Bin Label

This wine has a fragrant nose displaying lifted aromas of cherries and spice with some savoury notes. Wonderfully balanced pure palate, which is light with subtle texture of cherry supported by well-integrated fine tannins leading to a long elegant finish with hints of spice. An easy drinking styled Pinot Noir.

Winemaking

Normans is one of the oldest and most respected names in Australian Winemaking. Since 1853, when Jesse Norman planted his first vines in Adelaide, Normans has developed a reputation for premium award winning wines. The Bin Range reflects the bin numbers at the Old Clarendon Winery where Normans have produced so many epic wines, with the company’s commitment To the tradition of fine wine making.

Cellaring

Drink now or cellar for 2-4 years

Pale straw with green hue. Lifted floral blossom, lemon, lime and mineral notes with some white peach characters. This is a textbook Clare Valley Riesling. 

Intense, fresh, crisp and dry; delicate palate of zesty lemon and lime provide a mouth watering opening while crisp natural acidity and grape sugar provides the perfect combination.

Winemaking

Selected parcels of fruit were sourced from vineyards in the Clare Valley region of South Australia. The fruit was machine picked during the cool early hours of the morning which enabled us to select only the best fruit from the vineyards from this wonderful vintage. The fruit was then rapidly transported to the winery and immediately crushed, chilled and pressed, where the free run juice and pressings were separated. The juice is cold settled for 3-4 days, racked off solids and then fermented in stainless steel tanks. Post fermentation individual batches were blended to style then the finished parcels were carefully assessed, with only the finest chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.

Cellaring

Drinking beautifully now, but will cellar well for 3 or so years for those who like Riesling with a little age to develop more oily characters.

Varietals Riesling
Region Clare Valley
Alcohol 11.5%
Winemaker John Harris

Bright green to pale lemon colour. Aromas of citrus, passionfruit and freshly cut grass dominate. There is more depth than your average Sauvignon Blanc with some gooseberry and a touch of flint in the background. Zesty and flavoursome.

Excellent balanced acidity keeps the wine fresh and zippy on the palate, gooseberry and tropical fruit flavours are very appealing balance with the acid to give a very clean and crisp taste on the closing palate.

Winemaking

Select parcels of fruit were sourced from a single vineyard in the iconic cool climate region of the Adelaide Hills. The fruit was hand picked during the cool early hours of the morning - this enabled us to select only the best fruit from the vineyard from this tough vintage. The fruit was then transported to the winery and immediately crushed, chilled and pressed, where the free run juice and pressings were separated. The juice is cold settled for 3-4 days, racked off solids and then fermented in stainless steel tanks. Post fermentation individual batches are blended to style then the finished parcels are carefully assessed, with only the finest chosen for the final blend prior to bottling.

Cellaring

Made to drink upon release while the fruit flavour is at its most fresh and vibrant although will develop more character over the short term.

Varietals Sauvignon Blanc
Region Wrattonbully
Alcohol 13.0%
Winemaker John Harris 

Rich crimson red with hints of plum purple. Lifted aromatics with spicy nose with earthy tones. The fruit flavours are blackcurrants and stewed plums.

Classic Limestone Shiraz with ripe fruit characters of dark plum and cherry, with a hint of cassis spice and oak. The palate is generous, vibrant and savoury, with a smooth and velvety mouthfeel with some dried earth character followed by a soft tannin structure.

Winemaking

Sourced from premium vineyards located in the ancient limestone soils of the Limestone coast region of South Australia. The fruit was picked over a four-week period, which ensures blending options for more complex finished wine. The individual parcels were fermented in stainless steel open top fermenters, macerated on skins for seven days before being pressed then aged with a mixture of French and American oak. The wines were allowed to spontaneously undergo malolactic fermentation and were kept in individual batches until final blending to ensure only the finest wine of the vintage produced our bin series Shiraz.

Cellaring

A young and fresh wine that can be enjoyed now or cellar over the medium term.

Pale lime green in colour with straw edges. Intense aromas of fresh limes, floral notes and flowers all feature on the alluring nose.

The palate shows formidable lime, grapefruit, and citrus flavours with fantastic fruit based sweetness supported by a natural acid backbone.

Winemaking

Riesling was again the highlight of the 2013 vintage in the Clare Valley from a variety point of view. Whilst vintage kicked off earlier than usual at the start of February. There were some warm then cooler spells which allowed for perfect flavour ripening whilst conditions were quite dry and helped develop the natural fruit acidity. After early morning picking and crushing prior to sunrise we used only the free run juice for our Riesling. Fermentation was over a couple of weeks, after cold stabilising filtering the wine was bottled to retain all those beautiful fruit flavours and natural grape acidity.

Cellaring

Drinking beautifully now

Varietals Riesling
Region Clare Valley
Alcohol 12%
Winemaker John Harris

Deep dense crimson red. Lifted aromatics with ripe varietal blackcurrant and mulberry fruits blended skillfully with cedary oak.

Medium bodied palate offering up dark plum and blackberry with typical minty character which are so true to region. The tannins are smooth and dusty while some dried earth and leather character shows upon allowing the wine to open up.

Winemaking

Fruit was sourced from premium vineyards in the Limestone Coast region in South Australia. The fruit was picked in the cool of night at optimum ripeness then fermented on skins in static potters and rotary fermenters for a period of seven days to retain as much of the luscious natural fruit acidity and flavour that Limestone Coast wines are famous for. Following fermentation, pressing, clarification and final blending the fruit was matured with select parcels having contact with matured oak before final blending of the best parcels into bins prior to bottling.

Cellaring

This wine will be drinking beautifully upon release but will develop well in the bottle with cellaring medium term.

Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon
Region Limestone Coast
Alcohol 13.5%
Winemaker John Harris

Medium straw in colour. Fruit driven style with lovely stone fruit ripe intensity with some underlying freshly cut grass aromas. Complex aromas.

Chardonnay fruit from selected Langhorne Creek vineyards were used in this blend and it gives the wine length and structure. The palate is fresh and vibrant with flavours of melon and pineapple and a long finish.

Winemaking

Fruit from selected vineyards in Limestone Coast were used in this wine. The fruit was crushed and pressed gently before being fermented in stainless steel tanks. The wine had minimal oak contact and lees stirring to create a rounder more voluptuous mouth feel.

Cellaring

A young and fresh wine that can be enjoyed now or cellar over the short term.

Varietals Chardonnay
Region Limestone Coast
Alcohol 13%
Winemaker John Harris

Rich crimson red with hints of plum purple. Lifted aromatics with spicy nose with earthy tones. The fruit flavours are blackcurrants and stewed plums.

Classic Limestone Shiraz with ripe fruit characters of dark plum and cherry, with a hint of cassis spice and oak. The palate is generous, vibrant and savoury, with a smooth and velvety mouthfeel with some dried earth character followed by a soft tannin structure.

Winemaking

Sourced from a premium vineyard located in the ancient limestone soils of the Limestone coast region of South Australia. The fruit was picked over a four-week period, which ensures blending options for more complex finished wine. The individual parcels were fermented in stainless steel open top fermenters, macerated on skins for seven days before being pressed then aged with a mixture of French and American oak. The wines were allowed to spontaneously undergo malolactic fermentation and were kept in individual batches until final blending to ensure only the finest wine of the vintage produced our bin series Shiraz.

Cellaring

A young and fresh wine that can be enjoyed now or cellar 1-3 years.

Varietals Shiraz
Region Limestone Coast
Alcohol 14%
Winemaker John Harris

Awards

92 Points - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine

Deep dense crimson red. Lifted aromatics with ripe varietal blackcurrant and mulberry fruits blended skillfully with cedary oak.

Medium bodied palate offering up dark plum and blackberry with typical minty character which are so true to region. The tannins are smooth and dusty while some dried earth and leather character shows upon allowing the wine to open up.

Winemaking

Fruit was sourced from premium vineyards in the Limestone Coast region in South Australia. The fruit was picked in the cool of night at optimum ripeness then fermented on skins in static potters and rotary fermenters for a period of seven days to retain as much of the luscious natural fruit acidity and flavour that Limestone Coast wines are famous for. Following fermentation, pressing, clarification and final blending the fruit was matured with select parcels having contact with matured oak before final blending of the best parcels into bins prior to bottling.

Cellaring

This wine will be drinking beautifully upon release but will develop well in the bottle with cellaring medium term.

Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon
Region Limestone Coast
Alcohol 13.5%
Winemaker John Harris