We have six new releases for you in this Christmas 2008 newsletter.
They are: 2008 Reserve Semillon, 2008 Chardonnay, 2008 Barrel Fermented Rose, 2008 Silvereye Semillon, 2006 Shiraz and 2008 Petillant.
Please see the tasting notes for full details of all these new releases.
Perfect fruit, harvested, before the rain, from the Mistletoe Home Vineyard and another in the Broke area.
Whole bunch pressed with total barrel maturation in a combination of new and older French oak puncheons.
Full flavoured, generous palate with pronounced upfront melon and stone-fruit characters balanced by creamy oak and crisp acid finish
Single vineyard wine.
The 5th vintage of Semillon from a vineyard located near the Hunter River at Belford.
The grapes for this wine were harvested prior to the disastrous rain in February 2008. Intense lime and mineral characters on the palate with a clean, crisp and long finish.
Cellar with confidence until 2016.
A blend of Shiraz from several Hermitage Road vineyards.
From a hot and very dry year, bottled in November 2007.
This wine did not show its true colours until it had spent 6 months in bottle and then - Wow! A great example of 100% Hunter Shiraz. Dark, tangy, black fruit characters with an intense long palate and finish.
Cellar to 2015.
As with The Rose 2008 this wine was made from Shiraz grapes grown in the Hilltops ( Young) region of NSW.
Fully fermented and matured in older French oak puncheons.
A substantial Rosé nearly bordering on a light dry red wine.
Dark cherry flavours, dry and savoury on the palate with oak barely noticeable but supporting the wine’s structure.