Spinifex

South Australia | Barossa Valley

Our Review

Peter Schell and Magali Gely are a husband-and-wife team from NZ who came to Australia in the early ’90s to study oenology and marketing at Roseworthy College. They have spent 4 vintages making wine in France, mainly in the south where Magali’s family were vignerons for generations near Montpellier. The focus at Spinifex is the red varieties that dominate in the south of France: mataro (a synonym for mourvèdre), grenache, shiraz and cinsaut. The wines are made in open fermenters, basket pressed, with partial wild (indigenous) fermentation and relatively long post-ferment maceration. A new cellar door opened in '23. -JAMES HALLIDAY

Specialities

Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Cinsault, Riesling.

Cellar Door

Hours

Thurs–Sat 11–5

Details are correct at time of writing

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Stockist Information

Distribution Information

Bibendum Wine Co.

International Sales Information

Exports to the UK, Canada, Belgium, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and NZ.

Details

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Winemaker Peter Schell
Viticulturalist Peter Schell
Region Barossa Valley
Address 46 Nuraip Road, Light Pass, SA 5355
Established 2001
Dozens 6000
Vineyards (area) 13 ha
Opening Hours Thurs–Sat 11–5
Telephone 0408 881 852
Website www.spinifexwines.com.au