Shottesbrooke's story began in 1981, when founder Nick Holmes planted his first vineyard near the tiny hamlet of Myponga, south of McLaren Vale. The quality of that fruit sparked his passion for making wines from in and around McLaren Vale, and he went on to buy the property at McLaren Flat, where he built the Shottesbrooke winery and cellar door.
Today the business is led by Nick's stepson Hamish Maguire, general manager and chief winemaker. Raised among McLaren Vale vineyards, Hamish trained as a teenage cellar hand at Ryecroft, completed science and business degrees at Adelaide University, then spent three years working in wine in France, Spain, England and New York, including a Bordeaux vintage, before studying winemaking at Charles Sturt University. He became principal winemaker in 2004 and has driven the winery's growth; it now crushes about 1,200 tonnes a year with storage for almost a million litres.
Shottesbrooke makes wines from estate-owned and managed vineyards in McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills, regions renowned for Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and exports to Asia, the USA, Canada and Europe. Visitors can taste at the McLaren Flat cellar door and book tours and experiences.
- Address
- 101 Bagshaws Road, McLaren Flat SA 5171
- Founded
- 1981
- Winemakers
- Hamish Maguire
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Regions
Wines
- Shottesbrooke 1337 McLaren Vale Muscat — Fortified
- Shottesbrooke Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Shottesbrooke Bernesh Bray Fine Old Liqueur Tawny — Fortified
- Shottesbrooke Big Dreams McLaren Vale Grenache — Red
- Shottesbrooke Bush Vine McLaren Vale Grenache — Red
- Shottesbrooke Cabernet Blends Reserve Series McLaren Vale The Proprietor — Red
- Shottesbrooke Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec — Red
- Shottesbrooke Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec The Proprietor Reserve Series McLaren Vale — Red
- Shottesbrooke Eliza Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Engine Room McLaren Vale Cabernet Sangiovese — Red
- Shottesbrooke Engine Room McLaren Vale Shiraz Mataro Grenache — Red
- Shottesbrooke Engine Room McLaren Vale Shiraz Tempranillo — Red
- Shottesbrooke Engine Room Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Shottesbrooke Engine Room Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Shottesbrooke Estate Series Adelaide Hills Chardonnay — White
- Shottesbrooke Estate Series Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir — Red
- Shottesbrooke Estate Series Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Shottesbrooke Estate Series McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke Estate Series McLaren Vale Chardonnay — White
- Shottesbrooke Estate Series McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Expression Series Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Shottesbrooke Expression Series McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Grenache Blends Estate Series McLaren Vale GSM — Red
- Shottesbrooke Grenache Rosé — Rosé
- Shottesbrooke Grenache Shiraz Mataro Estate Series McLaren Vale GSM — Red
- Shottesbrooke Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke Limited Release Icon Series McLaren Vale Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke McLaren Vale Merlot — Red
- Shottesbrooke McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Measure Twice, Cut Once McLaren Vale Mataro — Red
- Shottesbrooke Merlette McLaren Vale Merlot Rose — Rosé
- Shottesbrooke Punch McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke Punch Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke Red genericsblends The Proprietor — Red
- Shottesbrooke Regional Series Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Reserve Series Eliza McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay — White
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Blewitt Springs Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Bush Vine McLaren Vale Grenache — Red
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard House Block McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Jenkin's Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard McLaren Flat Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard McLaren Flat Chardonnay — White
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Series Macclesfield Adelaide Hills Chardonnay — White
- Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Tom's Block Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Shottesbrooke Sparkling 1337 Blanc de Blanc — Sparkling
- Shottesbrooke Sweet white 1337 Adelaide Hills Botrytis Sauvignon Blanc — Dessert
- Shottesbrooke The Butchered Line McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red