Gill Estate / Sunraysia, VIC
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The Gill family arrived in Australia in 2005, today running a well established farm of some 2500 acres growing almonds, citrus, avocadoes, mangoes, and of course, wine grapes. The acquisition of the former Deakin Estate winery (not brand) furnished well established wine production facilities, though the family has only recently moved to bottling their own wines outside of contract work. Vines are a short distance from Mildura, in the Sunraysia sub-region of the Murray-Darling GI, with winemaking handled by Janel Carruthers, whose CV includes significant time with Treasury/Penfolds and Pernod Ricard.
To put it bluntly, wines at these price points have no business being this good, across both Gentle Giant and Rivah offerings. We’ve jumped at the chance to add these to our range, with freshness, purity and varietal correctness shining through at levels far beyond the modest price points.
