HUNTER VALLEY, AUSTRALIA
If there is one place in Australian wine that is hewn of absolute toil and adversity it is the Hunter Valley. The wine history is the oldest in this country and the environment has had a profound influence on the vignerons and wine styles, resulting in a distinct sense of Terrior. While we are old in wine, we are young in the deeper history of this land, and we pay our respects to the Wonnarua people who have nurtured this country as it's custodians for countless millenia. If our humble assay can give it another voice to the stratified story of this land, my hope is to only make it richer.
Green apple, Lemon drops and a hint of Lime Splice ice blocks and green mango, a hint of the Gin & Tonics there too. Finger Lime and apple dust carry through to the palate with crisp and zesty acid persistence. Packed with citrusy flavour and calling out for lunch in the sun.
NEW RELEASE / Ripe peach and nectarine with a hint of feijoa and mango Wiess bar sit against subtle yeasty complexity. The oak influence is centred on creamy palate texture giving the wine a long and slippery finish. Abundant, tactile and generous with infinite drinkability.
Our Rosé has Grenache for spice and beautiful perfume, Mourvèdre for structure and wild brambly notes with Shiraz filling the palate with plushness and fruit depth. The nose is full of yellow skinned Rainier cherries and cranberry with a hint of watermelon adding to the spice and floral aromatics that are so abundant.. READ MORE.....
There is a distinct sense of history in this wine, classic Hunter River Burgundy style Shiraz, dark red fruits with a hint of rosewood and cherry kirsch. Expressive yet supple with medium bodied texture courtesy of silty fine grain tannins wrapped in a cloak of dark rose petal and Doris plum fruit. Fine acidity giving elegant persistence. Good now but one worth waiting for if you have the fortitude to resist temptation.
NEW RELEASE / A clear reflection of the 2023 vintage, elegant and fine with a subtle glide that comes with gentle growing conditions. Grapefruit, custard apple and Meyer lemon infused with grilled hazelnuts and a hint of feijoa. The slinky yet coiled texture slides out from under a blanket of yeast lees and very well integrated oak giving a long silky finish. One for the cellar if you are patient enough.
This blend of Hunter Valley and McLaren Vale Shiraz exemplifies the elegance that was once highly prized for its vibrant fruit expression, juicy acidity and seemingly infinite ability to age. A case in point, dark fruits with layers of complexing Christmas cake all wrapping up in a cape of gentle acidity and silky tannins giving warmth and freshness at the same time. Good now but worth wanting a few years if you can. This is proper old school Shiraz, before the days of too much oak and over ripeness, when fruit and finesse were the order of the day.
Our Rosé has Grenache for spice and beautiful perfume, Mourvèdre for structure and wild brambly notes with Shiraz filling the palate with plushness and fruit depth. The nose is full of yellow skinned Rainier cherries and cranberry with a hint of watermelon adding to the spice and floral aromatics that are so abundant.. READ MORE.....
Precise and focused, loads of lime and grapefruit with subtle white florals , underpinned by “London Dry Martini with a twist of lime” like power. Juicy and moreish acidity giving crystalline purity with a coiled spring of persistence. This wine will continue to intensify to 10 years at a minimum building complexity as it goes.
