2018 Rosé Round-up
I’m heading off to the AWRI Adavanced Wine Assessment Course in November, and I’ve not been immersed in the “wine judging” atmosphere for a little while, so to be presented […]
Tag Archives: Hunter Valley
Margan Aged Release Semillon 2013
2013 was a very good vintage for white wines in the Hunter, and with the fruit coming off the renowned Braemore vineyard, this sees just how good the Semillons are […]
Margan White Label Semillon 2017
Andrew Margan and the team identify a special block each year from the red volcanic soils of Broke Fordwich, to go to their esteemed “White Label” range. Margan, White Label, […]
Margan Breaking Ground Shiraz Mourvedre 2016
Part of the “Breaking Ground” range from Margan Wines in their new livery. The only blend of its type from the Hunter Valley, these two varieties are inter-planted in the […]
Margan Breaking Ground Tempranillo Graciano Shiraz 2016
Margan “pioneered the inter-planting (field blend) of these 3 varieties” in the Hunter Valley in 2010. The grapes are picked at the same time and vinified together. Grown in the […]
Margan Breaking Ground Barbera 2016
New livery for the Breaking Ground releases from Margan. Understated class, somewhat similar to the winemaker. I’ve mentioned the back story before but I do like telling the story: The […]
Brokenwood Pinot Gris 2017
Beechworth is a very important part of the Brokenwood jigsaw, with Pinot’s Gris and Noir coming from these sub-alpine vineyards. Brokenwood, Pinot Gris, Beechworth, 2017 A little less full than […]
Brokenwood Shiraz 2016
2016 started wet through January before a dry February allowing colour and flavour to fully develop. The hand picked fruit for this wine comes from the esteemed Graveyard vineyard. Brokenwood, […]
Margan Chardonnay 2017
Margan put a fair amount of work into this well priced chardonnay. 20% of the fruit fermented in new French oak for 6 months. Margan, Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, 2017 This wine […]
Margan Semillon 2017
Semillon. The Hunter Valley flagship grape. This one sourced from vineyards over 40 years old situated on the Fordwich Sill, a plug of red volcanic clay which runs through the […]
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