About this winery

Pirramimma was founded by Alexander Campbell Johnston in 1892 and has been owned and operated by the Johnston family ever since. The Johnston family arrived in South Australia in 1839 and in 1892 Alexander, the tenth of thirteen children, purchased 97 hectares of rich farmland southeast of the then fledgling village of McLaren Vale. He named his land Pirramimma, an Aboriginal phrase meaning "the moon and the stars." The vineyard soils vary from sandy, on the rise, to rich dark loam on the flat....

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Tasting notes

The 2018 Grenache Shiraz Mataro exhibits aromas of blackberry, spicy plum and toffee apple, with hints of pomegranate and cedar. On the palate this wine displays red currant, raspberry, and Mariposa plum, complemented by a seam of cranberry and vanilla oak. A beautifully balanced wine, with fruit, subtle oak, and tannin in harmony.