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an exciting revelation for wine explorers seeking the
next stage in evolution of sophisticated Australian wine

See Our Wines

Moppity, established in 1973 is a hidden gem boasting some of the oldest vines in Southern NSW.

At 170 acres, our vineyard has a magical mix of unique blocks, planted to various clones on undulating terrain with a variety of aspects, elevations and soil types.

“They are beautifully made wines, from a high-quality region.” James Halliday

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Home New

Moppity homestead. 1C
A view from Jason & Alecia’s deck, where they have made their home (with their four boys) on Moppity Vineyard. They purchased the vineyard in 2004 with the intent of making world class Shiraz.

Moppity at Harvest.2C
The vineyard comes alive during harvest with teams of people working incredibly hard, picking fruit, in all kinds of conditions. We’re all (including vineyard manager, Jamie) relieved as we see ‘the fruits of our labour’!

Moppity’s wines.3C
“What’s most important to me is that the inherent characteristics of our site are clearly recognised in the finished wine” Jason Brown (owner/winemaker) Moppity are single vineyard, estate grown wines.

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Our Vineyard,
Our Home

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In 2002, Jason and Alecia Brown began their search for a vineyard from which they could pursue their dreams of making more expressive, medium bodied and elegant wines.

In 2004, they found ‘thier diamond in the rough’. Located near a town called Young in Southern NSW, the vineyard was located in one of Australia’s smallest and little-known wine regions (Hilltops).

Seduced by the cool climate, high elevation and gnarly old vines, it was what they needed to craft wines of purity, finesse and vibrancy.

Moppity flagship Shiraz; Escalier.1C
Our success with Shiraz has been unsurpassed; the only NSW winery to have won the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge and the only single vineyard producer to have won it twice – Australia wide!

Moppity grapes.2C
Great wines are made in the vineyard. We apply the same expensive viticulture practices and low yield targets to the entire vineyard. Fruit not needed for the flagship and Reserve label is reclassified to the teirs below.

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The vineyard creates fresh, focussed wines. The art of blending builds complexity. This combination has earnt us over 1000 Trophies and Medals since 2009. With each level achieving extraordinary results.

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Wines with
Altitude

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In Australia, less than 1% of vineyards are located at or above 600m.

Grown at this altitude, our vines enjoy a high diurnal temperature range, resulting in wines that are brighter, fresher and more complex.

Jason Brown, owner/winemaker explains “The vines will madly produce sugar, flavour and colour during the day but then with a significant drop in overnight temperature the vines will get that ‘shut down’ period. This slows the vine down and allows it to retain natural acidity and produce vibrant flavour profiles. If the night and days are equally warm, the vines produce heavy, jammy, flabby wines and that’s certainly not what we want.”

Moppity in the future.1C
We’ve undertaken an exciting and challenging process with the introduction of more suitable clones and varieties. This celebrates the diversity of Moppity whilst laying solid foundations for the future.

Moppity’s new water sufficient dam.2C
Our site sees plenty of winter rainfall. We constructed an enclosed, lined dam to be more water self sufficient. In 2006, the old dam lost 22 megalitres in seepage and 20 megalitres in evaporation in one year

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Hilltops is cool-climate whilst our other vineyard in Tumbarumba is ultra-cold. All of our Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is now grown in Tumbarumba where purity, expression and refinement needs a very cool climate.

A hidden gem boasting some of the oldest vines in Southern NSW