Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2021
A deviation from the usual Hunter Valley Semillon here: winemaking includes use of indigenous yeasts, clean tank ferments, cloudy barrel ferments and some fruit parcels with time on skins. Gundog […]
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Gundog Estate Hunter’s Semillon 2021
2021 sees another change to the fruit sourcing, along with Tinkler’s School Block, this edition sees fruit from the Mount Bright vineyard with its heavier soils.. Gundog Estate, Hunter’s, Semillon, […]
Gundog Estate The Chase Semillon 2021
This vintage sees fruit now sourced from the Constable and Tinkler’s vineyards in Pokolbin. A cooler vintage meant slightly later than usual ripening, but produced well balanced fruit straight off […]
Gundog Estate The Lived Experience Shiraz 2019
A ‘lived experience’ can be defined as “the knowledge and understanding that comes from living through a particularly challenging life event or situation.” While the Gundog Estate team have certainly […]
Tyrrell’s Rufus Stone Shiraz 2019
This release marks the 25th vintage release of this label from Tyrrell’s, recognising Heathcote’s potential for growing quality Shiraz. Tyrrell’s, Rufus Stone, Shiraz, Heathcote, 2019 Medium garnet with a bright […]
Tyrrell’s Special Release Fiano 2021
Such a contrasting vintage from the previous three. With winter and spring growing season one of the wettest in the last decade, moving into a warm, even dry new year […]
Tyrrell’s Hunter Valley Chardonnay 2020
The Tyrrell family have long association with the success of Chardonnay in Australia. This is one of the very few releases to come from the Hunter Valley in the disastrous […]
Burton McMahon George’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
This is the 9th release of the collaboration by Dylan McMahon of Seville Estate in the Yarra Valley and Matt Burton of Gundog Estate. The boys say that 2020 was […]
Burton McMahon D’Aloisio’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
Burton McMahon is a joint venture by Dylan McMahon of Seville Estate in the Yarra Valley and Matt Burton of Gundog Estate (Hunter Valley and Canberra). The D’Aloisio vineyard is […]
Hungerford Hill Shiraz 2020
This could be one of the more controversial releases from Hungerford Hill. The 2020 vintage in the Hunter Valley was decimated by smoke taint from one of the worst bushfires […]
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