New Releases May 2012

The three new releases in this newsletter are new vintages of some of our most loved wines. They are the:2011 Reserve Semillon, 2011 Chardonnay, and The Rose 2011 2011 was a very good vintage in the Hunter, right across the range of reds and whites and we commend these wines to you. The 2011 Chardonnay... 

2011 Reserve Semillon

Classic Hunter Semillon from a very good, hot, dry vintage. Excellent fruit, hand harvested, whole bunch pressed followed by extended cold fermentation with 4 months on lees prior to preparation for bottling. Beautifully fragrant with lemon/lime, herb, spice and grass all intermingling; balanced with... 

2011 Chardonnay

Perfect fruit, hand picked, whole bunch pressed with total barrel fermentation and maturation in older French oak. A fruit driven full flavoured generous palate with mineral, melon, stone fruit flavours combining with creamy oak undertones. We consider this to be one of the very best Chardonnay we have... 

2011 The Rose

This is Mistletoe’s 14th Vintage of this Rosé style. Made from whole bunch pressed Shiraz. Beautiful clear, bright, red/purple in colour with a spicy red berry fruits bouquet. The sweetness is in balance with the acidity giving a clean crisp finish on the palate. Ideal wine to accompany Asian... 

Cuvee Petillant Blanc

Petillant is the French word for Bubbly or sparkling that has been traditionally used to describe fizzy wines other than Champagne. This wine is a blend of Hunter Valley Semillon and Chardonnay. It is an ideal aperitif style exhibiting melon and citrus lemon flavours on the palate but finishing crisp... 

2011 Home Vineyard Semillon

Hand harvested from low cropped vines, whole bunch pressed to extract only first quality juice. Cold fermented and bottled early to retain the crisp acidity and lemony grapefruit characters typical of previous Semillons from this vineyard. Cellar with confidence to 2020. 94/100 James Halliday Australian... 

2011 Mistletoe Lane Verdelho

The grapes for this wine were sourced from a vineyard in nearby Mistletoe Lane that has consistently produced great Verdelho. The palate reveals crisp, tangy, fruit salad characters with citrus undertones and a hint of sweetness to finish. Excellent with Asian based cuisine. Drink now until 2016.  Read More →

2010 Reserve Chardonnay

This wine follows in the footsteps of its highly awarded predecessors. Perfectly ripe hand harvested clean fruit was whole bunch pressed directly to a combination of new and one year old French oak puncheons for fermentation and maturation until bottling in November 2011. A beautifully balanced Chardonnay... 

2009 Sparkling Petillant Rosé

Petillant is the French word for Bubbly or sparkling that has been traditionally used to describe fizzy wines other than Champagne. This Rosé style Petillant is a frivolous, easy drinking, aperitif style and a perfect accompaniment to spicy Asian cuisine. Chill well before serving. Perfect for... 

2010 Barrel Fermented Rose

Shiraz grapes, crushed and chilled with 18 hours on skins for colour and character. Total fermentation and maturation in two and three year old French oak puncheons. This is a dry rosé of the classic French barrel ferment style. Bright cherry in colour with lifted dark cherry characters on the... 

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