Flagships

The special partnerships that exist between soil and varietal, site and style and vineyard and individual expression are brought to the fore with McWilliam's Flagship wines. Together, they represent the pinnacle of winemaking for their individual styles.

Often referred to as Australia's greatest white wine, McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon is sourced from an extraordinary individual vineyard planted in 1946. The wine has been carefully cellared prior to its release, but will continue to build elegance and complexity for many years to come.

McWilliam's Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz is named in honour of one of Australia's greatest winemakers, Maurice O'Shea. Low yielding vines dating back to the 1880s and 1920s supplied the fruit for this rich, incredible wine blessed with immense potential for longevity. The grapes were handpicked and the wine was fermented and matured in quality French oak barrels.

In 1857, Samuel McWilliam travelled to Australia on board the ship Morning Light with the aspiration of starting a new life and establishing the McWilliam's name in winemaking. Following a strong family tradition he would go on to create his own family of pioneers. In tribute, McWilliam's Morning Light Botrytis Semillon is a decadent, rich and luxurious wine that surprises with its bright and fresh finish.

Elegance, ability to age and finesse are features of the style which is also light, refreshing and shows all the wonderful complexities of Botrytis Semillon, without any dominating sweetness.

McWilliam's "1877" is a consistently medal-winning wine. Taking its name from the year that Samuel McWilliam planted the winery's first vines, small parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz are expertly handled in the vineyard and winery to create this special wine. Since the inaugural 1998 vintage, the wine has collectively won six trophies and 44 gold medals.