CALLIOPE
Calliope is the name of our original vineyard at Rutherglen. Reginald Buller named the property
after the warship of that name, one of the few survivors of the
Great Hurricane at Samoa in 1889.
VALERIE
The name Valerie refers to the mother of the Buller brothers, Valerie Buller, matriarch of the Buller family company, has agreed to have her name on a select range of wines of exceptional quality and very individual characteristics.
LIMITED RELEASE
The Limited Release Range of wines is sourced from our Rutherglen winery. It is from this original family winery that Andrew Buller oversees the production of high quality wines reflecting the unique character and flavours of North East Victoria.
SPARKLING
This wines are named in honour of Reginald Langdon Buller, the
founder of our family company, which now spans four generations over eighty years.
VINTAGE PORT
Vintage Port differs from other ports in that it is the wine from
only one vintage which is aged in the bottle, rather than blends
aged in wood, such as Tawny Port.
The two grape varieties used in this wine are relatively rare in
Australia.
The French grape Durif is almost exclusive to North East Victoria,
and even here plantings are few.
Touriga is from Portugal and is regarded there as the finest variety
for making red port. It has not however been widely planted in
Australia.
Blended together they have made an outstanding Vintage Port.
A trophy winner at Rutherglen, this Limited Release has been
maturing at Rutherglen and is now in 2002 being commercially
released.