Robin Moody has had a long and distinguished career in the Australian wine industry. He joined Penfolds in 1969, when it too was a family owned wine company! He remained with Penfolds and its associated companies as a senior winemaker until 2001.

Having had such great successes as consistent 90+ ratings from Halliday, as well as having his 2003 Somerled Shiraz judged a Top 100 Australian Shiraz, Robin this year decided to add to his impressive range the elegant and very popular Adelaide Hills 2006 Steeplechase Chardonnay.

The Moodys buy wine from a few small-scale, quality-conscious producers in McLaren Vale (Shiraz) and Adelaide Hills (Chardonnay) either during or soon after fermentation from old, low-yielding vineyards. The wines are hand-crafted - the family controls the winemaking and maturation processes. Only the best available parcels of fruit will do.