Head Wines

Head Wines

Alex Head calls the Barossa Valley home but he will always feel equally at home in France’s Northern Rhone Valley. His affinity with Old World wines led him to Côte Rotie, or roasted slope, where the story is that in the Middle Ages one 'Count Maugiron' owned the steeply terraced hills of Côte Rotie. The Count had two daughters, one a blonde and the other a brunette and in time he realised that wine from the Southern slope of the Cote showed colour and character of his blonde daughter, while the Northern his brunette daughter. When Count Maugiron finally retired he passed on the two Côtes to his daughters and to this day, they are still referred to as the ' Côte Blonde' and 'Côte Brune'.

Inspired, Alex set out to find vineyard sites for Head Wines where, similar to Côte Rotie, the soils produce contrasting styles of Shiraz resulting in The Blonde, a Shiraz grown on sandy loam in Stonewell and The Brunette, from a high elevation vineyard in Moppa. The rest of the portfolio showcases single site Rhone varietals with the hallmarks of elegance, freshness, balance and purity of fruit.
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Head Wines
Alex Head calls the Barossa Valley home but he will always feel equally at home in France’s Northern Rhone Valley. His affinity with Old World wines led him to Côte Rotie, or roasted slope, where the story is that in the Middle Ages one 'Count Maugiron' owned the steeply terraced hills of Côte Rotie. The Count had two daughters, one a blonde and the other a brunette and in time he realised that wine from the Southern slope of the Cote showed colour and character of his blonde daughter, while the Northern his brunette daughter. When Count Maugiron finally retired he passed on the two Côtes to his daughters and to this day, they are still referred to as the ' Côte Blonde' and 'Côte Brune'.

Inspired, Alex set out to find vineyard sites for Head Wines where, similar to Côte Rotie, the soils produce contrasting styles of Shiraz resulting in The Blonde, a Shiraz grown on sandy loam in Stonewell and The Brunette, from a high elevation vineyard in Moppa. The rest of the portfolio showcases single site Rhone varietals with the hallmarks of elegance, freshness, balance and purity of fruit.
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    • Gary Walsh
      93 points
    Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2020
    • Variety Grenache
    • Vintage 2020
    • Brand Head Wines
    • Cellaring 5-10 Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
    Head Wines Old Vine Grenache 2020
    "Alex decided early on that making a Grenache the way Barossan families made t..."
    $35.99
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    • Gary Walsh
      94 points
    • Huon Hooke
      95 points
    Head Wines Old Vine Shiraz 2021
    • Variety Shiraz
    • Vintage 2021
    • Brand Head Wines
    • Cellaring 5-10 Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
    Head Wines Old Vine Shiraz 2021
    "Made from very small parcels of fruit from vineyards up to 100 years old. Sho..."
    $40.00
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    Head Wines Riesling 2021
    • Variety Riesling
    • Vintage 2021
    • Brand Head Wines
    • Cellaring Drink Now
    • Wine Type White
    • Alcohol Percentage 11.0% Alcohol
    Head Wines Riesling 2021
    "Rieslings from Eden Valley are highlighted by their unusually low alcohol. Th..."
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    Head Wines Rosé Grenache 2022
    • Variety Grenache
    • Vintage 2022
    • Brand Head Wines
    • Cellaring Drink Now
    • Wine Type Rose
    • Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
    Head Wines Rosé Grenache 2022
    "From Grenache vineyards grown & picked specifically for Rosé production. We p..."
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    Head Wines The Contrarian Shiraz 2020
    • Variety Shiraz
    • Vintage 2020
    • Brand Head Wines
    • Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
    Head Wines The Contrarian Shiraz 2020
    "Black with purple hues. Aromas of blue and red fruits, black pepper, tea, she..."
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    • Gary Walsh
      94 points
    • Mike Bennie
      94 points
    Head Wines The Contrarian Viognier 2020
    • Variety Viognier
    • Vintage 2020
    • Brand Head Wines
    • Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
    • Wine Type White
    • Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
    Head Wines The Contrarian Viognier 2020
    "Remarkable first Viognier release from the oh-so-friendly Alex Head. Picke..."
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