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Longview Vineyards
Macclesfield estate in the Adelaide Hills, pairing estate grown wines with Northern Italian inspired grape varieties.
At A Glance
| Field | Detail |
| Region | South Australia, Adelaide Hills |
| Village | Macclesfield |
| Main grapes | Nebbiolo, Barbera, Syrah, Pinot Grigio and Shiraz |
| Named bottle | 2022 Longview Nebbiolo |
| Defining feature | Estate grown wines with Northern Italian inspired varieties |
The Producer
Longview Vineyard began in 1995 and covers 60 hectares in Macclesfield. Every Longview wine comes from estate fruit. The Saturno family owns the property and has shaped it around Northern Italian inspired wines, Italian heritage and hospitality.
The range places Nebbiolo and Barbera alongside Syrah, Shiraz, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Longview also operates a cellar door, restaurant, day spa, accommodation and wedding and event spaces, so wine production and hospitality sit within the same family estate.
Place
Longview is in Macclesfield, within the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, on Permamangk Land. The place appears directly in the name of the 2023 Macclesfield Syrah, while Adelaide Hills identifies the wider regional setting.
All the fruit comes from the estate. The label therefore connects each bottle to Longview's own vineyard rather than to purchased grapes from elsewhere.
Soil And Site
Longview assigns red varieties to sunlit northern slopes and white varieties to cooler southern aspects. Northern exposure generally brings more direct sunlight to the vines, while a cooler southern aspect slows ripening and helps preserve acidity in white varieties.
The planting plan follows that division. Red grapes occupy the warmer slopes, while white grapes grow in the cooler parts of the estate, giving the vineyard a practical separation between varieties with different ripening needs.
Story
Longview's current winemaking team changed in 2024 when Paul Hotker joined after 17 vintages at Bleasdale. Longview lists him as Head of Winemaking, with Chris as Viticulture Manager.
The division keeps cellar work and vineyard work under named leadership. Paul Hotker brings his previous vintage experience to the wines, while Chris oversees the vines that supply the estate grown range.
Vineyards And Cellar
The 2019 Saturnus is made from 100% Nebbiolo harvested by hand from three blocks and a range of clones. The vines have an average age of 25 years. Four weeks on skins extracts colour, flavour and tannin before the wine moves into a 2,500 litre Austrian Stockinger botti and six year old French oak puncheons for 18 months. Large wooden vessels allow slow oxygen contact during maturation, which softens tannin and adds savoury detail without replacing the grape's character.
Longview handles its other wines through separate, specific choices. Juno Rosato ferments individual blocks separately and receives lees stirring, a technique that builds texture in a dry rosato. The 2023 Macclesfield Syrah includes 20% whole bunches, spends 10 to 12 days on skins and uses 10% new French puncheons. Whole bunches leave stems in the ferment, bringing aromatic lift and spice, while the limited new oak keeps the fruit in front. Jupiter Barbera comes from Piemonte clones 82 and 424 and matures in large Slavonian oak casks and selected puncheons.
Wines
The range moves from bright Pinot Grigio and dry rosato to Barbera, Syrah, Shiraz and Nebbiolo. Juno is the rosato expression, Jupiter is the Barbera bottling, Macclesfield Syrah names the local vineyard setting, and Saturnus carries the estate's most detailed Nebbiolo presentation.
The bottles also differ in purpose. Rosato offers a dry, textured style, Barbera brings an Italian grape into the Australian range, Syrah gives a red built around perfume and fruit, and Shiraz is described as a cellar oriented wine. The range keeps several grape traditions in view instead of following one uniform red or white style.
In The Glass
The 2023 Macclesfield Syrah opens with perfumed florals, blueberry and spice, followed by a mineral note that keeps the fruit focused. The wine's southeast facing block is reflected in its aromatic profile and firm shape.
Jupiter Barbera brings raspberry, pomegranate and cranberry, followed by black tea and olive. Its palate is plush and long. Juno Rosato adds fine tannins, a savoury edge and persistent length, giving the rosé more grip than a simple fruit driven style.
A Bottle To Understand It
Choose the 2022 Longview Nebbiolo. It presents the grape directly in a light cherry red colour, with aromas of stewed cherry, rosewater, blackberry, anise, allspice and smoky dried herbs.
The palate carries taut berry and cherry flavours, blood orange acidity, firm tannins and pronounced length. Longview considers the wine suitable for drinking now or for further cellaring, so the bottle works at two stages of its life.
Anecdote
In 2007, the Italian heritage Saturno family took charge of Longview. They brought Italian hospitality and a Northern Italian view of the vineyard, then expanded the plantings with Barbera, Grüner Veltliner, Riesling, Pinot Noir, new Chardonnay clones and new Pinot Grigio clones. Those grapes joined existing Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo and Sauvignon Blanc. The change left Longview with a broader set of varieties, including grapes associated with Piemonte and cooler European vineyards, all grown at the Macclesfield estate.
Final Word
Longview Vineyard joins estate grown Adelaide Hills fruit with a Northern Italian inspired range. Nebbiolo and Barbera sit beside Syrah, Shiraz, rosato and white varieties, with the Saturno family shaping both the bottles and the hospitality around them.
Sources
- https://www.longviewvineyard.com.au/
- https://www.longviewvineyard.com.au/aboutlongview
- https://winecompanion.com.au/wineries/south-australia/adelaide-hills/longview-vineyard
- https://www.longviewvineyard.com.au/meet-the-team
- https://www.longviewvineyard.com.au/longview-journal/nebbiolo-2022
- https://www.longviewvineyard.com.au/longview-journal/our-newest-vintages-a-story-of-season-soil-amp-craft
- https://winepilot.com/longview-saturnus-nebbiolo-2019/