Cape d’Estaing is on Kangaroo Island, in the Southern Ocean off the coast of South Australia, not far from Adelaide. The estate was founded in 1993 when four couples together bought a 500-acre estate with the idea of planting vineyards and making wine. By the late 1990s the partners had planted 25 acres of vineyards and the estate was producing Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon that earned compliments from wine reviewers. Robert M. Parker Jr. rated the Cape d’Estaing 1998 Shiraz Kangaroo Island at 94 pts and noted that “the spectacular quality of these first releases is sure to make consumers take notice of this island operation.” The estate makes Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.