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Morgan Simpson
is a small McLaren Vale wine producer located in
the foothills of the South Mount Lofty Ranges.
Winemaker Richard Simpson (B.App. Science - Wine Science, CSU)
selects small parcels of fruit from the families' Clos
Robert vineyard (first planted by Robert
Allen Simpson in 1972).
The winemaking began with a trial
vintage - 2 barriques of Cabernet Sauvignon - in
1997 (Silver medal and 2nd overall in the National Amateur Wine and Beer
Show) followed by the start of a commercial operation in
1998 with our only wine, a
Cabernet Sauvignon, winning a Gold medal at the McLaren Vale wine
show.
Since then we have
won a few more medals and trophies and extended the range
somewhat. The wine is hand
made on site using
traditional small scale winemaking equipment and
methods (basket press, small open fermenters). We
combine this with, as far as economically
practicable, modern analytical techniques. We are
currently crushing about 20 tonnes (Cabernet
Sauvignon, Shiraz, Mataro, Semillon and Chardonnay).
We have done
consistently well in wine shows around Australia.
Currently our wine
is available through mail order and a number of retail outlets.
We sometimes make
wine with high alcohol levels. |
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