Quandong Farm Shiraz is a single vineyard wine that aims to highlight the intensity and brightness of fruit grown using biodynamic techniques. Our farming practices are designed to produce wines of intensity, but also with layers of texture, flavour and interest for the consumer. We think this wine exhibits these characteristics and provides both concentration and flavour and a certain delicacy, rather than simple raw power.
Shiraz is the hallmark variety of McLaren Vale and Paxton. We have selected vineyard parcels that highlight the brightness of fruit & silky texture of McLaren Vale Shiraz. Full juicy fruit, flavoursome mouth feel and a lingering savoury back palate. The 2012 vintage is the fifth release of this wine and is becoming a popular, value for money wine.
Our flagship wine, the EJ Shiraz is named after David Paxton's mother and family matriarch Elizabeth Jean. A limited release wine, the EJ Shiraz is sourced from 100+ year-old vines from our Thomas Block vineyard, which is renowned for producing fruit of exceptional flavour and natural balance. Our 100+ year old Shiraz vines are amongst the oldest in McLaren Vale and are carefully hand pruned and thinned to ensure the low and uniform yields required for super premium Shiraz. Although still very young, the wine shows classic McLaren Vale Shiraz characteristics, with an elegant, delicate front exploding with a concentration of savoury fruit, supported by full, silky tannins unique to old vine wine. An exemplary Shiraz not to be missed! Vegan Friendly wine
NOW by PAXTON stands for NATURAL ORGANIC WINE. The consumer market demand has been growing steadily for Preservative Free/Natural wines. As leaders in organic production, it was obvious that Paxton needed a product for this category. In addition to Natural, PF & Organic, we wanted to make a young, drink NOW style shiraz that was different from our existing Shiraz styles.