Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2023
Matt Burton and the team’s off-piste approach to Hunter Semillon. A broad palette of winemaking: Indigenous yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugars), other parcels […]
Matt Burton and the team’s off-piste approach to Hunter Semillon. A broad palette of winemaking: Indigenous yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugars), other parcels […]
Gundog’s easy approach to Semillon. Fruit comes Keith Tulloch’s Latara and Hermitage Road vineyards just north of Pokolbin, Tinkler’s Mount Bright vineyard (just south of Pokolbin) and a small parcel […]
Fruit from Brycefield and Tinkler’s School Block vineyards in Pokolbin. Both are light clay-loamy soils, the kind that Semillon likes sticking its feet into. Winemaking is also “Vegan Friendly” if […]
Majority of the fruit was de-stemmed for fermentation, while one parcel was fermented carbonically (with whole bunches) for extra pop. Mayfield, William, Pinot Noir, Orange, 2022 Punchy Christmas cherry and […]
Juice fermented in new and old French oak puncheons (500 litres) and hogsheads (300 litres). Lees stirred for several month. 75% Malolactic fermentation for extra richness. Mayfield, Thomas, Chardonnay, Orange, […]
Single vineyard with maturation in new and old French oak. 50% allowed to pass through malolactic fermentation. Mayfield, Block 14, Chardonnay, Orange, 2022 Bright and crystalline. Plenty of struck match […]
A mea culpa here after moving house and find some samples stashed in the wrong area. d’Arenberg have moved to the 2018 of their icon blend of Grenache, Shiraz and […]
Sourced from Tinkler’s (ex-Lindeman’s) red soiled 1948 block. Made by Matt Burton and the team to encapsulate the spirit of “Hunter Burgundy” just medium bodied style. 16 months maturation in […]
Same fruit source this release as the 2021, coming from two of Pokolbin’s older vineyards in Tinkler’s and Will’s Hill. Gundog Estate, Hunter’s, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2022 Bright ruby in […]
Flagship territory here for Clandestine Vineyards. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon (grown at Acacia Ridge in Frankland River, Great Southern) and 45% Malbec (grown at Celestial Bay, Margaret River). 25% new, 75% […]