2005 Cliff Edge release

For more information please contact Aaron Drummond at the winery on:Mob 0413 595513 Winery 03 53543207 Email: adrummond@langi.com.au

Cliff EdgeCliff Edge is about synergies. Cliff Edge is born of careful vineyard selection and the forming of relationships with our growers to allow the focus to be on quality viticulture. Distinctive parcels of Shiraz from all corners of the Grampians are blended to create a wine that is enhanced by its individualcomponents and therefore greater as a whole. Complementary elements work together to build a wine with complexity and regional character. The Single Vineyard series wines are blended with these elements in mind and deliberately highlight this process. Nowhere Creek is bold and firm, Moyston Hills is spicy and fine. In a world of multi-regional blends, standardised products and globalisation, here at Mount Langi Ghiran we are turning our attention to the finer details of what wine is all about – variety, diversity, the places and people who grow the fruit and the essence of where it all comes from.Cliff Edge is made up of 40% estate Shiraz, which are baby Langi vines… 27 year old babies! In 1981 cuttings were taken from the Langi Old block and planted on the estate at the base of Mount Langi Ghiran. There are three other key vineyards that go into the Cliff Edge blend. These are all Grampianssites, but vary dramatically in all aspects. The sites are the Langi owned and operated Gap Vineyard, Moyston Hills and Nowhere Creek

2005 Cliff Edge Shiraz – Tasting notes

Colour : Dark plum red with dense purple rim

Nose: Plum, dark berry fruits and hints of mocha/roasted coffee with background savoury / spice characters. Dark and deeply complex fruits with mixed spice

Palate: Excellent fine grained tannins supporting dark blue and black berry fruit characters with underlying spice and savoury complexity. Length of palate and flavour is supported by subtle acidity

Winemaker Comments: A good ripe year from cool climate vineyards showing good fruit intensity, red fruit characters, complex spice flavours and balanced tannins.

RRP: $25

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran Cliff Edge Shiraz

Geographical origin: Grampians, Victoria Alcohol: 14.5%

Bottling Date: September 2006 Release Date:

July 2008

Fermentation Method Open, hand plunged Length of Fermentation:

up to 12 days

Skin Contact time: up to 10 days Yeast Type: Maurivin B, M2

Malolactic Fermentation: Complete – in barrel and tank Time in Barrel:

18 months

Barrel origin and size: French oak barriques 90%, 10% 3 year old American oak hogsheads

Age of Barrel: 25% new French barriques, 3 year old American oak hogsheads

Soil Type: Predominantly granitic sands over red clay

Size of Vineyard various

Date of Harvest: May 2005 Vine age Average 20 years

Growing Season/Vintage Notes: A more typical Langi cool vintage with long ripening period developing terrific flavours.

2005 Cliff Edge Shiraz – Tech notes

Moyston HillsIn 1999, Bruce and Kay Robinson made the decision to plant a small patch of vines on their property at Moyston, on the rolling hills east of the Grampians National Park. Their motivation was simple – Bruce had an insistent curiosity to discover what they could grow and make from the soils of their property. Surveys done of land within the Grampians suggested their property enjoyed ideal positioning for the cultivation of grapevines. A well sheltered site, the vineyard sits between two little gullies, providing protection from the southerly winds. Vines are planted on red clay loamy soils, with some ironstone gravel. These plantings are tended by hand with consideration and patience. Hand harvesting completes the picture.Wines comprising of Robinson vineyard fruit consistently demonstrate elegance and finesse, rather than brute force. The aromatics are delicate and perfumed, with spiced red currant and raspberry characters and underlying black pepper tones.

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran Moyston Hills Shiraz

Geographical origin: Moyston – Grampians region. Single vineyard site

Alcohol: 13.5%

Bottling Date: July 2006 Release Date: July 2008

Fermentation Method Open, hand plunged Length of Fermentation: 8 days

Skin Contact time: 8 days Yeast Type: M2

Malolactic Fermentation: Complete – in barrel and tank Time in Barrel:

18 months

Barrel origin and size: French oak barriques Age of Barrel: 30% new. 70% one year old

Soil Type: Free draining red clay loams, some ironstone gravel

Size of vineyard: 6 acres

Date of Harvest / method: April 2005, by Hand Vine age 7 Years

Growing Season/Vintage Notes: The 2005 vintage is considered to be one of the great seasons of this decade. Cool nights and dry, warm days have produced wines of terrific elegance and delicate length.

Winemaker comments The Robinsons have grown another classic Grampians Shiraz. Perfumed, elegant and lifted, this wine is supple and savoury as well as having bright berry fruit.

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran Moyston Hills Shiraz

Colour : Dark plum red with dense purple rimNose: Plum, dark berry fruits and hints of mocha/roasted coffee with background savoury / spice characters. Palate: Excellent fine grained tannins supporting dark blue and black berry fruit characters with underlying spice and

savoury complexity. Length of palate and flavor is supported by subtle acidityRRP: $25

The GapIn a spectacular setting at the foot of Mount Williams Range, The Gap vineyard meets with the Grampians National park on two sides, and kangaroos and emus are frequently found between the vines.The sandstone formations of Mount Williams Range are known to be amongst the oldest and most resilient deposits of strata sedimentary rock, causing the outcrops behind the vineyard to loom dramatically jagged against the skyline.The Gap vineyard is owned and managed by Mount Langi Ghiran, with vines planted in sandy clay loams over red clays. A more rustic Shiraz, the wines show dark plum and berry fruits, with earth and beetroot elements.The Gap Shiraz in many ways resembles the style of Shiraz typical to Great Western. The earthy, plummy flavours, silky tannic structures and pronounced length of palate are resonant with the long-lived wines of this region, promising a bright future from years in the bottle.

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran The Gap Shiraz

Geographical origin: Halls Gap– Grampians region. Single vineyard site

Alcohol: 13.5%

Bottling Date: July 2006 Release Date: July 2008

Fermentation Method Open, hand plunged Length of Fermentation: 12 days

Skin Contact time: 8 days Yeast Type: M2

Malolactic Fermentation: Complete – in barrel and tank Time in Barrel:

18 months

Barrel origin and size: French oak barriques Age of Barrel: 30% new. 70% one year old

Soil Type: Sandy soil over red clay Size of vineyard:

25 acres

Date of Harvest : April 2005 Vine age 36 Years “Swiss” clone

Growing Season/Vintage Notes: The 2005 vintage is considered to be one of the great seasons of this decade. Cool nights and dry, warm days have produced wines of terrific elegance and delicate length.

Winemaker comments At the foot of the Grampians this site is owned and managed by MLG. Perhaps more like Great Western than Mount Langi, as the wines are forward and rich, more bold than elegant.

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran The Gap Shiraz

Colour : Bright Purple, ruby huesNose: Dark Berry fruits with earth and dark plum charactersPalate: Firm tannins, structured wine showing beetroot and mulberry charactersRRP: $25

Nowhere CreekNowhere Creek is not a gushing torrent, although grower Julian Kaye claims to catch trout from time to time. Water is an issue in the Grampians. As Julian says, “We had a full dam in ’96 and it hasn’t rained since” !On the eastern boundary of the Grampians region, Nowhere Creek vineyard lies on a warm north-facing slope. Although backing up to a granite mountain deriving from similar geological origins as Mount Langi Ghiran, the soils here are old and sedimentary. The thin red dust is primarily derived from mudstone and siltstone. The weathered parent rock sits only inches beneath the surface. These wines are big, brash and robust. Perhaps more powerful than elegant, Nowhere Creek wines are characterised by a core of black fruit, layered with liquorice and a whiff of bitumen. This wine promises a long future founded on tannin structure and concentration.

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran Nowhere Creek Shiraz

Geographical origin: Elmhurst – Grampians region. Single vineyard site

Alcohol: 14%

Bottling Date: July 2006 Release Date: July 2008

Fermentation Method Open, hand plunged Length of Fermentation: 12 days

Skin Contact time: 8 days Yeast Type: M2

Malolactic Fermentation: Complete – in barrel and tank Time in Barrel:

18 months

Barrel origin and size: French oak barriques Age of Barrel: 30% new. 70% one year old

Soil Type: Sedminetary. Red dust on mudstone and siltstone

Size of Vineyard: 6 acres

Date of Harvest : April 2005 Vine age 8 Years

Growing Season/Vintage Notes: The 2005 vintage is considered to be one of the great seasons of this decade. Cool nights and dry, warm days have produced wines of terrific elegance and delicate length.

Winemaker comments On the eastern edge of the Grampians Region, this north facing site produces consistently big ripe and fruity Shiraz. Naturally low cropping vines present with concentration and depth.

2005 Mount Langi Ghiran Nowhere Creek Shiraz

Colour : Bright Purple, ruby huesNose: Dark Berry fruits with earth spice and liquoricePalate: Bold tannins, structured wine with blueberry and mulberry charactersRRP: $25