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Featured Producer
Paul Conti Wines
Australia
Western Australia
Paul Conti Wines was started in 1948 and has become one of Western Auatralia's most reputable and respected boutique, family owned wineries. It is located 30 minutes north of Perth.
In 1948, Charlie Conti began expanding the modest vineyard to cater to a growing domestic market. The original cellar which remains today, was dug out by two of the Conti brothers by horse.
It was from this time onward that a then, young Paul learnt the traditional art of wine making and decades later, became an industry ‘pioneer’ in his own right.
From 1968 Paul began upgrading the small winery and became the first vigneron to produce premium bottled wine in the area. Early success was achieved with his award winning Mariginiup Hermitage, an exclusive wine still made from the original vines planted on the Mariginiup Vineyard in 1958.
Fruit today is exclusively hand picked from three Conti vineyards located at, Woodvale; Mariginiup and Carabooda. These vineyard sites were chosen due to their limestone based soils and close proximity to the Indian Ocean providing cool coastal sea breezes in the dry summer months and near perfect maritime conditions. There are approximately 17 hectares under vine and no vineyard site is any more that 6 kilometres inland from the coast.
Varieties grown between the three vineyards include, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, grenache, merlot, chardonnay, chenin blanc and muscat of alexandria, all of which excel in the region.
In 1991, third generation Jason Conti assumed all wine making responsibility and over the years has worked closely with his father by embracing a traditional wine making style combined with new technology learnt from furthering his studies of viticulture and wine making abroad. This unique combination of youth and contemporary methods tied with traditional wine making techniques, has greatly influenced the success of the wines today.
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38 London End,
Beaconsfield,
Buckinghamshire,
HP9 2JH,
United Kingdom,
Tel: +44 (0)1494 675 545
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