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Aramis Estate
The 70 acre Aramis Vineyard located 7km outside of the township of McLaren Vale produces wines of extraordinary intensity.

The area that is known today as the McLaren Vale Wine Region was amongst the first to be planted with vines in South Australia. Aramis vineyards in McLaren Vale are planted on their own rootstock in some of the world’s oldest mineral rich soils and in the most temperate of Mediterranean climates. The Aramis Vineyards consistently produces excellent fruit quality from low yielding vines.
Only the best parcels of fruit are carefully selected throughout the vineyard and utilized in the Aramis Vineyards label. Great attention to detail with the integration of fruit flavours and fine oak barrels helps produce classic handcrafted wine styles. Lee Flourentzou, the General Manager of Aramis Vineyards, has pursued his passion to produce rich and intensely flavoured red wines. The best way to prune a vineyard is by hand, Aramis will only do what is best for the vineyard.
The wines from Aramis Vineyards express full varietal flavours, and take advantage of the McLaren Vale's Mediterranean climate, with its long slow ripening season and favoured soils. Aramis wines are fermented in five tone open fermenters. Maturation in American and French oak for 12 - 24 months and then further maturation in bottle before release. Fining, if required, will be executed using pure egg white outsourced from a free-range chicken facility. Corking methods are of the latest technology, only the best corks are used, there is no expense spared when bottling Aramis's wine.
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Fast Facts
LOCATION:
- 7 km outside of the township of McLaren Vale
- Altitude: 50 – 200 m(164 - 656 feet)
CLIMATE:
- A Mediterranean climate with cool maritime influences
- Growing season rainfall (Oct-Apr) 180 mm (7 inches)
- Mean January temperature:21.7°C ( 71°F)
- Relative humidity, 3pm Average 46%
SOIL:
- Red-brown loamy sand soils, patches of shallow friable loam
- Varieties: Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon
- Area under vine: 64 acres
Current Releases from this Estate
2007 Aramis "White Label" Shiraz Cab Sauv
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
Review: Wine Enthusiast 86 pointsRelease Date:April, 2009
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia
2008 Aramis "White Label" Shiraz Cab Sauv
Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
Review: Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 89 pointsRelease Date:March, 2010
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia
2006 Aramis "Black Label" Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Review: Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate 88 pointsRelease Date:April, 2009
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia
2005 Aramis "Black Label" Shiraz
Shiraz
Review: Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, #181 91 pointsRelease Date:April, 2009
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia
2004 Aramis "The Governor" Syrah
Shiraz
Review: Wine Spectator 91 pointsRelease Date:May, 2006
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia
2007 Aramis "Black Label" Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Review: Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 87 ptsRelease Date:April, 2011
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia
2008 Aramis "Black Label" Shiraz
Shiraz
Review: James Halliday - Wine Companion 2010 93 ptsRelease Date:April, 2011
Region:McLaren Vale, South Australia


