Welcome to Tapanappa Wines

  • "We are determined to use the most expressive and unique terroirs of Australia to create Australian fine wine of distinction."
    Brian Croser, Jean-Michel Cazes, Arnould d'Hautefeuille
  • Tapanappa combines “old vines, new terroirs, experienced winemaking and energetic skilled young management.”
  • The Croser family planted the Tiers Vineyard in 1979, the first vineyard planted in the Adelaide Hills region in the 20th century.
    In every way The Tiers Vineyard is a "distinguished site". It is the first vineyard planted in the Adelaide Hills thus pioneering the true cool climate wine industry of South Australia.
  • The Foggy Hill Vineyard is on a northwestfacing slope at 300 to 350 metres (ASL) at Parawa, the highest point of the Fleurieu Peninsula half way between Victor Harbor and Cape Jervis.
    Tapanappa is dedicated to exploring the potential of the very exciting Foggy Hill Pinot Noir terroir.
  • The Whalebone Vineyard was purchased immediately after the formation of the partnership in 2002. Originally named Koppamurra Vineyard It has been renamed the Whalebone Vineyard because of the discovery of a 35 million year old whale skeleton in a limestone cave beneath the vineyard.

  • Situated at 37º 10’ S and 140° 87’ E at an altitude of 80 meters, the Whalebone Vineyard is on the dunal ridge of the oldest shoreline of the plain which gently leans away to the Great Southern Ocean 80 kilometres to the west.
    Whalebone Vineyard in particular and Wrattonbully in general are peculiarly suited to the production of Cabernet Shiraz blends, an Australian traditional blend and once common in France when the practice of "Hermitaging" was used to bolster the wines of Bordeaux in deficient years.

a rich, heady, complex wine - 2008 Whalebone Cab Shiraz

Source: 
The Adelaide Review
Author: 
Andrea Frost
Review Date: 
June 2013

 

2009 Merlot Cab Franc - Outstanding!

Source: 
The Vinsomniac
Author: 
Stuart Robinson
Review Date: 
13th of June 2013

It's testament to the underlying quality here, that the wine was both approachable now, yet also imparted a sense of where it may well be over its life.

2009 Whalebone Cabernet Shiraz - a rare degree of refinement

Source: 
Wine Will Eat Itself
Author: 
Jermey Pringle
Review Date: 
10th of June 2013

he Whalebone Vineyard reds are always swathed in oak. Unashamedly so. They’re built for the long haul. Still, there’s a rare degree of refinement about them that sets them apart. The vineyard and the fruit is still clearly visible. It’s just framed by cedar, chocolate and toast. Here we have a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Shiraz.

2009 Whalebone Merlot Cab Franc - Exceptional - 95 points

Source: 
Wine Will Eat Itself
Author: 
Jeremy Pringle
Review Date: 
10th of June 2013

Apart from a short heat wave at the end of January, 2009 was a cooler vintage in Wrattonbully. The coolest since 2005. It’s made for an even better rendition of the Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc than the terrific 2008 release. Fresher fruit, more definition and less warmth.

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