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Stumbled across Geyer Brothers wine in Barossa Valley @ geyerbrothers.com.au

Haven't been able to find anything in the way of additional information or reviews. Anyone have any experience with any of their products? Reviews?

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Sorry, never heard of them.

They're those spam guys aren't they? Very cool spam as I recall it, nice mid-palate, complex exit that went on forever. I bought shares.

timmspe wrote:Stumbled across Geyer Brothers wine in Barossa Valley @ geyerbrothers.com.au

Haven't been able to find anything in the way of additional information or reviews. Anyone have any experience with any of their products? Reviews?

crappy website

via collins wrote:They're those spam guys aren't they? Very cool spam as I recall it, nice mid-palate, complex exit that went on forever. I bought shares.

Collins: You are to be commended for your smart ass wit and nastiness.

I have no affiliation with the brand (at all). However, I would not like their brand to be tarnished by an association with spam marketing, and I would like to address that. I am a young person who is new to the world of wine and eager to learn. A bottle of their wine caught my eye in the local shop, with a nice wax-sealed bottle top, something that you don't see very often (not a spam remark, just a comment).

cuttlefish wrote:

timmspe wrote:Stumbled across Geyer Brothers wine in Barossa Valley @ geyerbrothers.com.au

Haven't been able to find anything in the way of additional information or reviews. Anyone have any experience with any of their products? Reviews?

crappy website

Cuttlefish: I agree. Their website is pretty ordinary. That is the very reason that I approached this forum for an opinion, given that I have been unable to find information anywhere else or visit a cellar door. When trying to stick to a budget, it is hard to splash out on a bottle of wine fetching $40 + when you know absolutely nothing about the quality of the product.

Perhaps I should have provided a bit more context in my initial post. Personally, I value brevity.

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Before you give someone a piece of your mind, make sure that you can spare it.

I do apologise for my smart-arsery.

Cheers,

Via Collins

I have a bottle of their 2010 Greenock Creek shiraz open now. Single vineyard, 100 year old vines, dry grown, bloody great wine. Silky, balanced,old french oak, great fruit, fantastic mouth feel. I am very happy right now. 800 bottles made.

via collins wrote:I do apologise for my smart-arsery.

Cheers,

Via Collins

but not the nastiness???

From a fellow smart-arse!

Cheers

Michael

Gee poor old timmspe really copped it on this forum... in April accused of Spam, in September the legendary "How do you enjoy your wine" thread... its amazing and I am glad to see still posting regardless!!

Brucer that wine sounds great, Ill take a glass thanks! Though being only 330pm on a Monday I suppose it is a bit early in the week to already be pining for a glass of red...

sjw_11 wrote:
Brucer that wine sounds great, Ill take a glass thanks! Though being only 330pm on a Monday I suppose it is a bit early in the week to already be pining for a glass of red...

You can do things like that when you are retired.

Seriously, I bought the bottle today, and wanted to try it. Glad I did.

This thread is a perfect example of why Auswine sucks as a wine forum these days: irreverent to the point of meaninglessness. I don't know why I even bother visiting this site anymore...

... too soon?...

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Sorry Timmspe, I haven't tried any of their wines nor seen them around. Found a bit more info (see below) re a couple of thier wines on the net but not really much around. Hope it helps.

GEYER BROTHERS EBENEZER GRENACHE 2009: The 80 year old bush vines of Ebenezer are just like the growers that tend them, tough and weathered but full of imcredible character. In this delightful Grenache we have taken the fruit of their legacy combined with Nature's choice of climate for 2009, and vinified it with a minimalistic approach, to give you an authentic taste of the unique Barossa tradition. Winery note. Only 80 Dozen created. This dry grown, 80 year old, bush pruned Grenache vineyard on the rich clay loam soils of Ebenezer in the northern Barossa is an acre at most, with nature truly dictating our quantities each harvest. Harvested at perfect ripeness, de-stemmed and fermented for around ten days, this Grenache was plunged morning and night with only four pump overs during fermentation. This is to maximize fermentation inside the unbroken berries, leading to the complex fruit characters of this wine. After general fermentation the wine underwent malo-lactic fermentation for 22 months in old French oak (allowing the grapes to speak instead of the oak) on lees with no sulfur until bottling. It then settles in bottle until release 9-12 months after bottling, allowing us to really gauge when it looks the best.

GEYER BROTHERS GREENOCK SHIRAZ 2010: This old vine Shiraz originates from a single vineyard in the historic settlement of Greenock. The vines have been around since out grandparents' time and produce a grape that has al the time quality and characteristics only time can bring. We've handled the winemaking process with the deference that age commands. Winery note. Only 800 bottles created. This dry grown, 100 year old, acre of Shiraz on light clay/loam, is a testament to vineyards endurance against the incursion of suburbia. Brick houses and eucalypts on every side, and yielding no more than a tonne, it shows amazing characters once captured inside a glass. Harvested at the peak of harvest at perfect ripeness, de-stemmed and open fermented for 7-10 days, this Shiraz was plunged during early and late stages of fermentation, with several cooling and pump overs at the peak of fermentation. Just before the end of fermentation, this wine is hand pressed for 12 hours in a 100 year old wooden press and drained straight to older French oak barrels(to allow the grapes to speak instead of new oak). Once in barrel and through malo-lactic fermentation, this shiraz spends 20-22 months on lees with NO sulfur until bottling, after bottling it will age for another 12 months until it settles, allowing us to really gauge when it looks it best.Peterand Dave Geyer

Wow... 24 hours and no responses...

...obviously TOO SOON - sorry everyone...

*crawls back into box*

bdellabosca wrote:Wow... 24 hours and no responses...

...obviously TOO SOON - sorry everyone...

*crawls back into box*

I would say it's just because nobody has anything further to add.

Fuzzy wuzzy was a woman?

It's all water under the bridge

Brucer, thank you for the tasting notes.

Bdellabosca, the lack of reply was mainly due to not having anything else to add, and not noticing that this thread had popped up again, but primarily the latter