Wines By Pirramimma

Pirramimma has produced this luscious style of Port for many generations, the youngest component is at least twelve years old. Assembled from stocks of Grenache, Shiraz and Pedro of various vintages, which have been matured in small old oak barrels and fortified with brandy spirit, to construct a rich and complex fortified wine.

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The Johnston family arrived in South Australia circa 1839. Alexander Campbell Johnston, the tenth of thirteen children, purchased ninety seven hectares of rich farmland southeast of the fledgling village at McLaren Vale in 1892. He named his land Pirramimma, an Aboriginal phrase meaning the moon and stars. The estate has been owned and operated by the Johnston family ever since. Vineyard soils vary from sandy on the rise, to rich dark loam on the flat. Most of the estate is planted to noble red varietals, including Shiraz, Pedro and Grenache. A portion of each harvest is set aside to be aged under the Pirramimma cellars for many years until assembling into a generously flavoured Old Liqueur Port.


Light tawny in colour. The nose offers rich apricot and dried citrus characters, toast and caramel, rancio and nuts. A generous palate showing blackberries, chocolate and stonefruit, smooth and richly satisfying, to be enjoyed at room temperature after a good meal, desserts or coffee.

Pirramimma McLaren Vale Petit Verdot 2007

McLaren Vale

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Pirramimma can boast the first vineyard in Australia dedicated to Petit Verdot, it is also the largest and most productive. Pirramimma's efforts at Petit Verdot have amassed much international acclaim, prompting notable Swiss connoisseur René Gabriel to ponder, is there any better in the world?.

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Geoff Johnston studied in France where his strong interest in the unique Petit Verdot Bordeaux varietal first evolved. Johnston's initial trials with the grape have expanded to over ten hectares of mature vines. A pure wine from two Pirramimma estate properties with the focus on a backbone of the best parcels grown to the Katunga estate vineyard, planted exclusively to Petit Verdot vines grafted on own rootstock, grown to sandy loam soils. Grapes are hand pressed and vinified in the original Pirramimma concrete vats before transferring to a selection of French and American oak barriques for completion of ferments, followed by two years maturation. Approx 14.0%

Deep purple colour. Violets on the bouquet, blackberries and briar, kirsch cherries and cigar box oak. Powerful concentrated palate exhibits spicy plum, forest floor, tangy cherry, hints of mulberry and vanilla bean. The long lingering tannins and subtle oak are beautifully balanced. A wine with great length of flavour and sustained finish. Please double decant for early drinking. A supple wine with tender tannins to accompany crumbed yearling cutlet or delicately seasoned spring lamb.

Pirramimma Old Bush Vine Grenache 2009

McLaren Vale

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The most exquisite bunches of McLaren Vale Grenache are selectively hand picked off dry grown vines planted to Pirramimma's oldest productive site, the famous Prisoner of War block planted in 1944. A further component, picked off Pirramimma's Katunga block, established 1968, contributes complexity, structure and depth. The assembled wine displays an elegantly perfumed nose of cherries, rose petal and chocolate spice, while the palate is laden with sweet spicy raspberry, fruit cake and black plum flavours, enhanced by savoury subtle oak.

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Hand picked Grenache grapes are crushed and treated to a traditional vinification in the Pirramimma property's original open concrete vats. Following a course of daily pumpovers to extract optimal flavours, colour and tannin, the completed ferments are drained and the must is passed through a tradional hand operated basket press, returned and moved to a selection of American oak barriques for an extended maturation of two to three years. A selection of older oak mellows and integrates the tannin and fruit character while maintaining the distinctive personality and charm of dry grown McLaren Vale Grenache.

A deep red velvet taffetta colour. Violets, black currant and black fruit perfumes, animate cedar characters and hints of strawberry behind pepper and raspberry notes. A palate of festive pudding, parched red berries and bramble, toffee apple and prunes over supportive hickory oak and gritty, old world tannins. A delicious drink for all enthusiasts of the Aussie Rhone style of red wine, showing fruit, oak and fine grain tannins in complete harmony.

Pirramimma Old Digby Port

McLaren Vale

For generations Pirramimma have been producing Tawny Ports of immense character and flavour, the Old Digby is a distinguished, thick rich wine artfully crafted from unique Grenache and Shiraz vines grown around the ancient Pirramimma vineyards. Following in the tradition of great Australian aged Tawny Ports, this luscious wine is named after Digby Johnston, who was responsible for making some of the memorable Pirramimma Ports of the 1950s and 60s. A memorable wine is the Digby, moreish with baking spice and nuts, prunes and chocolate box flavours, very Porty.

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Pirramimma holds amazing stocks of priceless old wines that have been racked and cellared with the sleight of hand which only a master of the Portwine genre can command. Incredible winecraft stemming from the trans generational expertise at handling refined and prior use old wood barrels, the batches are only blended and released when the time for each individually aged wine is right, and never before. This richly flavoured Old Digby is produced from a blend of fully ripened Shiraz and Grenache grapes and, after fortification with selected brandy spirit, matured in small oak barrels for many years. The result is a Port showing a rich rancio character and a smooth, satisfyingly fruity palate.

Exquisite bouquets, showing immensely flavoursome, spine tingling maturation qualities, thick and glossy, it's pungent and earthy, magnificent characters of sweet comfort spices like warm, fresh out of the oven carrot-cake, marmalade and rum-dipped tobacco characters, just brimming forth with sweet, black cherried black forest cake gorgeousness. A magnificently wooded pearler of an Old Tawny wine pure and pungent, stylish and respectable like a comfortable old leather tub lounge, the finish oscillates between good old wood, concentrated fruit sugars, rancio and cherry, nuts and toast, with a ripe nutella complexity. This magnificent old wine is fully amicable with well prepared desserts, and very dear, old cheeses.

Pirramimma Stocks Hill Cabernet 2010

McLaren Vale

Geoff Johnston has a penchant for making his Pirramimma reds in the grand, old world style of the Medoc. From mature vines that have consistently produced the highest quality fruit comes a McLaren Cabernet that's elegant and stylish with a seamless balance of oak, splendid tannins and superb varietal definition, the lifted Cabernet fruit combines with oak to build a wine of great complexity and length. Stocks Hill carries the prestige of an exclusively Pirramimma estate wine, always a good finisher on the national wine show circuit.

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Alexander Johnston purchased ninety seven hectares of land in 1892 which he named Pirramimma, an Aboriginal phrase meaning the moon and the stars. At Pirramimma, the harvesting is targetted to the winemaker's preferred scheduling as opposed to mother nature's dictates. The exactingly husbanded vines have been trained for generations to yield fruit that receives the highly polished, father to son winemaking traditions with elacrity. Grapes are harvested at full maturity, pressed and vinified, followed by a year's maturation in American oak barrels under the winery's naturally cool rammed earth warehouse.

Deep brick red in colour. Rich red cherry, spiced blackberry and cedary oak, cocoa, vanilla and light clove. Complex barrel characteristics, the palate shows a mosaic of dark berry fruits, briary blackcurrant, mulberries and chocolate complemented by toasty oak and integrated with hints of mint and tomato, a ripe tannin backbone all adding to a silky voluptuous mouthful. A rich firmly structured wine with all the elements in complete harmony.

Pirramimma Stocks Hill Cabernet Merlot 2010

McLaren Vale

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Winemaking at Pirramimma has been a family affair for well over a century, it now lies in the hands of the founder's grandchildren. This stylish assembly of Merlot and Cabernet is crafted from fruit grown to fully mature, estate grown vines over twenty years of age. Like all Pirramimma, Stocks Hill is completely vinified and matured on premises under patriarch Geoff Johnston's personal supervision. The highly approachable Stocks Hill is one of McLaren Vale's most agreeable Cabernet Merlot wines and has won numerous medals throughout the vintages.

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Geoff Johnston is a winemaker with a world perspective. He is a graduate of the Charles Sturt University and studied in France where his strong interest in the classic Bordeaux varieties flourished. The comerstone philosophy is to produce wines from grapes grown to family vineyards, thus ensuring that the highest possible quality standards are met, and that the wines showcase the unique regional characteristics of McLaren Vale. A combination of high cordon trellis, hand pruning and idyllic growing conditions have produced grapes with bountiful flavours, ripe tannins and good acid balance. An extended maturation of twenty four months in American oaks has softened the wine and enhanced complexity.


Bright scarlet colour with darker robes. Bouquet of violet, spiced blackberry and cedary oak. The palate delivers briars and blackcurrants, red cherries complemented by toasty oak, all integrated with hints of pepper and blueberry, balanced by subtle toasted oak. A rich, firmly structured wine with tannin, fruit and oak in complete harmony.

Pirramimma Stocks Hill Shiraz 2008

McLaren Vale

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Pirramimma has long held an enviable reputation for the quality and consistency of its estate grown Shiraz. A full bodied, concentrated effort displaying great richness in epic McLaren Vale styling, the grapes for this splendid wine are from Stock's Hill, the most elevated vineyard at Pirramimma Estate. A combination of quality fruit and maturation in toasty American oak produce a wine of outstanding complexity and great integrity. Fashioned to be a most enjoyable drink immediately upon release, Stocks Hill will continue to evolve magnificently.

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The soils at Pirramimma vary from sandy, on the rise, to rich dark loam on the flat. Pirramimma's dedication to fine wine making has seen the brand grow consistently over the years and has underpinned a successful expansion into export markets. Pirramimma's comerstone philosophy is to produce wines from grapes grown in its own family estate vineyards, thus ensuring that the highest possible quality standards are met, and that the wines showcase the unique regional characteristics of McLaren Vale. Stocks Hill was treated to maturation in a combination of new and seasoned American oak barrels under the rammed earth barrel cellars of Pirramimma. Approx 14.0%


Deep red with traces of purple. Bouquet of mulberries and cedar, satsuma plum and licorice. Black cherry, dark chocolate and spice flavours on the palate are integrated with hints of pepper and blueberry, balance by subtle toasted oak. Rich and firmly structured with tannin, fruit and oak in harmony.

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Pirramimma Vintage Fortified Grenache 2002

McLaren Vale

Made with hand picked grapes from sixty year old Grenache vines, this specially selected fortified wine was matured in small oak barriques at Pirramimma Estate. The 2002 vintage has produced an exceptionally fine wine, rich and full bodied, with underlying fresh fruit flavours. There are rich rancio characters and a smooth, immensely satisfyingly palate. A luscious desert wine exhibiting cherries and spices on the nose, complex mouth filling flavours and a long-lasting finish. The 100% Grenache content gives this fortified wine the correct weight of acid and fruit sugars, that can often be found lacking in brandied wines.

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Winemaking at Pirramimma has been a family affair for well over 100 years and is now in the very capable hands of the winery founder's grandson. Pirramimma's dedication to traditional quality winemaking has seen the label's fortified wines appreciate in price and acclaim. A much over-looked genre of wine, the McLaren Vale Fortified is garnering increased attention abroad, as well as a growing cult following within Australia. Alcohol 18.5% Acid 5%3 g/L pH 3.29 R/Sugar 108 g/L Excellent drinking now and can be cellared carefully for 20 years plus.

Meditterranean light treacle colour with highlights of sun and sunshine spun-gold! The nose is powerful, complicated but harmonious, a treasure trove. Intriguing viscosity in the glass, and an enrapturing figure as it swirls in the tumbler. A further nose of sweet old woods and tobacco, leathery apricots and lemon-butter middle palate. A fully flavored Grenache with a characteristic nose of sultana-tobacco and raisiny chocolate-truffle with a tropical citrus tang on the cheek and mid-palate. This one is a taster's fortified, it tells stories and releases anecdotes bit by bit. Rich and delicious without being sickly or over cloyish in any way, have it with food.

Pirramimma White Label Cabernet 2007

McLaren Vale

Twice San Francisco gold medal winner, gold Royal Melbourne and thrice bronze at the prestigious London International. Once nominated for the George Mackey Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding Australian export. White Label is an eminent Cabernet wine, crafted from fruit grown to some of the oldest vines at Pirramimma and McLaren Vale.

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In 1892 Alexander Johnston purchased ninety seven hectares of rich farmland southeast of the fledgling village at McLaren Vale. Today, Pirramimma's mature vineyards consistently yield the region's finest Cabernet. The comerstone philosophy is to produce estate wines from home grown fruit, ensuring that the highest quality standards are met. Harvested from vines grown on original root stock, grapes are picked throughout the cool of night from the Pethick Road block, a well balanced terroir planted in 1967. Primary fermentation in the original Pirramimma concrete vats is followed by completion and twenty four months maturation in a selection of new and prior use American and French oak barrels. Alcohol 14.2%


Deep black/ brick red colour. Lifted blackcurrants, violets and mint dominate the bouquet, bramble notes and hints of mocha oak. The palate shows intense briar and blackberry, red currant and black cherry flavours over hints of quince and structured, toasty oak. A powerful yet, elegant wine framed by firm tannin, please double decant for early drinking.

Pirramimma White Label Shiraz 2008

McLaren Vale

The traditional style of McLaren Vale Shiraz with a conspicuously smooth palate exhibiting a mixture of blackberry, plum and dark chocolate over sweet vanilla oak, as is the house style, all supported by velvet tannins.

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No other wine expresses the unique regional characteristics of McLaren Vale beter than Pirramimma Shiraz. The comerstone philosophy is to produce wine from grapes which are exclusively estate grown, thereby ensuring that the highest possible quality standards are met. The exemplary handling of oak and profound integration between firm tannins and ripe fruit have long been a traditional feature of Geoff Johnston's award winning Shiraz style. Grapes are harvested from vines thirty to forty years old, the finished wine is redolent with expressions of spice, pepper and licorice, well integrated with vanillan characters stemming from two years maturation in American oak barriques. Approx 14.0%

A densely coloured wine, deep red, almost black in colour. Bouquet of spicy red plum, dried fruits and vanillan oak with hints of coconut and pepper. The palate shows distinctive regional flavours of dark chocolate, sweet plum and toasted mocha oak with cinnamon notes. This powerful Shiraz wine is wonderfully balanced, graced by fine savoury tannins, subtle oak and fresh acid in complete harmony, finishing with great length.

Pirramimma was founded by Alexander Campbell Johnston in 1892 and has been owned and operated by the Johnston family ever since

The Johnston family arrived in South Australia in 1839 and in 1892 Alexander, the tenth of thirteen children, purchased 97 hectares of rich farmland southeast of the then fledgling village of McLaren Vale. He named his land Pirramimma, an Aboriginal phrase meaning 'the moon and the stars'

The Pirramimma Winery is located just a short distance south of the small township of McLaren Vale, about 40 kilometres south of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Tempered by the cooling breezes of the nearby Gulf St. Vincent, McLaren vale has a mild Mediterranean climate which, coupled with the complex rich soil structure, has attained international fame for its rich expressive red wines and elegant whites.


The vineyard soils vary from sandy, on the rise, to rich dark loam on the flat. Over 60% of the vineyards are planted to premium red wine varieties, including Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot ( for Australia's first 100% Petit Verdot wine ), with Chardonnay the largest single white grape planting on the estate. Winemaking at Pirramimma has been a family affair for well over 100 years. Now in the very capable hands of Alex and Geoff Johnston, grandsons of the winery's founder, Pirramimma has seen many significant changes, including the construction of a 3100 square metre naturally cooled rammed earth barrel storage facility, and the expansion of the land holdings from 97 hectares to 250 hectares, 180 of which are now planted to grapes. Geoff Johnston is a winemaker with a world perspective. He is graduate of the Charles Sturt University and studied in France where his strong interest in the classic Bordeaux grape variety, Petit Verdot, first developed. Geoff planted a small trial area of Petit Verdot in 1983 which has since expanded to over 10 hectares of mature vines. His Petit Verdot vintages are award winning, prompting the prestigious European wine magazine WeinWisser to ask.... "is there any better Petit Verdot in the world...?"	Pirramimma's dedication to fine wine making has seen the brand grow consistently over the years and has underpinned a successful expansion into export markets. Pirramimma's comerstone philosophy is to produce wines from grapes grown in its own family estate vineyards, thus ensuring that the highest possible quality standards are met, and that the wines showcase the unique regional characteristics of McLaren Vale.
"A long-established, family-owned company with outstanding vineyard resources. It is using those resources to full effect, with a series of intense old-vine varietals including Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, all fashioned without over-embellishment. There are two quality tiers, both offering excellent value, the packaging significantly upgraded." -James Halliday All Pirramimma wines are processed and matured on-site under Geoff Johnston's personal supervision. As a result, Pirramimma produces premium quality wines at an affordable price - a philosophy seen as the key to a successful future.

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