Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard

Gaelic Cemetery Wines is a joint venture between Neil and Andrew Pike of Pikes Wines and Vigneron Grant Arnold. The Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard itself was established in 1996 by Grant Arnold on a parcel of land immediately adjacent to the historic Gaelic Cemetery approximately five kilometres due north of the Clare township - hence the name.

The brief for the partnership is quite simple: to craft small volumes of super premium Clare Valley win...

Shiraz and Riesling cuttings were sourced from the Pikes A10 and C2 blocks at Polish Hill River in 1995 and planted out in 1996 on some gently sloping, East facing land at White Hut tucked in behind the hills that overlook Stanley Flat. Subsequent smaller plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec followed the initial vineyard development. After a couple of early vintages from the very young vines, it soon became quite evident that the soils a...

The grapes are vinified at Pikes Clare Valley winery facility and the wines are made using a combination of traditional and modern techniques. The focus is on capturing the essence of the vineyard without trying to manipulate the wines too much.
 

GAELIC CEMETERY VINEYARD RIESLINGS

The Gaelic Cemetery Vineyard Rieslings are made very much in the modern, dry Australian style. Our aim each year is to pick earlier rather than later with th...