Moothi Estate

Phil and Susan Moore purchased a property on the northwest-facing slopes of Mt Frome, at an elevation of 550m, in 1995. The site has reddish-brown clay with limestone, quartz and ironstone gibber soil, well suited to the cabernet sauvignon, shiraz, merlot, chardonnay, semillon, riesling, viognier and pinot gris established on the property. The names of the wines are derived from the Koori name for Mudgee, which is Moothi; ‘Moothi Mud' is said to be local slang for Mudgee's full-bodied reds. -JAMES HALLIDAY