Wine Region	Coonawarra, South Australia
Wine Maker	Pete Bissell
Balnaves wines are 100% Coonawarra, and produced exclusively from fruit grown by the Balnaves Family in Coonawarra. A small family owned winery in the heart of the famous Coonawarra Terra Rossa strip.
Balnaves aim is to produce consistently high quality wines from fruit sourced from their own Coonawarra vineyards, reflecting the unique flavours, character and quality of fruit grown in this area, as well as the variation of seasons in this cool climate area. The winemaking philosophy is to maximize and build complexity and structure in all the wines. Rather than focus on simple varietal fruit characters, the wines show complex fruit oak and tannin aromas, and rich yet fine palate structures, with noticeable texture as well as flavour on the finish.
The accolades and awards to date are testament to the commitment to quality and never ending quest to produce the best wines. Balnaves are fortunate to have Peter Bissell as winemaker as his passion for wine is evident in every wine he produces. Balnaves of Coonawarra named James Halliday’s Winery of the Year in his 2008 Australian Wine Companion. This follows on from Jeremy Olivers' Wine of the Year in 2006 and Pete Bissells' Qantas Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year in 2005.