Atlas began in earnest is on a 26-acre block of land, a vineyard planted with Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, on the eastern slopes of the Clare Valley. The year was 2007. Adam Barton and Amy Lane made an investment in Clare, an investment in their future, and Atlas Wines was born.
Their vision for Atlas was simple: to produce great wine from the highest-quality fruit available, not just from the Atlas estate vineyard but from vineyards with exceptional provenance in the surrounding regions. In searching out these vineyards, Adam has come to know intimately the complexity and diversity of the Clare Valley, and how the unique characteristics of different sites - geology, soil, groundwater, climate and weather, aspect, slope and more - produce fruit with unique qualities. It’s these qualities that he has sought to express through the wines he has made.
