The Kraehe House Block is more than just another vineyard in our portfolio. It is quite literally home. Planted in the early 2000's when the restoration of our Cellar Door house was being completed.

Being on Neldner Road, this estate block runs parallel to the old bakehouse and Cellar Door lawns many of you have wandered through when visiting us here in Marananga.

Named in honour of Friedrich Wilhelm Fritz Kraehe, one of the original settlers of Marananga, the vineyard connects our present to the early European history of the western Barossa ridge in 1860.

The site itself sits on classic western ridge soils, a mix typical of Marananga that has helped shape some of the region’s most recognised wines. These soils naturally moderate vigour and encourage small berries with concentrated flavour and structure. The fruit consistently shows depth, dark plum and blackberry characters, layers of spice and a fine mineral line that speaks clearly of place.

We first bottled the Kraehe House Block as a standalone wine in 2013. It was a small release and one that quietly built a following. Since then the vineyard has continued to mature, its roots driving deeper, its character becoming more defined. We are proud to bring it back into the Single Vineyard Series, adding yet another estate-grown Shiraz to the collection.

For us, this wine represents a full circle moment. Estate fruit, grown steps from where our team welcomes guests each day, crafted with the same focus and precision that defines our Single Vineyard wines. It is Marananga in its purest form and a reminder that sometimes the most compelling stories are growing right outside your door.