Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2018
Sourced from the Somerset Vineyard in Pokolbin, “predominately from a 1969 planting, set over an old creek bed that runs through the property.” These sandy soils are highly prized terrior […]
Sourced from the Somerset Vineyard in Pokolbin, “predominately from a 1969 planting, set over an old creek bed that runs through the property.” These sandy soils are highly prized terrior […]
A blend of fruit from selected ‘generous’ parcels…..Matt Burton approaches Semillon here with an eye for drinkability, without compromising regionality. Note: bottle image is 2017, but no livery change. Gundog […]
Gundog Estate are based in the Hunter, but grab fruit from the Canberra district (as per this riesling, fruit from Murrumbateman) and maintain a cellar door presence at Gundaroo, just […]
Sourced from the Dahlberg vineyard in Murrumbateman (New South Wales) located in the Canberra region. Whole bunch (30%), wild yeast fermentation, including 4% Viognier, with 12 months’ maturation in seasoned French […]
An unlikely blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling from Murrumbateman in the Canberra region. Each parcel was pressed after a moderate time on skins, then barrel fermented to dryness using wild […]
Matt Burton from Gundog Estate has created the Indomitus range as a challenge to the norms of winemaking for Semillon and Shiraz. The packaging also attractive “based on photographs taken […]
A few years ago, the AWRI researched the soils of the Hunter Valley where semillon was grown and it seemed to thrive on sandier soils close to a water source. […]
The “biggest” of the Single Vineyard semillon range from Gundog Estate, made in the excellent Hunter Valley vintage of 2014. The vineyard is easterly facing on the slopes of Mount […]
The Somerset vineyard site was selected in 1863 and planted to semillon with a Busby clone in 1965. Part of the Single Vineyard range from Gundog Estate from the excellent […]
The Somerset Vineyard was “planted in 1965 and 1970 to the Busby clone on eastern and western facing slopes respectively, both blocks sit on red volcanic soil over limestone. The […]