Raïdis Estate / Coonawarra, Sa

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Coonawarra’S Newest ‘Kid’ On The Block, Doing Things A Little Differently

The Raidis family are renowned as a hospitable and hard working bunch, qualities which are clearly reflected in their wines. Grape growers, Chris & Fran Raidis planted their Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard some 26 years ago. Son Steven expanded these holdings, planting the southern vineyard in 2003, 50 acres made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and the region’s only Pinot Gris – Coonawarra’s southernmost plantings of most of these varieties.

Launching the family label in 2009, we today have a smart set of wines which, aside from the balanced and hearty reds remind us of Coonawarra’s often forgotten history of producing some very tidy whites. The wild card is a blush style Pinot Gris, certainly not your average rosé!

Fastidious growers and vineyard managers, husband & wife team Steven and Emma Raidis believe great wine is made in the vineyard, with the wine styles clean, fruit bright and contemporary, crafted to be enjoyed with food and friends.

And the goats? An essential part of sustainable vineyard management, they are turned loose to eat remaining grapes after hand selection, as well as during winter to eat weeds and grass, removing the need to slash and spray.

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  • RAIDIS ESTATE ‘THE KELPIE’ SAUVIGNON BLANC 2023

     $ 23.00 incl. GST

    Juicy and bursting with flavour, a smart iteration of this expressive variety. Passionfruit, green apple and peach, bright and vibrant, and defined as much by what it doesn’t show, lacking the vegetal/grassy/cat pee spectrum of Savvy B from some other regions. Quite delicious, with enough dimensions to take it seriously.

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  • Raidis Estate “The Kid” Riesling 2023

     $ 23.00 incl. GST

    Coonawarra historically made fantastic Rieslings, and although not a grape well associated with the region, virtually every cellar door has one on offer. Raidis go further with a full blown commercial release. This is a fine mineral package, all limes, green apples and slate. It’s a taut, mineral and mouthwatering beast, but there’s enough fruit generosity here to more than satisfy, indeed a refreshing and thirst slaking style. Works a treat alongside barbecued squid.

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  • RAIDIS ESTATE ‘CHEEKY’ PINOT GRIS 2022

     $ 25.00 incl. GST

    Pinot Gris/Grigio is a dark skinned grape, not that one would know it given upwards of 95% (speculative figure!) of the wines it makes being white. Coonawarra’s only plantings of the variety, the wine is given four days skin contact. Not so much an amber or orange wine (no oxidative handling), more a blush, it’s a style of texture and interest, zippy with weight building on the finish. A vin gris if we’re being technical.

    “It may come as a surprise to some that a Coonawarra producer was ahead of the curve with skin fermenting pinot gris for rose in Australia, but hey, Raidis have always done things a bit different. They’ve been at this style a while. Good stuff. It’s a pinker/redder colour than the bottle shot here too.

    It’s a delicious drink, chewy in texture, bright in acidity, pears and faint raspberry and a little Aperol going on. Vibrant, fun, fruity, spicy, a good deal of nice, zesty citrus tang. It’s a summery wine but coming to room temperature it works well too as a more serious drink. Good stuff, to repeat myself.” 92 points, Mike Bennie, Winefront

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  • Raidis Estate “Billy” Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

     $ 30.00 incl. GST

    Blended from the southern vineyard and the original home block, a lovely rendition of Coonawarra’s mainstay variety. This is a smashing release, with a richness and approachability, though plenty of structural stuffing for complexity and cellaring potential. At 13.5% alcohol this is a finer style than many, though unmistakably Cabernet. Has a plushness to its feel, fruit is capsicum, cranberry and red currant, tannins feel ripe and fruit derived (a recurring theme in this set of reds), and just a hint of leafiness. Lacks the sternness of some Cabs, this is a style of fruit purity, very easy to like.

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