Small batch · Single vineyard · Vintage 2016
The Shiraz
If you show vines the love and respect they deserve, they will reward you with grapes that have endless possibilities. If you take care of them, they will take care of you.
Monapilla Estate Shiraz
A wine your old man loved to drink
- StylePremium Shiraz
- BatchSmall batch
- SourceSingle vineyard
- Vintage2016
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Cellared12 months before release
For pricing and other information regarding our Premium Shiraz, get in touch. We sell direct from the Estate.
The Maker
Ben Riggs
“I guess the essence of what I do for Monapilla Estate is to make a wine that your old man loved to drink. Old school, big, rich, soft, proper McLaren Vale Shiraz. Easy drinking, but at the same time flavoursome and interesting.” Ben Riggs
The Vineyard
Five blocks on The Range
Thirty-five acres of Shiraz across five individual blocks, ranging from 10 to 40 years old, cared for by the Beal family for most of their lives. The complexity between blocks lets us pick the best fruit available for a given vintage, and the same pruner has walked these rows for the last fifteen years.
Sheep graze between the vines for biodiversity and soil health. The attention has paid off: our grapes have been hand-selected for Penfolds Grange.
The Cellar
Thirty years in the hillside
Once our Shiraz has been bottled and labelled, we move it into our 30-year-old cellar. The cellar is built into the hillside next to the homestead, which creates a consistent cool temperature that is ideal for storing wine. We let the wine rest and age for 12 months before releasing it for sale.
Our sister brandMonapilla Escape
A bottle waits on the bench.
Guests at Monapilla Escape drink the Estate Shiraz where it was grown. Two off-grid villas, a fire-tub under the stars, and the vines at the doorstep.
A separate business on the same farm. Stays are booked at monapillaescape.com.au.