Rimfire Shiraz
In true Rimfire tradition, this Shiraz is refined and elegant. Deep crimson in colour; a spicy, peppery nose leads to a full flavoured red berry palate with subtle hints of licorice and tobacco leaf. The firm tannin structure adds great length to the finish. Our Rimfire Shiraz is a lovely drop right now, but will age well with careful cellaring. Pair this wine with antipasto, olive pastas and wood-fired pizzas.

Shiraz , the Australian and South African name for the Syrah grape, is Australia 's highest profile wine style, and arguably its best red wine. The grape is believed to have come to Australia first from its home, Hermitage in the Rhone area of France many years ago. Shiraz fruit from the Rimfire Vineyard makes premium quality wine and along with our Touriga Nacional is a principle variety in our Angus Bull Port.

Rimfire Sangiovese

Crafted entirely from Sangiovese fruit from the Rimfire vineyard, this wine is pleasingly typical of the Sangiovese style produced in Tuscany . Careful oak management has ensured the essential savoury Italian spice and earthy berry flavours shine through. Light and dry with spicy raspberry and blackberry characters, this wine shows vibrant fruit, integrated tannins and excellent length. A great red for warm evenings or, alternatively, match this wine with Mediterranean-inspired cuisine.

Sangiovese is the most widely planted variety in Italy , making its greatest wine in the Tuscan hills. An ancient Italian wine grape known also as “the blood of Jove”, Sangiovese is believed to have been grown by the Etruscans around Florence about 2500 years ago. The Rimfire vineyard is home to some 1400 Sangiovese vines, the first of which were planted in 1998.

If you enjoyed our Sangiovese try Rimfire's classy rosé Tinta or Cabernet Franc.

Rimfire Ruby Cabernet

This is a wine of significant quality. With excellent structure and tight tannins, this full bodied Ruby Cabernet displays upfront herbaceous capsicum and fresh mint characters against a soft background of black pepper, warm spice and nicely integrated oak. Rich and ripe, it drinks well now but is a definite cellaring proposition for seven or so years.

A modern red wine grape variety, Ruby Cabernet was bred in California in 1949 by combining Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan in an attempt to combine Cabernet characteristics with Carignan productivity and heat tolerance. Although designed to yield claret-like wines from hot regions, Ruby Cabernet is often hard to source as a straight varietal wine outside its native home. At Rimfire, this wine is crafted entirely from Ruby Cabernet fruit from the estate vineyard.

If you enjoyed our Ruby Cabernet try Rimfire Cabernets – a rich blend of Cabernet fruit from the vineyard – or Rimfire Cabernet Sauvignon.

Rimfire Cabernet Sauvignon

An intensely coloured wine, this Cabernet Sauvignon is a rich, enticing wine boasting ripe black currants and with soft vanillin oak, warm toast and licorice spice flavours. Try with spit roast lamb or beef wellington. Distinctive and delicious, Rimfire Cabernet Sauvignon is wonderful to enjoy now but will auger well with careful cellaring for about seven or so years.

Cabernet Sauvignon is the world's most renowned grape variety for the production of fine red wine. Through DNA fingerprinting, Cabernet Sauvignon was found to be a cross between red Cabernet Franc and white Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The Rimfire Vineyard produces fine quality Cabernet Sauvignon fruit – used to craft two distinctive wine styles: this classy, complex varietal Cabernet Sauvignon and the wonderful full bodied Cabernets – where Cabernet Sauvignon has been blended with Ruby Cabernet and Cabernet Franc.

If you enjoyed our Cabernet Sauvignon try the full bodied Ruby Cabernet or intensely tannic Touriga Nacional varietals.

Rimfire Cabernet Franc

Rimfire's Cabernet Franc is known for its soft tannin and medium body. The nose is full of black pepper, capsicum and bright berry fruit with a deep, herbaceous undertone. The blend of earthy, generous fruit notes is complemented further by the wine's full, soft tannin. The lingering finish reveals layers of leather and warm savoury oak. For something different, try Cabernet Franc with vegetable quiche, roasted turkey or crusty French breads.

A revered French black grape variety, Cabernet Franc is much blended and overshadowed by the more widely recognised Cabernet Sauvignon. At Rimfire, wine produced from our Cabernet Franc grapes has the intense flavours of Cabernet Sauvignon without the overpowering tannins, allowing it to be enjoyed almost immediately - without waiting years for the tannins to soften. This wine is bottled as a single varietal in limited quantities.

If you enjoyed our Cabernet Franc try Rimfire's medium bodied Sangiovese. For a fuller bodied style of wine, try our multi-award winning blend – Rimfire Cabernets.

Rimfire Cabernets

A superb blend of Cabernet varieties from the Rimfire Vineyard, this wine boasts aromas of ripe, rich berry fruit with undertones of freshly turned earth and garden herbs. The palate shows ample, rich dark plum and blackberry Cabernet fruit with an overlay of toasty oak and firm, gripping, mouth-filling tannins. Deep ruby in colour, Rimfire Cabernets is ripe, delicious and balanced – making it a splendid choice for beef tenderloin and spicy red meats. This is a wine worthy of aging.

Bringing together a little magic and time travel, Rimfire Cabernets is crafted by the bringing together of the Old World Bordeaux variety – Cabernet Franc with the exciting modern Californian variety Ruby Cabernet.

Rimfire Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional is an extroverted, flamboyant wine boasting huge ripe tannins, concentrated berry fruit characters and a rich, earthy background entwined with tobacco and mocha flavours. It is an enormous, chewy red that should cellar for 10 years or more – after which the tannins will soften considerably. Rimfire's Touriga Nacional has a real aura of exclusivity around it - it's virtually impossible to find this grape variety crafted as a table wine elsewhere in Australia .

Touriga is native to the Douro Valley in Portugal , where it is the most revered vine variety for making the finest of ports. The vine is vigorous and robust, but extremely low-yielding, resulting in deep-coloured, very tannic, concentrated wines. Rimfire's first Touriga Nacional vines were planted in 1998. Excited by progress of the vines and the promising character of the fruit, more vines have since been introduced to the vineyard.

Rimfire Graciano

The Graciano grape originates from the Rioja region of northern Spain and over the last 100 years has almost disappeared because of the high cost of producing wine from such low yielding vines. It is the wine lovers' loss as from this grape wines of stunning quality can be made.

The Graciano at Rimfire has settled in as if it were its natural home, producing wines with deep hues of garnet. The nose exhibits aromas of rich fruit cake, spicy plums, cherry, and blackcurrant. These carry through to the palate and are joined with savoury spices.

If you enjoyed our Graciano try Rimfire Touriga Nacional or Rimfire Cabernet Sauvignon