"Affectionately known as Hatch, after 50 years creating wines for some of Australia’s most recognised labels, I have launched HATCH Wines to continue crafting beautiful, classic wines that stand the test of time. Bringing together my winemaking skills and my love for 1920s jazz, art déco design and refined revelry, you’ll enjoy affordable luxury in every bottle.

St Johns is one of the highest regions in the Barossa Valley situated on the Northern section of the Western Ridge at an elevation of 300 metres. It borders the subregions of Ebenezer, Koonunga and Moppa. The Shiraz is intense and concentrated with great aromatics of plum and dark cherry, the tannins are plush and balanced.

The 2022 vintage in the Northern Barossa produced aromatic Shiraz fruit with great depth and richness. Fruit for HATCH St Johns Shiraz was fermented on skins in small open top fermenters with gentle plunging and irrigation for 5-10 days to make a powerful, full bodied and opulent wine with vibrance and purity. The palate has dark red fruits, is round, soft with seductive oak and silky tannins. HATCH is delicious now however you will be rewarded with medium to long-term cellaring."