Margan Breaking Ground Shiraz Mouvedre 2014
The varieties are inter-planted, this has been a field blend since 1997. The Mourvedre lifts the Shiraz to a much riper spectrum than usually seen in the Hunter. Margan,Breaking Ground […]
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Margan Breaking Ground Tempranillo/Graciano/Shiraz 2014
Part of the new Breaking Ground range: the Tempranillo and Graciano, all co-planted with Shiraz in 2011. This was first tasted blind as a curve ball in and amongst a […]
Margan Family Vineyard Shiraz 2014
Hunter Valley, Shiraz, Andrew Margan. Need I say any more? Margan Family Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter Valley 2014 Ripe layers of chocolate, spiced plums, camphor smoke and a suggestion of meaty […]
Margan Family Vineyard Chardonnay 2015
Do not underestimate the quality and power of chardonnay in the Hunter. Silkman, Tyrrell’s and of course, Margan all have top examples. Margan Family Vineyard Chardonnay, Hunter Valley, 2015 Partial […]
Margan White Label Barbera 2013
The Hunter Valley isn’t all Shiraz and Semillon, this is one of the unheralded gems of the region. Margan White Label, Barbera, Hunter Valley 2013 Rich, earthy, fresh rhubarb, spiced […]
Margan Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Not a huge amount of Cabernet grown in the Hunter Valley, but, Margan Wines, located in the Broke Fordwich sub-region of the Hunter grow quality fruit on 40 year old […]
Margan Family Vineyard Verdelho 2015
Ahhh Verdelho. The often mocked white grape of the Hunter Valley: At the Huinter Valley Wine Show, the Trophy for the best Verdelho is better know as the “Tiara Award.” […]
Margan Family Vineyard Semillon 2015
Rain during the white grape picking time for the 2015 vintage resulted in some softer characteristics coming through the Hunter Valley Semillon, but the quality is still on offer for […]
Margan White Label Semillon 2014
2014: Cracker of a Hunter Valley vintage. Fruit almost picked itself. No pressure on the winery or the vineyards. Some observations out there that it’s a forward vintage, but the […]
Hunter Valley Semillon Aged Releases: Thomas Wines, McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant and Margan
Jancis Robinson calls it “Australia’s gift to the wine world.” Along with seemingly immortal fortified wines of Seppeltsfield and Rutherglen, Hunter Valley Semillon is one to put in the cellar […]
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