Why the name Barking Mad?
Some say it was inspired by the winery hound Tessa, some say it reflects the winemakers demeanour, others say it relates to the price point of such high quality wines. Whatever the reason, we know you will enjoy our Barking Mad wines!
Select: Sparkling Blanc de Blanc | Sparkling Shiraz | Riesling | Semillon Sauvignon Blanc | Rosé | Cabernet Sauvignon | Shiraz
Sparkling Mad Blanc de Blanc
Toast your next special occasion with our Sparking Mad Blanc de Blanc!
Quality dry grown fruit was hand picked from our St Clare Vineyard resulting in a fresh fruit driven wine with ripe melon and stone fruit flavours.
The new innovation of a crown seal closure ensures maximum bubble and no chance of a flat bottle!
Bronze Medal - 2008 Clare Wine Show
~ Food Match: Smoked Salmon Bruschetta with garlic aioli and rocket
Sparkling Mad Shiraz
Produced from the highest quality fruit, our Sparkling Mad Shiraz is perfect for celebrations or for enjoying anytime!
Hand picked from St Clare Vineyard at Watervale, our Sparkling Mad Shiraz uses premium dry grown fruit and is open fermented for 10 days.
After fermentation, it is matured in American Oak hogsheads for 12 months producing a full bodied wine bursting with ripe plum and berry flavours.
~ Food Match: Any horsdouvres such as Duck Paté or Goats Cheese Tartlets. Its also great with Bacon & Eggs for Sunday Brunch!
2008 Barking Mad Riesling
Crisp, clean and fruity - our Barking Mad Riesling has received rave reviews!
Premium fruit has been hand picked from our St Clare Vineyard at Watervale where the elevation and soil is perfect for growing Riesling, giving the wine mineral characteristics.
This Riesling displays floral characteristics with citrus and hints of honeysuckle, and the soft acidity enhances the freshness of the flavours.
Bronze Medal - 2008 Adelaide Wine Show
Bronze Medal - 2008 Clare Wine Show
88 Points - "Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar", Issue#140, Sept/Oct 2008
"Light green-gold. Pungent pear and apple aromas are underscored by dusty mineral and white flowers. Juicy and pliant, with open-knit orchard fruit and melon flavors and a subtle citrus note on the back. Softer than most Clare rieslings, with good finishing sweetness."
90 Points - "The Advertiser", August 2008
"Showing a softer floral side to its aromas, though thoroughly lime and lemon in its fruit profile with a delicate acidity in the mouth, this has a lovely presence on the middle palate and gives quite a bit of wine for this bargain price. Open the oysters!"
4 Stars - "The Age Epicure", July 2008
"You have to be barking mad to open a vineyard, or so the wisdom goes. This aptly named Clare Valley Riesling has a lightly scented, floral aroma that leads to suggestions of apple juice, lime and rusty steel. It needs food to show its best but finishes with persistence. Ageing? One to four years. Food Ideas: Tempura, Vietnamese spring rolls with green leaves and herbs."
89 points - The Wine Spectator, USA
"Dry and steely with bracing lime, lime flowers and green pear character, finishing with focus and length. Needs seafood. Drink now through to 2015."
~ Food Match: Seared Scallops with dill and white wine cream sauce.
2008 Barking Mad Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
A perfectly blended Sem Sav combining premium Margaret River and Clare Valley fruit!
Sauvignon Blanc fruit was sourced from the famous Margaret River wine region then blended with our own Semillon to create a unique and well balanced wine. The juice was extracted using 50% free juice run which maintains the varietal characteristics.
It displays goosberry and tropical fruit salad flavours with a hint of citrus.
~ Food Match: Chicken Maryland marinated in moroccan spices with creamy polenta
2008 Barking Mad Rosé
Fresh and fruity - our Barking Mad Rosé is a perfect summer time wine!
Using a blend of hand picked Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese fruit from our St Clare Vineyard, the juice was extracted using 50% free juice run only resulting in a light delicate wine.
It has prominent berry fruit flavours which are enhanced by sweet spices and has a refreshing dry finish.
~ Food Match: Roasted Vegetable Lasagne with fresh garden salad
2008 Barking Mad Cabernet Sauvignon
Hand picked at optimal ripeness, this is a classic Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon!
Sourced from low yeilding, partially irrigated vines in our St Clare Vineyard, the wine was open fermented before maturing in French Oak Hogsheads for 10 months.
It displays rich sweet fruit flavours with ripe berry and mint overtones, and has sweet vanilla oak giving it richness and length.
The Adelaide Review Hot 100 South Australian Wines 2009/10
"For a hand-picked Cabernet which has spent time in French oak, this wine from Reilly's is very competitively priced. Both Tom and Louise noted blue fruits (a little 'porty' in style for Andrew) and all our tasters like the generous tannins and soft, drinkable balance of the wine (with a touch of residual sugar)"
Bronze Medal - Adelaide Wine Show 2009 (Class 15)
~ Food Match: Smoked Rack of Lamb with red wine and tomato jus served with creamy potato mash
2007 Barking Mad Shiraz
Our Barking Mad Shiraz is rich and full bodied!
Sourced from our St Clare Vineyard, this wine has been open fermented before maturing in a combination of American and French Hogsheads for 14 months.
On the palate it displays spicy oak with supple round sweet fruit which is enhanced by soft tannins resulting in a rich, mouth filling wine.
88 Points - Michael Franz, Wine Review Online, January 2009
"A very tasty wine with an amusing label (just in case you care about such things). Although the wine is on the juicy/chunky side of the spectrum, it offers very pleasant flavors of red raspberry and dark cherry with a little peppery bite in the finish. There's just enough tannin and acidity to keep this seeming focused and defined, so this is certainly a candidate for near-term drinking."
~ Food Match: Kangaroo Steak with red wine glaze and seasonal vegetables
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