Giaconda Estate

Rick Kinzbrunner established 1982; produces fewer than 3,000 cases annually from granite soils at 600m elevation. Biodynamic farming; Chardonnay and Shiraz in Burgundy style — whole bunch, natural yeasts, ageing in Burgundy barrels. The most sought-after Australian wine that most people have never tasted. Giaconda Chardonnay is consistently one of Australia's most expensive and greatest wines.

Giaconda Estate is Australia's most cult wine producer; the annual release sells out to mailing list subscribers within hours. Rick Kinzbrunner's Chardonnay and Shiraz are consistently compared to top Burgundy and Rhône in blind tastings. The estate proves that Australia's cool-climate granitic highlands can produce globally significant wines.