South Australian
2004 Huacaya Shiraz

“Exquisite dense and uniform; fine, lustrous dark fleece on a well balanced frame and robust constitution displaying a delightful temperament”. Such is the description of an Alpaca Huacaya stud demonstrating the quality breeding of champion bloodlines.

As we sat overlooking our mountain, undulating paddocks and sunset over the dam, our herd was heading homeward. Sipping a wonderful glass of wine, on the deck, it struck us that the above description of our beloved alpacas, could equally describe the attributes of a great wine. Surely this unique animal’s blood was worth bottling, if only figuratively speaking!

So we asked our friends at McLaren Vale to produce a red wine akin to enchanting and soft Huacaya Alpacas. This wine, a South Australian Shiraz, predominantly McLaren Vale with Langhorne Creek and Limestone Coast parcels added, is deep in colour, bursting with blackberry fruit juice, blueberry jam with liquorice, pepper and spice overtones. It is the happy outcome of co-fermentation and will provide as much satisfaction as introducing someone to their first alpaca!