Saltwater River
A vineyard we keep coming back to on the Tasman Peninsula. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay from the same patch of ground, interpreted a few different ways.
Tasmania
Vineyards
There is no Small Island vineyard.
The places we work with
A handful of vineyards around Tasmania. Some have been with us for years. Some turn up for a vintage and disappear again.
Saltwater River — Current
Meadowbank — Current
Marengo — Current
Pembroke — Current
Chartley Estate — Current
Cascades Bay — Current
Pressing Matters — Current
Riversdale Estate — Recent
Muddy Creek — Historical
Glengarry — Historical
Kings Road — Historical
Gala Estate — Historical
Clemens Hill — Historical
Tinderbox site — 2017 — Historical
Relbia site — 2021–22 — Historical
Meadowbank
Upper Derwent fruit with a very useful habit of giving us Riesling we want to drink. Also a source for Shiraz and Chardonnay.
Marengo
One of our current Coal River sources. Pinot Noir is the main event here, with Chardonnay also making its way into Small Island wines.
Pembroke
A small, old Coal River vineyard planted largely to Pinot Noir. It has become an important source for our current Coal River wines.
Chartley Estate
A Tamar Valley source that has given us both Pinot Noir and the considerably less common Schönburger.
Cascades Bay
A tiny waterfront vineyard at Koonya on the Tasman Peninsula. Current Small Island source; more to come.
Pressing Matters
A Coal River Riesling site used for one of the less sensible ideas: letting botrytis do some of the work.
Riversdale Estate
One of the two Coal River sites behind our 2024 Pinot Noir.
Muddy Creek
A small Tamar Valley source that gave us Pinot Gris. The sort of vineyard that matters more to the wine than it does to the brochure.
Glengarry
Where Small Island started. The fruit for our first Pinot Noir came from Glengarry, and the vineyard stayed part of the story for years afterwards.
Kings Road
A Coal River vineyard we worked closely with in the earlier years, including a 2018 single-site Pinot Noir.
Gala Estate
East Coast Pinot Noir that became both a single-site wine and part of the early Black Label blends.
Clemens Hill
An earlier Coal River Pinot Noir source, including fruit used around the 2017–20 period.
Tinderbox site — 2017
A southern Tasmanian site used for a tiny 2017 release. We know exactly where it was; the old grower name matters rather less.
Relbia site — 2021–22
The Relbia site behind our 2021 and 2022 Shiraz. The labels kept the coordinate; the old vineyard name can stay lost.