"Intense spice and liquorice, good strong plum and mulberry fruits, well balanced nose with a hint of perfumed violets and chocolate. Generous upfront fleshy fruit, with distinct plums and dark cherry flavours"
THE LEDGE - SHIRAZ
| Vintage | Awards | ||
| 2003 | Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2005 | Silver | |
| 2003 | Wagga Wagga Wine Show 2006 | Silver | |
| 2003 | Royal Wine Show 2006 | Silver | |
| 2003 | James Halliday Wine Companion 2009 | 89 Points 4 Glasses |
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| 2005 | Adelaide Hills Regional Wine Show 2007 | Bronze | |
| 2005 | Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2006 | Bronze | |
| 2005 | Decanter World Wine Awards, London | Bronze | |
| 2005 | Wine Style Asia Awards Singapore 2009 | Bronze | |
| 2005 | James Halliday 2010 Australian Wine Companion | 93 Points | |
THE LEDGE STORY
ARNOLD CAUST - ‘THE LEDGE’: On Saturday afternoon January 6 1906 Charles Arnold Caust (27 years of age) ventured to Henley Beach in South Australia with his little child, to review notes of a sermon he was preparing to preach next morning. Soon after his arrival at the Henley jetty, he saw a yacht overturned in the water; the father and several boys, who were unknown to him, were holding onto the side to save themselves. There appeared no means available to affect a rescue. Several were pointing to a boat in the vicinity tied to a buoy.
Arnold, seeing the danger, was the first to make an attempt. Kissing his little daughter and passing her to a friend to hold he said, “God will take care of you and help me”. Calling out “Come on lads, volunteer with me and render help”. A gentleman known to Arnold tried to stop him, and said “it was not wise to venture out in such a rough sea”, but he replied “I feel it will be all right if I can reach the boat over there”. Twice he got within a yard or two of the boat but the strong seas forced him back again. He was then seen to throw up his hands and perish in sight of thousands witnessing his heroic effort. The young family was eventually rescued some half an hour later by a group of young men.
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