Margan Barbera 2014
Part of the “Breaking Ground” single vineyard wines series from Margan. Andrew Margan took “cuttings from the original Montrose vineyard in Mudgee that was planted by Carlo Corino from cuttings […]
Part of the “Breaking Ground” single vineyard wines series from Margan. Andrew Margan took “cuttings from the original Montrose vineyard in Mudgee that was planted by Carlo Corino from cuttings […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]