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The Mount Lofty Ranges reading
Cool elevation and diurnal temperature swing carve precision into Mount Lofty Ranges reds—structure and acidity that age, restraint that reads as elegance.
Clare ValleyAdelaide PlainsAdelaide Hills
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Region DNA
The character of Mount Lofty Ranges
Based on 549 wines with structural data
Style profile
Diverse
Broad range with a recognisable character
Mount Lofty Ranges
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 51 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Red fruitBlack fruitOakCitrus fruitTree fruit
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Australian Cabernet Sauvignon
Australian Chardonnay
Australian Pinot Noir
Australian Adelaide Hills Shiraz
South Australia Shiraz
Australian Red Blend
Australian Riesling
Australian Sauvignon Blanc
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Shiraz/SyrahCabernet SauvignonPinot NoirChardonnayMerlotSauvignon BlancRieslingGrenacheSangiovesePinot Gris
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Mount Lofty Ranges
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VisitAbout Mount Lofty Ranges
Mount Lofty Ranges is a wine region in Australia, home to 86 producers tracked on Femente, 5 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Shiraz/Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir, producing Australian Cabernet Sauvignon and Australian Chardonnay wines with notes of Red fruit, Black fruit, and Oak. It takes in Clare Valley, Adelaide Plains, and Adelaide Hills.
Mount Lofty Ranges — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Mount Lofty Ranges?
- The most planted varieties in Mount Lofty Ranges are Shiraz/Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Mount Lofty Ranges known for?
- Mount Lofty Ranges is known for Australian Cabernet Sauvignon, Australian Chardonnay, and Australian Pinot Noir wines and flavors of Red fruit, Black fruit, and Oak.
- How many wineries are in Mount Lofty Ranges?
- Femente tracks 86 producers in Mount Lofty Ranges, of which 5 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Mount Lofty Ranges?
- Mount Lofty Ranges is a wine region in Australia, taking in Clare Valley, Adelaide Plains, and Adelaide Hills.
Mount Lofty Ranges
Cool elevation and diurnal temperature swing carve precision into Mount Lofty Ranges reds—structure and acidity that age, restraint that reads as elegance. Makers here chase freshness over ripeness, letting altitude do the heavy lifting.
Producers in Mount Lofty Ranges
Wineries in Mount Lofty Ranges
- Rabbit & Spaghetti — honest
- Bourke and Travers — honest
- Schoenthal Estate — undiscovered
- Stone Bridge — distinction
- Aingeal Wings — undiscovered
- Tenafeate Creek — undiscovered
- Rise — undiscovered
- Barratt — distinction
- Glen Ewin — undiscovered
- Bendbrook — undiscovered
- Sidewood — distinction
- Domain Day Mt Crawford — undiscovered
- The Pawn — distinction
- Lenswood Hills — distinction
- Petaluma — distinction
- Bridgewater Mill — honest
- Tim Gramp — distinction
- Chain of Ponds — distinction
- Sevenhill — distinction
- Longview Vineyard — critic
- Golding — distinction
- Nepenthe — distinction
- Allusion — undiscovered
- Lofty Valley — honest
- CRFT — honest
- J&D Vineyards — undiscovered
- Heath — distinction
- Uleybury — honest
- Paracombe — distinction
- Bird In Hand — distinction
- Crabtree — honest
- Ashton Hills — distinction
- John Millais — undiscovered
- Mike Press — honest
- Maximus — undiscovered
- Tomich Wines — honest
- Solstice — undiscovered
- Talunga — undiscovered
- BK Wines — critic
- Norton Summit — undiscovered
- Protero — honest
- Deviation Road — critic
- Burton — honest
- Virgara — undiscovered
- Hahndorf Hill — distinction
- Main & Cherry — honest
- Craft — undiscovered
- Top Note — undiscovered
- Ngeringa — honest
- Gentle Folk Wine — honest
- Ochota Barrels — critic
- Alta — distinction
- Shaw + Smith — critic
- Lobethal Road — distinction
- Alterum — undiscovered
- The Lane Vineyard — distinction
- La Línea — honest
- Gestalt — honest
- Scott — undiscovered
- Murdoch Hill — critic
- Saint & Scholar — honest
- Section 45 — undiscovered
- Magpie Springs — undiscovered
- Artis — honest
- Riot Wine Co — undiscovered
- Unico Zelo — distinction
- Pike & Joyce — distinction
- Ten Miles East — honest
- Parish Hill — undiscovered
- Manon — honest
- Ilya — undiscovered
- ArtWine — honest
- Moriah Wines — undiscovered
- Monterra — distinction
- Morialta — undiscovered
- Turon — honest
- Kangarilla Hill — undiscovered
- Wattle Park — honest
- Meyer & Tremel — undiscovered
- Simon Tolley — honest
- Bastian West — undiscovered
- Brian Croser — honest
- Simon_Tolley — undiscovered
- Blefari — undiscovered
- Cobb's Hill — undiscovered
- Vella Wines — undiscovered
- In Praise of Shadows — distinction
- The Ten 96 — undiscovered
- Grounded Cru — honest
- Mylkappa — undiscovered
- Starvedog Lane — distinction
- Elysian Springs — distinction
- Ghost — honest
- Le-Fleurie — undiscovered
- Sepp. No 5 — undiscovered
- Old Horndale — undiscovered
- Smith & Co — undiscovered
- La Prova — honest
- Stone Bridge — undiscovered
- Garde — undiscovered
- Cooke Brothers — honest
- Press + Bloom — undiscovered
- TK Wines — undiscovered
- Hills & Back — undiscovered
- Cloudbreak Wines — distinction
- Mt Yengo — honest
- Birdwood Estate — undiscovered
- Malcolm Creek — honest
- Ochre Nation Pty Ltd — undiscovered
- WVW (Windy View Wines) — undiscovered
- Riposte by Tim Knappstein — distinction
- Nine Fingers — undiscovered
- Tilbrook — undiscovered
- Howard Vineyard — distinction
- Kersbrook Hill — honest
- Lucy Margaux Vineyards - Domaine Lucci — honest
- Manyara — undiscovered
- Johnston — honest
- Mt Lofty Ranges — honest
- Anderson Hill — honest
- Wowique — undiscovered
- View Road — undiscovered
- Wotton Family Wines — undiscovered
- Charlotte Dalton — distinction
- Old Plains — distinction
- Georges — undiscovered
- King of Clare — undiscovered
- Penna Lane — honest
- Clare Wine Co — distinction
- Eyre Creek — undiscovered
- Pearson Vineyards — distinction
- Pauletts — distinction
- Even Keel — distinction
- Schobers — honest
- Eldredge — honest
- Taylors / Wakefield — critic
- Jim Barry — critic
- Grosset — critic
- Kilikanoon — critic
- Some Young Punks — distinction
- Pikes — distinction
- Twofold — honest
- Jeanneret — honest
- Stephen John — distinction
- Sussex Squire Wines — honest
- Olssen of Watervale — undiscovered
- Marathon Road — undiscovered
- Limefinger — undiscovered
- Copper Ox — undiscovered
- Settebello (AU) — undiscovered
- Hill River Clare Estate — undiscovered
- Farrell — undiscovered
- Barletta — distinction
- Koerner — distinction
- Matriarch & Rogue — undiscovered
- The Dorham — undiscovered
- Hallett — undiscovered
- Koonawla — undiscovered
- Shinyo — undiscovered
- Neagles Estate — undiscovered
- The Enthusiast — undiscovered
- The Clare — undiscovered
- Byrne Vineyards — honest
- Adelina — distinction
- O'Leary Walker — distinction
- Skillogalee — distinction
- Kirrihill — distinction
- Mount Horrocks — critic
- Tim Adams — distinction
- Clos Clare — distinction
- Waninga — distinction
- Tim McNeil — undiscovered
- Side Gate — undiscovered
- Gaelic Cemetery — distinction
- Wattle Farm — undiscovered
Restaurants in Mount Lofty Ranges
Restaurants in Mount Lofty Ranges