GIACONDA ESTATE
2025 NEW RELEASES!
Giaconda vineyard was established by Rick Kinzbrunner, a mechanical engineer who became interested in wine in the early 1970's. Rick then spent the next ten years working in the industry, travelling and following his passion for wine. After a brief stint in New Zealand, he studied at Davis University in California and worked at some of the most respected wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys (namely Stag's Leap, Simi and Matanzas Creek). In Europe he worked for the Moueix group in Bordeaux, co-owner of the fabled Chateau Petrus. After returning to Australia in 1980 to take up a position as assistant winemaker at Brown Brothers in Milawa, Rick purchased land in the nearby Beechworth wine region - at the foothills of the beautiful North-East Victorian Alps. Planting commenced in 1982 and the property is now devoted solely to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. A separate planting of Nebbiolo has also been established close to the Beechworth township at Red Hill. Total area under vines at the Giaconda Estate Vineyard is now 4 hectares.
Rick’s son Nathan is the Assistant Winemaker and General Business Manager. Nathan also owns a single hectare planting of Nebbiolo located at 'Red Hill' in Beechworth which produces fruit made under the Giaconda label. The Estate vineyard is managed sustainability and carefully according to environmental consciousness. Since 2018 Giaconda are fully certified organic by the Bio Dynamic Research Institute (BDRI). At an altitude of 400+ metres (1,312 feet) the site and climate are influenced by the surrounding alpine valleys. The Chardonnay is planted on a relatively cool south-facing slope which is sheltered from the direct impact of the sun's rays. This results in a much slower ripening period, greater flavour complexity and natural acid levels. The soil is 450-million-year-old granitic loam over decomposed gravel and clay. The clay is important in allowing sustained water-release to the vine roots; while the soil, being not too rich, is ideal for wine quality - lower yields are naturally regulated. Nights are generally cool with days being relatively warm, providing ideal conditions for slow ripening. Cropping levels are approximately 2.5 tonnes per acre.
- 1 x Giaconda Estate Chardonnay 2023 (JH 98pts)
- 1 x Giaconda Estate Roussanne 2023 (JH 96pts)
- 1 x Giaconda Beechworth Nebbiolo 2022 (JH 97pts)
- 1 x Giaconda Nantua Les Deux Shiraz 2022
Limited to 1 pack per person.
