Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling 2025 – Revisited
I first tasted this wine not long after release in 2025 8 months later, this knocked off one of the top gongs at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards to […]
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Heggies Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2024
While Chardonnay is somewhat the handmaiden to EV Riesling Queen, the team at Heggies (part of Hill-Smith Family Estates) have the recipe right. Winemaker is Marc Van Halderen. Heggies Vineyard, […]
Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling 2025
The original Pewsey Vale vineyard was planted in 1847 while the label is part of the Hill-Smith Family Estates. Winemaking legend Louisa Rose’s signature appears on the rear label to […]
Pewsey Vale 1961 Block Riesling 2023
The original Pewsey Vale vineyard was planted in 1847, while fruit for the 1961 Block comes from the oldest (modern?) part of the vineyard. Handpicked, wild ferment and briefly matured […]
Pewsey Vale Estate Riesling 2024
The original Pewsey Vale vineyard was planted in 1847 and the label is part of the Hill-Smith Family Vineyards (also well known for Yalumba). Winemaking legend Louisa Rose’s signature appears […]
Heggies Vineyard Cloudline Chardonnay 2024
Made by Marc Van Halderen and part of the greater Hill-Smith Family Estates stable. The wine gets its name as the vineyard sits at 500 metres above sea level and […]
Heggies Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2022
While Heggies Riesling gets the limelight, the Chardonnay wines are worthy. The flagship of the the Heggies range. Fruit from a single block on the high elevation Heggies Vineyard (the […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2023
The team at Heggies (Hill-Smith Family Estates) have the recipe right. While Chardonnay is somewhat the handmaiden to EV Riesling Queen, quality is evident. Winemaker is Marc Van Halderen. Heggies […]
Heggies Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay 2021
The flagship of the the Heggies range. Fruit from a single block on the high elevation Heggies Vineyard (the 30 year old Block “i”). Made from Bernard Clones 76, 95 […]
Heggies Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2021
The team at Heggies (Hill-Smith Family Vineyards) have the recipe right. Similar winemaking as the previous vintages: Fermented and matured for 11 months in French oak barriques (40% new, 24% […]
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