The Mitchell Family
What is The Mitchell Family all about?
In 1949 Peter McNicol Mitchell began work on a small vineyard in Clare which has now turned into an 80 hectare vineyard with a winery and bottling facility. Mitchell wines has been guided by three generations of passionate winemakers from Peter through to Andrew and Jane who had a passion for winemaking as as business growth, and now the next generation of Mitchell Wines includes their three children, Hilary, Angus and Edwina brining innovative ideas.
Mitchell Wines Peppertree Vineyard Shiraz
Wines like this show the advantage of bottle age in regions such as the Clare Valley where young reds can be brutish, even overwhelming with their dense ripe fruit. But give them a couple of years to settle and their more subtle characters emerge, as is seen right here.
The key to this wine is fantastic balance from start to finish. Quite deeply coloured, it’s ripe and generous but also carries great subtlety too – dark cherry, licorice and old oak are topped with white pepper, eucalyptus and violets plus a hint of whole bunch spice. There is definitely something Rhoney going on here too. That is followed by a dry, juicy and mid-weight palate with some Clare Valley earthy flavours tied into dark fruits and supported by long drying tannins with baking spices right on the finish. So much going on here, it is a belter, great value and has plenty of aging potential.
95Points
Our People
As children of the Mitchell family, we all started out working in the vineyard and winery, learning the ins and outs of the winemaking process before moving into our respective positions within the business.
Proprietor , Mitchell Wines:Andrew Mitchell, Jane Mitchell
Winemaker:Simon Pringle
Awards & Accolades
Our single vineyard, barrel fermented aged riesling was awarded a double gold medal with 96 points last week, and it was also named Wine of the Year by country at the Sommeliers Choice Awards in San Francisco.
 The Sommeliers Choice Awards attracted hundreds of international entries, and were judged by top sommeliers, wine buyers and directors from some of the USA’s most acclaimed restaurants.
Vineyards
Since the beginning, we’ve always believed that to make great wine you need great vineyards. And we’ve worked to implement this at every opportunity; spending years perfecting our methods and approach to amplify the unique characteristics that can only be found in the beautiful region that we call home; Clare Valley.
Community
Join us in our cellar door for a guided tasting through our three collections of wines, Mitchell, Kinsfolk and McNicol.
Relax in our tranquil cellar door garden or inside by the fire with a cheese board and a glass of wine, to learn about our history and sustainable practices with a guided tasting at our 1890’s cellar door, situated in Clare Valley, South Australia, one and half hours’ drive north of Adelaide.
Cellar door is open seven days from 11.00am until 5.00pm. Family and dog friendly. $10 tasting fee which is waived on purchase of any cellar door wine.
