MICHAEL HALL

Originally from the UK, Michael was a jewel expert in another life before coming to Australia in 2002 and finishing as dux in Wine Science at Charles Sturt University in 2005.  Since then, he has worked with some impressive Australian names including Cullen, Giaconda, Henschke, Shaw and Smith, Coldstream Hills, Veritas and in France with Domaine Leflaive, Meo-Camuzet, Vieux Telegraphe and Trevallon.  Michael continues to work at Rocland in Nuriootpa, where he is exposed to new ideas and attitudes, while he makes his own wines.  Michael is a strong believer in terroir:

‘I don't believe there's one ideal, homogenous taste for any given wine style, to which we all aspire, but rather that its beauty is in its diversity and capacity to express the particular conditions of a great site at a given time. I don't seek consistency in what I make and instead actively look for vintage variation. I seek complexity, elegance, balance, personality. I want to make wines that are loved by some people, not liked by everyone.’