Welcome to cradle of hills winery

cradle of hills vineyard was established as a winery in McLaren Vale in the 1990's for the production of premium Shiraz and Cabernet sauvignon wines.

Winemaker Paul Smith and family use organic practices and an innovative twist on Australian winemaking tradition to grow and craft wines that 'sing', at this beautiful winery in McLaren Vale.

News: McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Shiraz

cradle of hills 2011 ROW 23 Shiraz has been selected as a McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Shiraz, once again!

News: New releases

• cradle of hills 2011 GMS Route du Bonheur
• cradle of hills 2010 Shiraz Mourvedre
• cradle of hills 2010 Cabernet Shiraz
• cradle of hills 2011 ROW 23 McLaren Vale Scarce Earth Shiraz

Review of cradle of hills 2010 GMS Route du Bonheur

"it's assertively delicious from its first sensual ooze onto the tongue. It moves in, slides around, and tantalises and teases as much as it satisfies... the best finish of the year... Stunning. Be quick!" 94+ points
Philip White, wine critic (read full article)

"Outstanding value. Very Good – Excellent"
Jeremy Pringle, Wine Will Eat Itself, August 2012 (read full article)

Review of cradle of hills 2009 Shiraz Mourvedre

Awarded:
Four Stars **** by Winestate Magazine

"... pretty much the best flavours McLaren Vale has to offer. Licorice, coffee, leather, black Iberian ham, nightshades and juniper well about the glass, menacing and gloomy. There's also that acrid quarry-after-a-blast nose-tickling topnote. The palate reflects all this to the T, with the odd shot of marello cherry, kalamata, blackberry and Satsuma." 94++ points
Philip White, wine critic (read full article)

"It's earthy and spicy with blackberries and blood plums, iron and animale characters. Mocha oak is soaked up by the intense fruit and there's a lick of regional salted licorice in there as well. Plenty of chewy tannin to sink your teeth into." Very good.
Jeremy Pringle, Wine Will Eat Itself (read full article)

This wine is now SOLD OUT. Our 2010 Shiraz Mourvedre is available for order now.

Review of cradle of hills 2009 Cabernet Shiraz

"Ripe Bordeaux. Pretty tweaks of musk, violet and confectioner's sugar adding Chantilly lace to the nightshade aromas. A fabulous feel that works the mouth brilliantly: all intense and elegant. Breathe it in." 92+++ points
Philip White, wine critic (read full article)

Review of cradle of hills 2010 ROW 23 Scarce Earth Shiraz

Scored TOP 5 of 26 tasted - "Open plum purple fruit. Quite floral plum essence. Chocolatey palate has fine grained tannins. Quite a fine open style with good balance. Graceful for the Vale. Licoricey. Showing its oak on the second taste but good. 18/93"
Aust. Wine Review/ Scarce Earth: McLaren Vale gets dirtier/Andrew Graham July 11 2012 (read full article)