Head Wines

Winemaker: Alex Head

Alex Head’s dream to make elegant Barossa wines began while travelling through some of Europe’s greatest wine growing regions, along with his long-held fascination with the synergy of good wine, fine food and happy company at the table. Head Wines is all that and more. Alex creates great Barossan wines that are memorably balanced whilst pursuing styles that are intentional and truly of place.

"I’ve been blessed to find unique, elevated sites in the Barossa where the geology and climate allows me to explore my take on these Old World styles. Here in the Barossa, Eden Valley is my Côte-Rôtie in a New World. Its elevated slopes on an east-west aspect are ideal for exploring Shiraz of contrasting styles."

For instance, ‘The Blonde’ comes from a vineyard resplendent in afternoon light, consisting of sandy loam with quartz on a limestone base giving the wine accentuated perfume and complexity. ‘The Brunette’ is from an elevated east-facing vineyard of heavy soils with deep red clay and ironstone, giving structure and longevity.

These sites rise from the Barossa floor and continue all the way up to the cooler reaches of some 500m. Yes, there’s attention to detail around mainly older vines, but also on the ancient bedrock — shallow sites of loamy sand to clay to quartzite gravel. It’s what makes this an exceptional growing region. Ideal for variety of fruit profiles and superb acid retention.