Brokenwood Oakey Creek Vineyard Semillon 2011
Oakey Creek is a source of fruit for many top Hunter producers. Fruit from this vineyard also goes into Brokenwood’s top Semillon, the ILR Reserve. 6 years old on release. […]
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Brokenwood Shiraz 2015
This is the younger brother of the Graveyard, made using fruit from the young vines and some declassified fruit from the 1968 vines. Brokenwood, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, 2015 Classy oak […]
Brokenwood Semillon 2016
Brokenwood have just announced works have started on a new cellar door, cafe and restaurant. Their original cellar door was built in the 1970’s and has a wonderful rustic charm […]
Margan White Label Chardonnay 2016
Special parcels held back for the White Label, rather than being released too soon and too young. Margan, White Label, Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, 2016 Kurt Cobain paraphrase going through my […]
Gundog Estate Shiraz 2016
Sourced from the Dahlberg family vineyard in Murrumbateman (technically NSW but incorporated into the Canberra District) 30% maturation in new French oak. 2% Viognier in the blend. Gundog Estate, Shiraz, […]
Margan Aged Release Semillon 2012
Several Hunter Valley producers now have aged or cellar releases. In this case, held back for 5 years before being released. Potentially released too early. Margan, Aged Release, Semillon, Hunter […]
Margan White Label Semillon 2016
Quality fruit parcels are held back for a year for the White Label, sitting patiently. Good thing too, a year in bottle does some beautiful things for Hunter Valley Semillon. […]
Margan Breaking Ground Barbera 2015
The Breaking Ground releases celebrate new moves in the viticultural space for Margan. The cuttings for Margan’s Barbera came from the Montrose vineyard in Mudgee, which in turn came to […]
Gartelmann Diedrich Shiraz 2014
Not enough Hunter fruit in 2014 for Gartelmann so they sourced extra from the Clare Valley. Stylistically I don’t mind the mix, Clare can be herbal and brooding sometimes, rather […]
Margan Breaking Ground Shiraz Mourvedre 2015
Part of the “Breaking Ground” series from the reliable Margan Wines, celebrating pioneering wine styles in the Hunter. The only blend if its type from the Hunter Valley, the two […]
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