Cool nights and sunny days in the Clare Valley provide ideal conditions for the intense rich lime flavours found in Petaluma Riesling. The flinty austerity that the wine maintains is due to the fruits' high natural acid.
The world famous Petaluma chardonnay is sourced from seven 'distinguished vineyards' found in the Adelaide Hills. These 'distinguished sites' which have matured for nearly 30 years, favour delicate flavours and high natural acids.
Planted in 1979 on friable red soils over 1800 million old basement rocks, the Tiers vineyard is the lowest and warmest vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley, Adelaide Hills. The Tiers Chardonnay is a single vineyard wine from a truly 'distinguished site' and as result, offers remarkable balance and ripe white peach aromas.
Hand picking when lusciousness and structure are in balance is imperative when making Petaluma Viognier. So is fermentation in seasoned French oak barriques, which enhance the complex and intense flavours found in the Viognier vineyards.
The aim of the Petaluma Shiraz is to capture the richness of Shiraz with the inherent spiciness produced in cooler conditions. The Mount Barker vineyards on the eastern extremity of the Adelaide Hills cultivate a refined and unique style of Australian shiraz.
The well-known Coonawarra region produces elegant and long-lived Cabernet and Merlot wines. To create this Coonawarra blend that is now an iconic Australian red wine and one of the benchmarks for the region, Petaluma employs hand pruning and hand picking coupled with minimal irrigation and low yields.
Renowned for its elegant wines, the Coonawarra region produces Merlot with ripe flavours, fine balance and great ageing potential.
Semillon was deliberately planted on the red soils in the centre of the Coonawarra vineyard so the Botrytis infection occurs naturally. Typically light amber in colour, the Essence has very lush flavours with great length.