Bannockburn Vineyards was established by Stuart Hooper in 1974 with the planting of a 3 hectare block of Shiraz vines near the township of Bannockburn, 25 kilometres north of Geelong. Since this humble beginning, Bannockburn Vineyards has grown in size and notoriety to become one of the most highly regarded small winemaking estates in Australia. It was Stuart Hooper's passion to share the enjoyment of a bottle of red with friends and family, and his dream of producing wine from his own vineyard, that lead to the establishment of Bannockburn Vineyards, while his uncompromising commitment to always produce the best wine possible, regardless of cost, has placed Bannockburn Vineyards at the forefront of re-establishing Geelong as an exceptional cool climate wine producing area. Bannockburn

This wine is one of the classic Victorian Shiraz from a great vintage.Light to medium bodied in style, wines like these show the trueversatility of Australian shiraz at its best. Spicy with cool climatepepper and spice, the 1999 Shiraz is a fantastic food wine withflavours of tar, dried herbs, dark cherries and woodspice.