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The vineyards of Mount Langi Ghiran are nestled between two dramatically beautiful mountain ranges on the southern edge of the Great Dividing Range, 180km west of Melbourne. Pronounced "Mount Langee Jeeran", the name is Aboriginal for "Home of the Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo".
The vineyards are located in a spectacular setting, at an elevation of 350 metres, situated at the base of the 540 metre cliff face of Mount Langi Ghiran. Directly opposite is the Mount Cole state forest positioning the vineyards within a 30km valley. In 1996 the winery purchased another property on the well protected northern slope of Mount Langi Ghiran which is known as the "Hollows Vineyard". Together with the original vineyards the total area under vine is 225 acres.
The original vineyards were planted in the 1870's when European immigrants traveled to Western Victoria to discover gold. Bringing vines with them from the old country they went about working the rich fertile land of the Western district, creating some of Australia oldest vineyards. The vines were replaced by sheep at the turn of the century; however the site was re established in 1963 by Italian immigrants the Fratin brothers. Their first plantings were the Swiss Clone Shiraz, taken from the 140 year old nursery block in Great Western. They soon discovered that with the unique mix of Mount Langi Ghirans environment they were producing a spicy, pepper complex wine we now know as "Langi Shiraz".
The cool climate of Mount Langi Ghiran is unique for growing wine in Australia, and the Shiraz vines like to take their time to ripen and develop their spicy, peppery flavors making Langi one of the last vineyards to be harvested in Victoria. The vines are elevated but also sit between lofty mountains, this creates a cooling effect particularly in Autumn during ripening, as cold air tumbles down the mountains and flows through the valley at night. Another effect of the mountains is the shadowing of the vineyards before days end thus shortening the effective sunshine hours. These climatic effects are unique to Langi and explain why particularly the Shiraz harvest is late, but more importantly they are significant in producing the benchmark characteristics of Langi Shiraz.
The acclaimed range of wines include; Riesling, Pinot Gris, Cliff Edge Shiraz, Billi Billi Shiraz and the world famous Langi Shiraz.
Key points are that the 96 Points from Halliday sent the Aussie wine-buying public nuts for the wine. Jukes rated it as their best wine ever and it went on the Aussie regional roadshow and swept the board for medals and commendations. And Aussie guru Campbell Mattinson rated it 98/100. All in all it’s easily one of the must-have Aussie wines of the year.
Trophies & Competitions
2008 Vintage Cellars National Wine Show (Canberra) – Best Dry Red – Shiraz, Premium Class
2007 Vintage Cellars National Wine Show (Canberra) - Shiraz Trophy Best Shiraz 2005 or older
2006 Vintage Cellars National Wine Show (Canberra) - Best Commercial Shiraz
2006 Victorian Wine Show – Best Shiraz
2006 Victorian Wine Show – Best Red Wine
“Controlled, spicy and red fruited, this is probably the most compact yet expressive wines in our list this year, and it’s the finest wine ever made in Mount Ararat!" Taste 2008, Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer
96 pts (Outstanding) 2008 James Halliday Wine companion
98 Points & Winner Big Red Wine of the Year
“... there would be a strong argument to suggest that this is the best Langi shiraz ever. This is the duck’s guts. It is a fan-bloody-tastic wine. It is the wine Langi had to have." 2008 The Big Red Wine Book, Campbell Mattinson
HarperWells also offer alternative wines from this estate which may be viewed here. Additional vintages and bottle sizes are occasionally available by request; for further information please call us on 0844 335 8324 or email us at sip@harperwells.com