Barossa Valley Wines over $30
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From our micro block of rhone white varietals, Grenache Blanc, Clairette and Marsanne grown on our Certified Organic Estate Vineyard in Stone Well in the Western Barossa Valley. This block of a mere 400 vines performed extremely well in the wonderful 2025 vintage, but once again, a small crop with less than 200 bottles produced.
This wine is bright, lifted florals, stone fruits, medium bodied and quite textural. Light in alcohol and all the better for it. A wine that is drinking very well on release and a perfect match for richer seafood and lighter meat dishes.
Once again, this block has over delivered on quality. If only there was more
A 100% Old Vine Grenache grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well in the Western Barossa Valley. Block 2 is a special Grenache Block, planted in the 1940s, and is going from Strength to Strength.
A classic Barossa Grenache that carries the hallmarks of our special patch of old vines in Stone Well in an exceptional albeit low yielding vintage. Half our normal crop!
This wine is bright, lifted red fruits, medium bodied pallet supported by long fine tannins. A wine that is drinking very well on release and will continue to do so for many years.
The 2024 Fromm Grenache was once again sourced from the very old Fromm Family Vineyard in Williamstown, in the southern Barossa Valley. 100 % Old vine Grenache from the wonderful 2024 vintage. Farmed by the Fromm’s for over 100 years, it is an isolated block that produces special grapes.
Hand picked, the fruit was de-stemmed before being transferred to our small fermenters. Once dry, the wine was transferred into a single seasoned French oak puncheon for maturation prior to being bottled in early 2025.
This wine carries tremendous balance, bright red fruits, very fragrant, medium bodied, all the hallmarks of the Southern Barossa in a wonderful vintage. Drink now or for 5 years or more.
The 2024 Mader Block Grenache was sourced from the very old Mader Grenache vineyard in Lights Pass, in the Central Barossa Valley. 100 % Old vine Grenache from the warm dry 2024 vintage. Farmed by the Mader’s for over 150 years, it is a wonderful old vineyard traditionally farmed that produces special grapes year in year out.
Hand picked, the fruit was de-stemmed before being transferred to our small fermenters. Once dry, the wine was transferred into seasoned French oak puncheons for maturation prior to being bottled in early 2025.
A lifted vibrant style of grenache, lifted red fruits dominate the nose, medium weight, fresh and bright. A lovely wine now but could be cellared for a few years should you desire.
Glenn Becker’s dry grown bush block in Ebenezer is one of the true treasures of the Northern Barossa. A lost block of less than 2 acres planted generations ago. Traditionally farmed with no access to supplementary water, highly exposed and subject to frost more years than most. The vineyard is a true reflection of Glenn and his personality.
The yield in this vineyard is invariably very low, but with good winter rains such as experienced in 2023 the vineyard can sometimes yield two barrels or perhaps a little more as was the case in the 24 vintage.
The resulting wine is highly perfumed, yet savoury, combining great length of flavour and persistence that this great block can produce in the very good vintages. A special site that produces special wines.
Ian Becker’s old bush block in Koonunga is caught in time. Farmed by Ian Becker for many years, an isolated place that produces special grapes. Adrian Hoffman took over the management of the vineyard for the 2020 vintage. Yields are typically low, the 5 acre block producing less than 5 tonne, but the fruit was once again exceptional.
The Koonunga Block produces classic Barossa flavours, highly perfumed, unusually powerful for grenache, with substantive fruit weight, grip and tannin. A wine of intensity and grip that reflects the vintage year to perfection. This can be enjoyed for many years
The Prayer Garden is a special place, dry grown very old bush vines in Ebenezer in the Northern Barossa Valley. Like its neighbouring Glengrae, the Prayer Garden is a lost block of a mere 2 acres planted generations ago. Traditionally farmed with no access to supplementary water, highly exposed and subject to frost more years than not. Known as the Prayer Garden as a result of the short statue of the vines, kneeling the preferred method of approaching the vines whether picking or pruning. Hard work, but worth every effort.
The resulting wine is highly perfumed, medium bodied. Beautifully balanced, red fruits, fine tannin and acid, all in balance. Wonderful grenache in an exceptional year.
A blend of old vine Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well in the Western Barossa Valley. This is a true field blend; picked from the interplanted Block 8, fermented and aged as a blend of the 3 red varieties that we grow in Stone Well.
A classic Barossa blend that carries the hallmarks of our special patch of old vines in Stone Well. A wine that carries the unique characteristics of our site, old vines, and the vintage year.
This wine is bright, displaying lifted florals, red fruits, with a medium to full bodied pallet supported by fine tannins. A wine that is drinking very well on release and will continue to do so for many years.
A 100% Old Bush Vine Mataro grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well on the Western Barossa Valley. This wine is a blend of our two mataro blocks, Block 3 and Block 4. Planted in the 1940s.
A classic Barossa single varietal that carries the hallmarks of our special patch of old vines in Stone Well. A wine that carries the unique characteristics of our site, old vines, and the vintage year. A low yielding year has brought a new level of intensity to this wine.
This wine is bright, displaying lifted dark purple and black fruits, medium to full bodied pallet supported by long fine tannins. A wine that is drinking very well on release and will continue to do so for many years.
Our first 3 disgorgements of our sparkling shiraz were based predominantly on 2004 and 2005 shiraz from our property. But having exhausted those stocks, Andrew and I have been accumulating components since the 2016 vintage. With the blend completed in early 2023, the process for the next release could begin. After leaving this to integrate, we used traditional winemaking techniques to create our Sparkling Shiraz in a relative dry style (compared to traditional sparkling reds) with the addition of a little 2021 Hayes Family Wines Fortified Shiraz to add something special.
The NV Sparkling Shiraz (Edition IV) was disgorged in October 2025. Like many of the best Sparkling Shiraz, it shows great complexity on release, a red wine first, a sparkling second, drinking beautifully now, but sure to improve with some time in the cellar.
A 100% Old Vine Shiraz grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well in the Western Barossa Valley. A blend of our Estate Blocks. Our Estate Vineyard has varying soil types, but the soils are shallow, and the growing conditions tough. Matured for 24 months in a mix of new and seasoned French Oak, before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The wine has all the hallmarks of the Stone Well area - bright purple red hue, blackberry and earth, full bodied. The dense fruit running contrary to the vintage conditions. A wine that will improve for many years in the right cellar conditions.
100% Old Vine Shiraz grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well in the Western Barossa Valley. Block 1 is a special Shiraz Block, planted in the 1940s and dry grown for much of the time since. Matured for 24 months in new and second use 300l French Oak hogsheads, before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The soil in this section of the vineyard is deep gravelly loam over red clay and mottled clay.
The wine has all the hallmarks of the Stone Well area - bright purple red hue, blackberry and earth, full bodied. The dense fruit is balanced by abundant natural tannins. Brilliant Vintage, and one of our very best wines. A wine that will improve for many years in the right cellar conditions.
A 100% Old Vine Shiraz grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well in the Western Barossa Valley. Block 9 is a special Shiraz Block, planted in the 1940s, mid slope and facing South. Protected from the Western Sun (the rows run east west) and dry grown for much of the time since being planted. The soils are thin, the conditions very tough. Matured for 24 months in a mix of new and second use French Oak Hogseads, before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
The soil in this section of the vineyard is very shallow gravelly loam over white clay and hard lime. This block runs east to west and naturally crops very low as a result of the limited topsoil and tough growing conditions.
The wine has all the hallmarks of the Stone Well area - dense fruit balanced by abundant natural tannins. Slightly bolder fruit then its fellow single Block cousins. A wine that will cellar extremely well in the right cellar conditions.
In some years, some vineyards just seem to produce grapes that ultimately make a wine that sits outside the norm, in this case the norm being the style we make at Hayes Family Wines. Sometimes these wines are exceptional in their own right. The 2022 The Marcus is such a wine. It is a wine of power and richness. Named in honour of Marcus Schulz, one of the great men of the Barossa.
The grapes for this wine were grown on the historic Schulz Home vineyard in Ebenezer district of the Northern Barossa. This vineyard has been farmed by the Schulz family for 7 generations (over 150 years) and is one of the truly special vineyards of the Barossa Valley.
This wine has taken full advantage of cooler but truly wonderful 2022 vintage, dark, dense, black fruited. It has all all the hallmarks of a wine that will benefit from a significant stint in the cellar - bright purple hue, powerful black and blue fruits, full bodied, the dense fruit balanced by abundant tannins. Drinking well now but will cellar very well.
Our 5th Batch of Old Grand Tawny. It comes from predominantly Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro components from our old tawny stocks. It does contain more shiraz then previous releases hence a deeper colour then previously.
Our 7th Batch of Very Old Rare Tawny comes from our old stocks of traditional Barossa Tawny that have been aging gracefully for many years in 100 year old whiskey barrels. This batch of less than 300 500ml bottles comprises components from our old Grenache based barrels, Touriga barrels and components from our other old Tawnies to provide freshness. Tasting just beautifully on release.
Our 1st batch of Rick’s Rare Tawny comes from some truly special and unique stocks of ancient tawny that has been in the Burge Family stocks for close to 100 years. Rick is one of the true gentlemen of wine, a wonderful man with a wonderful pallet. He is a great supporter of ours, and has helped us more than most over the years. Is blending skills are legendary. He has over the past 20 years steadily moved his vast stocks on to the next generation.
He did however retain a small batch, a batch that was truly special. Recently he asked me whether I was interested. The answer was of course yes. This blend, a reflection of the legend that is Rick Burge brings together ancient components from the last of his family stocks, a truly unique Barossa Tawny that each of us should try at least once. This batch is tiny but comprises some of the very best fortified barrels I have seen.
Rutherglen Topaque is truly one of the great wines of the world. When it gains age, true age, it has a unique flavour profile that cannot be replicated. But, old fortifieds are getting rare. Fortunately for you, many years ago I started accumulating fortifieds. No real plan but in the hope that one day they would be appreciated.
This is one such batch. A single hogshead of Rare Rutherglen Topaque. Trust me, it is amazing. It has a depth of flavour and complexity that clearly signals its age, ample sweetness but balanced by high acidity. Drink now
Rutherglen Muscat is truly one of the great wines of the world. When it gains age, true age, it has a unique flavour profile that cannot be replicated. But, old muscat’s are getting rare. Often blended, single vintage fortifieds are rare, 50 year old single barrels particularly so. Fortunately for you, many years ago I started accumulating fortifieds. No real plan but in the hope that one day they would be appreciated.
This is one such batch. A single barrique of 1972 Single Vintage Rutherglen Muscat. Trust me, it is amazing. It has a depth of flavour that clearly signals its age, sweet but balanced by high acidity such that it does not show. Drink now
Drinking just beautifully on release and will do so for 30 years or more. Rich, ripe Hoffmann Ebenezer Shiraz from the wonderful 2021 Vintage. Picked ripe, fortified with Fine Barossa Brandy Spirit and bottled after 12 months in barrel. Deep purple colour with lifted dark berry / blueberries aromas. Complex flavours of dark fruits and a backbone of refreshing acidity gives balance and fine tannins lead to a persistent drier finish. Just lovely now or in 20 or 30 years.
Seek out classic matches such as aged blue cheese or nuts, or when young, find a big juicy steak. A truly great wine style for every dinner party.
The Three Arches Barossa Rosé Gin is crafted with hand-picked 80 year old Mataro & Grenache grapes from our Estate Block in Stone Well. Together we've taken Three Arches award winning Mediterranean Dry Gin to create a limited release super premium gin that offers a special something! Expect notes of floral, red berry and packed fruit flavours.
This gin is an excellent choice to complement your entrée or serve as a refreshing pre-dinner drink.
From our Old & Rare Release comes our single vintage, single barrel 2006 XO Barossa Brandy.
Bright mid-amber colour. Highly perfumed bouquet, a touch of dried fruit, citrus and spice. The flavour is intense balancing an underlying power and strength with an elegant finish. The palate is refined, elegant and very long, with a clean finish. A wonderful introduction to Australian Brandy and a micro scale.
From our Old & Rare Release comes our single vintage, single barrel 1989 Hors D’Age 30yo Barossa Brandy.
Deep amber colour; the bouquet shows more oak influence than the XO and is richer, heavier with more weight and power. Very complex, with an abundance of dried fruit. Great persistence and length. Very much in the style of the Australian brandy’s of years gone by. A wonderful spirit in the context of what we do at Hayes Family Wines.
Our bottle fermented Blanc de Noirs is made from 100% Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir grapes (and hence the name Blanc de Noirs). The Pinot Noir we source for this wine comes from the old Seppelts Partalunga Vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. This vineyard produces extraordinary fruit that not only has wonderful flavours for still red pinot noir, but when picked early retains its natural acidity which is a hallmark of great Sparkling wines.
The new release 2022 Blanc de Noirs was disgorged in October 2024. This disgorgement is extraordinarily fresh and just jumps out of the glass. Slightly more weight and body then the fruity 2021 Vintage. A wine that will drink well now, in a year or many more.