Barr Eden Estates

Mattschoss, a renowned Barossa grape grower was fortunate enough to source a few tonne of premium fruit from a long established Eden Valley property.

The original 4,000 acre property was settled by the Polhner family in the foothills of the Barossa during the early settlement of South Australia in 1858.

After nearly 150 years under the original Polhner family ownership, the property was sold to larger than life, Australian wine industry icon, Bob McLean in 1997.

Bob and Joel had a very close relationship and Joel was able to acquire this premium fruit in 2014.
Through a common passion of great terroirs and premium wines, Joel showed the grapes to Pierre-Henri Morel, a Frenchman newly arrived in South Australia from the Northern Rhone region.

Pierre-Henri thought the fruit profile was reminiscent of the most uplifted and complex fruit within his home region.
Together, they agreed to crush and to ferment the 2014 fruit separately after a meticulous hand picking and hand destemming process.
In 2016, Love Over Gold extended their footprint on the property and created Avenue to Gold, from a younger block of vines on the same property.

Sadly, only a few short months after, Bob McLean passed away. Through their close friendship, an agreement was formed that Joel, Pierre and a couple of friends (Michael Twelftree and Tim Hower) would become custodians of the unique property.
And…. Love Over Gold Estate was born.

The name Love Over Gold comes from this spectacular property as the vineyards have been lovingly planted over historic goldfields in Eden Valley.

In October 2018, 1,700 days after the first berries were picked, the first wine was released, thus creating a new chapter of this unique story by the new custodians.