NINETEEN CRIMES turned criminals into colonists. Upon conviction, these men, guilty of at least one of the 19 crimes, were sentenced to live in Australia, rather than death. This 'punishment by Transportation' began in 1788, and many of the lawless died at sea. For the rough-hewn men who made it to shore, a new world awaited. As pioneers in a frontier colony, they forged a new country and new lives, brick by brick. This wine honours the history they wrote and the culture they built.

The Uprising, a new wine aged for 30 days in Rum Barrels, pays homage to Australia’s Rum Rebellion of 1808. Due to the Government's hindering of the rum trade, citizens and soldiers banded together to overthrow them. We aged a portion of this wine in Rum barrels lending a warm brown sugar finish to this dark jammy wine.

Tasting Notes: Medium red with bright ruby red hues, this wine confidently takes charge with intense lifted mocha, caramel and sweet spice aromatics balanced with raspberry and blackberry fruits. Full and round on the palate with a distinct sweetness making the wine rich and mouth coating. The mocha and sweet spice aromatics carry through on the palate and complement subtle flavours of brown sugar and cinnamon. The palate has a long rich plush finish filled with jammy blackberry and raspberry flavours.

Vintage Conditions: The growing season leading up to the 2017 vintage was challenging with extreme, sometimes isolated weather events resulting in some vineyards being hit by storm and hail. With a cool start to the season and with good soil moisture profiles, vintage commencement was generally late, running 3-4 weeks behind past seasons. The cooler weather and delayed ripeness, favoured good varietal fruit flavour development in the whites and strong varietal fruit flavour and good colour, across the main stream red varieties. Patience was needed to allow the red fruit to properly mature and to manage the risks associated with a late completion to harvesting.