2023 White Wine Release
Staying true to our 'classically radical' approach to winemaking – fusing old traditions with new techniques, we are proud to be releasing a stellar lineup of white wines, including the beloved 2022 Single Vineyard 'Briar Hill' Chardonnay and 2023 Single Vineyard 'Dairy Hill' Semillon, first of its kind 2023 Single Vineyard 'Black Cluster' Semillon, ultra-premium 2022 Ampelus Chardonnay as well as extremely limited quantities of 2023 Limited Release Fiano and 2023 Limited Release Albariño.
2023 Single Vineyard
Dairy Hill Semillon
Mount View, Hunter Valley
With fruit from the oldest block of Semillon on the property on a southeast-facing hillside slope at 170m above sea level, this is the Hunter Valley’s highest altitude Semillon vineyard and is planted on rich Terra Rossa clay soil over limestone. Hand-picked, gently crushed and allowed to soak for four hours prior to pressing, the wine is complex and rich with ripe orchard pears and yellow citrus notes surrounded by mineral cap-gun and slate aromatics. The palate is layered and concentrated with earthy minerals framing ripe citrus fruits and tense acidity. This wine is delicate yet concentrated, displaying both light phenolic spice and pristine acid which will allow for the wine to develop positively over the next eight to twelve years.
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2023 Single Vineyard
Black Cluster Semillon
Pokolbin, Hunter Valley
Highly complex aromatics of lime juice, slate and aspirin. The palate displays the classic acid line and length that are hallmarks of Hunter Valley Semillon providing a clear direction and framing the ripe citrus, apple and mineral smokey notes. This wine is the epitome of classic Hunter Valley Semillon suited for long-term cellaring. Featherweight with fresh citrus and complex slate, alongside light gentle phenolics and crisp taut acidity. This wine will develop gracefully over the next 10+ years developing richness, lanolin, toast and creaminess.
2022 Single Vineyard
Briar Hill Chardonnay
Mount View, Hunter Valley
From the vineyard’s best block of Chardonnay, south facing and planted on a 450-million-year-old marine fossil ridge, matured for 15 months with 100% new French oak fermentation, the result is a powerful, decadent yet restrained Hunter Valley Chardonnay filled with complex aromatic profile of struck match, hazelnut, nougat and lime custard. On the palate, the wine displays generous regional fruit of ripe orchard pears and white peach surrounded by citrus oils and spice. This wine is concentrated and rich with fresh acidity and light phenolic spice providing all the components to enable medium to long-term cellaring.
2022 Ampelus
Single Barrel Chardonnay
Mount View, Hunter Valley
Hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed followed by sequential fill to a single French second-fill oak cask for 18 months. Left unsulphured until bottling. Bottled without finings or filtration. Complex aromatic profile of cap gun, hazelnut, nougat and lime custard. On the palate, the wine displays generous regional fruit of ripe orchard pears and white peach surrounded by creme brulee, baking spice and savoury smoke. This wine is concentrated and rich with fresh acidity and light phenolic spice providing all the components to enable medium to long-term cellaring.
Only 100 bottles available.
2023 Limited Release Albariño
Mount View, Hunter Valley
Hand-picked fruit was foot stomped and allowed to soak on skins for four hours prior to gently pressing to a stainless-steel tank. Cold Settled for eight hours before racking tacking semi-cloudy juice. Fermented with ambient yeasts at 18-20 degrees Celsius for 11 days before transferring to a combination of stainless steel and an old French oak barrique for four months maturation. This wine was blended and lightly filtered. Fresh floral aromatics of orange blossom, and honeysuckle. The palate is weighty and generous with rich stone fruit flavours and subtle pithy lemon skin character. A light saline edge is driven by taut crisp acidity. Best consumed in youth but will evolve gracefully for two to four years.
Will be available after our Sydney launch event on October 12th, 2023.
2023 Limited Release Fiano
Mount View, Hunter Valley
Hand-picked fruit crushed and allowed to soak on skins for four hours before gently pressing directly to seasoned French oak puncheons. Ambient yeast fermentation at 22-24 degrees Celsius for eight days. Left on yeast lees without sulphur for four months. Blended, light filtered and a small sulphur addition was made prior to bottling. Made in the traditional style of the variety it displays aromatic notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom. The intensely flavoured palate shows ginger spice, nashi pear and subtle nutty characters combined with a rich and textured mid palate. In traditional style, the acid line provides length and a crisp persistent finish. Best consumed in youth but will evolve gracefully becoming richer and more savoury over the next five years.
Will be available after our Sydney launch event on October 12th, 2023.
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