Tellurian Wines

Tellurian Wines Heathcote is located on the western slopes of Mt Camel range. It overlooks the small industrial town of Toolleen. It was founded by Ian Hopkins in year 2002 when he decided to purchase a small piece of farmland and grow grapevines. At first, the vineyard was planted with Shiraz vines. More Shiraz plantings followed in year 2003 and 2006. In 2011 and 2012, the vineyard was planted with alternate varietals.

In year 2006, renowned viticulturist consultant Tim Brown and visionary winemaker Tobias Ansted joined the team to produce the first vintage of Tellurian Wines – the 2008 Tellurian Heathcote Shiraz. In the year 2009, a special wine by the name of Pastiche Shiraz was released that combined fruit from the Tranter Rd Vineyard and the vineyard of the Tuohey family on Mt Camel’s eastern side.

The winery’s Tranter Rd Vineyard has been established on Mt Camel’s western slopes overlooking the town of Toolleen. The estate comprises of 80 hectares of farming land, 22Ha of which is planted with grapevines. 16Ha of land was planted with Shiraz vines in 2002, 2003 and 2006 while the remaining 6Ha was planted with Mourvedre, Riesling, Viognier, Marsanne, Grenache and Nero D’Avola varieties.

The land is covered with Cambrian soils that are nutrition - rich, red decomposed greenstone rocks that go as deep as 2m into the land. The richness of these ancient Cambrian soils of the Heathcote region when combined with the modern viticultural practices of Tellurian Wines result in the development of juicy, elegant and fruit - filled drinks.

The winery’s flagship wine is the Tellurian Tranter Shiraz, which is created using fruit sourced exclusively from the Tranter Rd vineyard. Tim Brown and Tobias Ansted work together with skilled growers of the Toolleen area to ensure that the nutritional quality of the vineyard remains intact and the harvesting practices of the vineyard yield grapes of premium quality and intense flavours. This superior quality fruit is used to craft the beloved Pastiche Shiraz, Marsanne, Viognier and Grenache - Shiraz - Mourvedre varietals.

The Tuohey family vineyard is planted with grapes that are blended together with the fruit from the Tellurian Wines vineyard in order to produce the elegant Tellurian Heathcote Pastiche Shiraz.

The grapes used to create the Viognier varietal are imported from selected vineyards close to Toolleen. Tellurian Wines team maintains a close relationship with growers from these vineyards so as to ensure the growth and import of high - quality and flavoursome fruit. The winemaking philosophy of the Tellurian team is the creation and release of balanced and fruity wines in which the varietal characters as well as oak elements are aptly represented. Most of Tellurian wines are available online. Try some of these delights today.

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