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“The Bandit” was Western Australian Monndyne Joe, who earnt notoriety for his elaborately planned jailbreaking.. Moondyne’s good taste was to be his undoing. His final capture occurred when he broke into the Houghton winery in 1869. The Bandit wines are daring blends of tremendous character which immortalise the legend.
Cape Mentelle Marmaduke is a Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro blend sourced from Margaret River. It is a fruit forward soft and spicy red wine with the spice and richness of Shiraz tempered by the soft red berry fruits and aromatics of Grenache and the grainy texture and spicy lift of Mataro.
The majority of the Shiraz was grown on Cape Mentelle owned vineyards with the Grenache and Mataro from the Mchenry vineyard, mostly located in the Wallcliffe and Karridale sub regions within the Margaret River appellation.
The name Scrubby Rise comes from the vineyard located at the front of Wirra Wirra's century old cellars, its rich soils providing some of their best fruit every season. That the Scrubby Vineyard is actually flat and bereft of scrub has never bothered them particularly. Nor should it worry us.
Every year I take delivery of three little pigs. Whilst pigs have the most charming personality, I find their contribution to our family’s famous Christmas hams of most interest. This wine shows excellent depth of fruit and great structure.Perfect with BBQ spare ribs.” Peter Barry.
The palate is suprisngly complex and still punching above its weight, with cassis, menthol and eucalypt flavours dominating. This wine is refreshingly clean with a medium body and fantastic palate presence. The tannins are well balanced and supple. Ideal for immediate consumption and short-term cellaring.
The Shiraz grape tends to be used as a great backbone for many variations of blending Red Wines. Having added varieties like Cabenet, Grenache, Mataro, Tempranillo, Viogner we get what is easily titled Shiraz Blends.