Gundog Estate Hilltops Riesling 2024
Gundog Estate return to the Hilltops region (away from their usual Canberra foray for Riesling) The brown glass flute d’Alsace makes for classic packaging. Gundog Estate, Riesling, Hilltops, 2024 Very […]
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First Ridge Fiano 2024
A sneak peek of First Ridge’s 2024 Fiano. At time if writing the 2023 is still available via the website (and bottle image below is of that vintage). 30% put […]
First Ridge Barbera 2022
First Ridge’s Barbera vines are grown at the highest part of their vineyard in Mudgee, NSW at just under 600 metres, where the top soils are shallow, with shale rock […]
Gundog Estate Hunter’s Shiraz 2023
Fruit coming from some of Pokolbin’s older vineyards, 12 months in French oak puncheons. Big jump in stated alcohol by volume from the 2022. Gundog Estate, Hunter’s, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, […]
Briar Ridge Dairy Hill Semillon 2023
Briar Ridge is in the southern part of the Hunter Valley and on the elevated Mount View rd. Part of a greater stable that includes Pepper Tree with ownership by […]
Gundog Estate Indomitus Albus Semillon 2023
Matt Burton from Gundog Estate has created the Indomitus range as a challenge to the norms of winemaking for Semillon and Shiraz. Matt has returned to 10% Semillon for the […]
Briar Ridge Limited Release Albariño 2023
Foot trod then into tank. Settled cool in stainless steel and juice racked off to ferment (wild). Transferred to a combination of stainless steel and an old French oak barrique […]
Briar Ridge Limited Release Fiano 2023
A limited release from Briar Ridge and showcasing that the Hunter can do ‘alternative’ varieties well. Handpicked, left on skins for 4 hours before being pressed to old oak. Wild […]
Briar Ridge Briar Hill Chardonnay 2022
Hunter Chardonnay is very good when it’s good. Fruit is hand picked. Whole Bunch pressed then into French oak casks (100% new) for 15 months. Unsulphured until bottling, and bottled […]
Briar Ridge Black Cluster Semillon 2023
So named from the Black Cluster vineyard, which took its moniker from the 1835 diary entry of winemaking pioneer George Wyndham in his first vintage: “Began my vintage. Filled the […]
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