet. Bright and juicy fruit flavours coat the palate, well balanced by peppery plum and raspberry characters under a minaret of sweet spice. Medium bodied structure and great complexity over lovely silky tannins which flow through to the lengthy, savoury finish.

Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz 2010

Barossa

A collation of fruit grown to blocks of new and old vines on the Barossa Valley floor, some up to 120 years of age, artfully vinified into the timeless style of honest, traditional Aussie Shiraz. Langmeil obtains much of its material from old, prephylloxera and own rootstock vineyards throughout the region, in order to guarantee the quality and consistency of its wines. Ripe, rich plummy and dark cherry fruit with earthy tones and hints of spice, it displays fine toasty oak tannins in support of a medium to full bodied wine with splendid soft dry finish.

$2499each

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The minimally irrigated, old Barossa vineyards, blessed by exceptional soils and idyllic aspects, yield harvests of superlative Shiraz grapes which reflect the character of each unique mesoclime. The choicest parcels are treated to a traditional open fermentation and basket press. Paul Lindner practices old world winemaking techniques with obsolete equipment to unlock and exploit full potential of flavours held in the grapes, triumphing in a powerful fruit driven wine that exhibits subtle complexity and discernible vineyard character. A minimal amount of handling and filtration of the finished wine retains intense flavours, followed by transfer into a selection of new and seasoned French and American oak barrels for ageing.


Very deep crimson with purple hues. Lifted aromas of raspberry and satsuma plum are complimented by fine milk chocolate, vanilla and hints of butter, smoked and roasted nuances. Sweet primary fruits transfer to the palate which is full and well balanced with briary spice and fine firm oak tannins. The finish is very long, youthful and fruit driven.

In 1836 George Fife Angas, Chairman of The South Australian Company, was approached by the Lutheran people of Silesia, who were fleeing Prussian oppression and seeking a new homeland

He sent his chief clerk, Charles Flaxman, to Prussia and, after a favourable report, chartered two ships to take the migrants from Hamburg. As each ship arrived in Adelaide, the emigrants were dispersed to various settlements in the vicinity. After much negotiation, Pastor August Kavel secured land in the Barossa Valley to congregate the migrants, and in 1842 the village of Langmeil was established.

One of the new settlers was a 32 year old blacksmith, Christian Auricht. With his wife and four children he settled first in Glen Osmond, then in Klemzig and finally in the new village of Langmeil. There he acquired the largest allotment of land. Once cleared he planted a mixed fruit orchard and a Shiraz vineyard. The property remained with the family until the 1930s when it became a winery called Paradale. By early 1970 Paradale had been taken over by Bernkastel Wines. Bernkastel continued its business until 1988 when its crushing operations ceased and by 1993 the cellar door was closed.

The property was purchased in 1996 by three local businessmen whose families have lived in the Barossa Valley for several generations, Richard Lindner, Chris Bitter and Carl Lindner. They restored the remaining old buildings and the village well, refurbished the winery and named it Langmeil, after the original village. Some of Christian Auricht's original vines still remained, a 31/2 acre patch of the 1840s Shiraz, albeit neglected. The most important task was to revive them. The vines are dry grown, and after careful tending Langmeil's first vintage was hand picked in 1997.

Like many wine growing regions, the Barossa has had its dark days. One of the worst was in the mid 1980s. Australia was experiencing a glut in wine production and export markets were very small. In South Australia the surplus was such that the government believed they had to intervene. They offered a bounty of $1500 per acre to growers to pull out their vines and they could not replant for seven years. The purchase price of grapes hit an all time low of $150 per tonne for premium Shiraz (in 2003 premium Shiraz earns $5000 per tonne). A lot of local growers accepted the offer and many prime vineyards disappeared.

Fortunately, a small group of Barossa winemakers understood the significance of the rare old vines and refused to destroy them. They lobbied and educated the consumer, the media and the government and promoted this unique aspect of the region. A delegation of Masters of Wine was invited from England to sample Australia's finest wines including some from the Barossa. This was the turning point. The praise the wines received brought big orders. The United Kingdom started what is now a global demand for Barossa and Australian wines.

It is said great wine starts in the vineyard. Langmeil's commitment to 100% premium Barossa wine certainly upholds this philosophy. Paul Lindner, chief winemaker, is involved in the winemaking process from vine to wine. Through liaison with growers, he sees how the seasons affect the fruit; he learns then recommends the best practices to ensure optimum quality. By keeping individual vineyard parcels separate throughout the winemaking process, he can assess each vineyard for consistency and quality every vintage.

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Such differentiation also highlights the varietal characteristics of each subregion. This process is crucial in ensuring wellbalanced wines with subtle complexities. Langmeil obtains much of its fruit from old, prephylloxera and own root vineyards throughout the region, in order to guarantee the quality and consistency of its wines. Pruning methods vary according to variety and region within the Barossa. The most common methods are Rod and Spur (Cane Pruning) and permanent arm Spur Pruning.

To maximise the quality of the fruit and capture the essence of the vineyards the right equipment is needed. Langmeil is a small, family run business and it has taken a few years to acquire all the equipment required to create our special styles of wine. The synergy of new and old world equipment has helped to capture the characteristics in each variety and protect the subtleties of individual vineyards. Thus the high quality of Langmeil's wine is assured.

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