2026Summer Village Cellars Wine Catalogue 2026Summer Village Cellars Wine Catalogue■Sevenhill■■●③■●②●⑤Limestone VineyardArmaghLimestone380 meters / 36 yearsSingle vineyard, dry grown. Slightly cooler, east-facing site. Lovely oyster shell minerality, with fruit purity, and citrus notes.Named for the house Tom lived in during uni in AdelaideAll of TOPE’s vineyards are single vineyard sites in the Clare Valley, grown by professional viticulturalists who own and have a deep personal connection to their individual sites.Rosedale VineyardHill River390 meters / 25 yearsSingle vineyard, dry grown. On an eastern ridge facing west, with afternoon sun resulting in thicker skins and more phenolics. Rich, intense flavours, with bright, sweet fruit acidity.Tom & Pete are both Dual Citizens, and this is their 2nd RieslingRuddenklau VineyardHill RiverP+R stand for Pete’s and Tom’s drinking nicknames during their time at uniWhat does the future hold?－11－Parish VineyardWatervale390 meters / 6 yearsYoung, single vineyard, dry grown, on the central ridgeline in Watervale. Very acidic soils with terra rossa on top of slate. Aromatic, layered with a lovely lift of blue fruits.Memories of hosting bowls sessions in front of 100 Osmond, drinking Grenache.While Clare Valley doesn't have official GI (Geographical Indication) sub-regions, it is generally divided into five informal sub-regions (Clare, Sevenhill, Polish Hill River, Watervale, and Auburn) based on distinct terroir, climate and local town profiles.Vineyard ① ▶ Armagh: A small settlement about 3km west of Clare, often treated as a small district outside the main sub-regions.Vineyards ②③ ▶ Hill River: Located east to northeast of Clare, around the Hill River stream. High elevation and cool climate.Vineyard ④ ▶ Watervale: About 15km south of Clare, with terra rossa soil.Vineyard⑤ ▶ Sevenhill: The area with the longest history of viticulture in the region.Ashton VineyardSevenhillRed loam over clay470 meters / 105 yearsSingle vineyard, dry grown. Very low yielding. Rich and intense, with lovely spice. An elegant and unapologetic Mataro.Tom’s surname means ‘House of War’ in German. Pete’s last name is Warr. P : I think Clare Valley is one of the most under-appreciated and diverse wine regions not just in Australia, but globally. There are not many places in the world you can make both Riesling and Cabernet, and lots of wines in between. Clare is a raised plateau in the middle of nowhere in central South Australia. In an Australian context we have higher elevation vineyards. The bottom of the valley is at 350 meters, which most people don’t realize because it’s a gradual one percent climb driving out of Adelaide for an hour and a half. It is about an hour inland, in the first real rain shadow* in South Australia. We get these unique lifting winds from the ocean, but then lovely warm days because we’re a bit more northern than other regions in South Australia. We’re also on the edge of the desert, and at night we get a beautiful cold wind from the desert blowing down the valley. It’s this wonderful combination of great soils from the mountain ranges, decent amount of rain, warm days, cold nights, and this lovely diurnal temperature, so the fruit retains lots of different flavours and natural acid. This is great for Riesling but also helps to retain the natural blue fruit character of Grenache, giving a lovely richness and a focused blue fruit that radiates across the palate. I see it as northern Rhone style flavour profiles. When you look at the Rhone Valley, the river is cold, which cools the valley. We get the same effect from the cold desert winds, so we can build elegant, beautiful wines from this unique parcel in the center of South Australia. We have everything and anything. The Clare Valley is 3 mountain ranges running parallel to each other that have evolved over eons. The soil profiles change dramatically depending on which slope you’re on, and where it is along the 30-kilometer valley. From the limestone and sandstone, which is famous for Rieslings, to the Mintaro slate mine, the main slate mine for building Adelaide, and the main soil in our Cabernet vineyard. It’s both a blessing and a curse, as you can make these really unique parcels. For our Rieslings we have 2 blocks of grapes, identical clone, 5 kilometers apart, and they taste completely different. One’s grown on hard limestone in Armagh, and the other on an opposite ridge, but on yellow clay. They’re picked on the same day with the same fermentation, yet have a completely different acid line and phenolic profile, so it’s a true expression of terroir.CODE13449CODE13151 P : This is my long-term retirement plan. T : We have both been doing this as careers, and want to build TOPE the right way. We are self-funded, have done it all ourselves, building the business slowly and have learnt a lot. This is our passion and has our names on it. We would like to make some different wines. A new project next year is a ceramic egg Riesling that will be very textural and interesting. We are also looking at a Grenache from a much older vineyard. *Rain shadow: A dry region on the leeward side of a mountain range, where moist air coming inland from the sea turns into rain (or snow) as it climbs the range. The now dry air blows down the leeward side, forming dry regions or rain shadow deserts.CODE13152Could you tell me more about Clare Valley and the opportunities you saw?And the soils?RRP￥4,000RRP￥4,000RRP￥10,300WineVineyardLocationSoilsElevation Vine AgeFeaturesWine name100 Osmond RieslingMAP①TOPE P+R Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 (Screw Cap)Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Alc. 13.8%Dual Citizen RieslingMAP②Sandy loam over yellow clayNewVintageP+R Cabernet SauvignonMAP③Dark red soil over sub-surface slate500-550 meters / 25 yearsSingle vineyard. An eastern ridge facing west, with granite mixed in the soil. Green aromas of tomato leaf, red capsicum, and dark fruit with dusty tannins.TOPE Afternoon Roll Grenache 2023 (Screw Cap)Varietal: Grenache Alc. 13.9%Clare ValleyAdelaideAfternoon Roll GrenacheMAP④Red loam over limestoneTOPE House of Warr Mataro 2023 (Screw Cap)Varietal: Mataro Alc. 13.8%WatervaleAuburnHaus of Warr MataroMAP⑤ClarePolish Hill RiverMintaroTOPE’s 5 Vineyards●④■●①
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