Winner of the Sunbury Region Trophy at the 2025 James Halliday Cabernet & Chardonnay Challenge.. Marnong Estate, Single Vineyard, Chardonnay, Sunbury, 2024 Pale hue. Savoury and flinty. Plenty of sulphide […]
From Marnong Estate, just on the outer suburban fringes of Melbourne. Winemaker is Alex Beckett. Marnong Estate, Chardonnay, Sunbury, 2024 Very pale hue. Flinty with soft honeyed tones, nutmeg spice, […]
Fiano recently had its own special day, unfortunately I didn’t get to this wine in time for it, but would be happy enough to open on any other day. Marnong […]
Only made in exceptional years. Base wines matured in stainless-steel and oak vessels, with a small proportion of new French oak used. Tiraged in October of 2022 for secondary fermentation […]
I have a small issue with Australian winemakers calling their wines simply ‘Montepulciano.’ The grape in Italy is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, and not to be confused with the township in Tuscany […]
Alex Beckett, Marnong Estate’s winemaker is a Hunter Valley lad and made a swag of the alternative varieties for the well regarded Briar Ridge in Pokolbin. Here he takes the […]
I must admit, this estate is a new one for me. After many years travelling through Sunbury on the way to Melbourne’s prime airport, I knew there was more than […]
From a ridiculously small harvest (0.5 tonne per hectare) and tasted blind in a Pinot line up. Created by Patrick Eckel and Mark Bretherton. Over The Way, Longview Creek, Pinot […]
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