Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2025
Wild yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugar to have the final wine sitting at 9gms/l making it just off-dry) while other parcels kept cloudy […]
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Pewsey Vale Prima 24GR Riesling 2024
Sugar and acid. Balance and class. From vines planted in 1966, the IRB dryness scale indicator sits firmly in the middle of the spectrum. Chief winemaker Louisa Rose’s signature on […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2024
This is where the Gundog team like to have a little fun: Indigenous yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugar to have the final wine […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2023
Matt Burton and the team’s off-piste approach to Hunter Semillon. A broad palette of winemaking: Indigenous yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugars), other parcels […]
Pewsey Vale Prima 25GR Riesling 2022
The Germans have been mastering the art of residual sugar in Riesling for years, while Australia still suffers from “Oh, I don’t like Riesling, it’s too sweet.” And then you […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2022
Matt Burton and the team throw out the Hunter Sem textbook with this one. Indigenous yeasts, some parcels clean fermented in tank (and retaining a little sugars), other parcels kept […]
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 […]
Gundog Estate Wild Semillon 2020
The first release from Matt Burton for 2020. With the Wild, he employs natural (wild) fermentation and allows the wine time on skins, and leaves a hint of residual sugar […]
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