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A wine label named after a dog called Digger who was born on Anzac Day?  It doesn’t get any more Australian than that.
Digger’s Bluff has been a long and rewarding journey for brothers Tim and Travis O’Callaghan.  Tim is the fourth generation of O’Callaghan’s to be involved in the wine industry.  Although Tim “cut his teeth” with Murray Tyrell in the Hunter Valley, he also worked vintage at Yalumba, three vintages with Peter Lehmann and three at Krondorf, followed by two years working with his father, Robert O’Callaghan,  at Rockford Wines.  With this acquired experience and knowledge Tim realized that what he really wanted to do was make quality wines that represented the soils and seasonal variation of the Barossa.  The last six years Tim and Travis have been restoring old vineyards, planting new ones and hand making Digger’s Bluff Wines.  They let the Watchdog Cabernet Shiraz age in the cellar for six years before release.  The Straydog Grenache blend is a lightly oaked, fresh, spicy drinking style and the Top Dog old vine Shiraz needs no introduction.  The wines are pruned, picked, fermented, pressed and labeled by hand, for this reason Digger’s Bluff will always be a rare and special wine made in small quantities.

Digger’s Bluff Straydog Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2005
A bright red color with a lightly perfumed nose of raspberry and sour cherry. Light to medium weight with dusty, slightly chalky tannins, crisp acidity and finishing with hints of raspberry, clove and a touch of menthol. A pleasant, easy drinking wine.

Digger’s Bluff Watchdog Cabernet Shiraz 2001
A mature wine with fine tannins and a suppleness one can only garner from being patient!  This is a beautifully balanced wine that shows how the Barossa can be gentle and brooding with earth, mushrooms, saddle leather, dust as well as violets, prunes and figs lying behind riper plums and blackberries.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, this wine is a ‘Rich, ripe, traditional Barossa Valley style, but in no sense overdone. Has sweet black fruits, softly rounded tannins and good length, the oak largely incidental. Quality cork 14.5% Alc. 93 Points – James Halliday- Australian Wine Companion 2008 ed.

Digger’s Bluff Top Dog Shiraz 2004
This beefy Barossa Shiraz encapsulates everything that the drier, northern districts of the Barossa have to offer.  Power, intensity, balance and concentration of fruit that is rarely seen anywhere in the world.  A wine to impress!