Appearance: Deep red/purple in colour with a vibrant crimson hue.
Bouquet: An intense bouquet of plum and spice with supporting oak.
Palate: This Hunter Valley Shiraz displays a lovely fruit rich palate complexed with peppery and spicy notes. The polished tannins are ripe and supple. Combine this with quality French oak barrel maturation and the wine delivers a generous, well structured and sophisticated mouth feel with great length of flavour.
Cellaring: Careful cellaring up to 10 years and beyond will be rewarded.
Appearance: Deep red/purple in colour with a vibrant crimson hue.
Bouquet: An intense bouquet of plum and spice with supporting oak.
Palate: This 2017 Hunter Valley Shiraz displays layers of dark berry fruit flavours with a touch of spice and a fine, silky tannin structure. T he well integrated French oak leaves the palate full yet soft with great complexity and length.
Cellaring: Careful cellaring up to 10 years and beyond will be rewarded.
A winemaker selection of either the western or eastern blocks across the estate’s
holdings that is is increasingly and inevitably, I am told, from the eastern
side.
With the shading and attenuated ripening pattern, justifiably so. The result
compacts a density of dark to mulberry fruit scents, with a leafy freshness
embedded across a sinewy, firm tannic fiber.
Far more structured and
authoritative than the other blocks due to tighter packed, compact grapes. This
higher quotient of skin to liquid ratio imparts a full-bodied textural
intrigue. Almost Italianate in its dry, structural pose. Savoury and inimitably
Hunter.
The Brokenback Vineyard, Pokolbin, was planted in the 1970's by a visionary group led by the late, legendary, Len Evans, AO, OBE. Over the ensuing years the vines have produced premium wines under a variety of labels. In 2008 the vineyard then in two parts, was purchased privately and amalgamated.
Our Brokenback Shiraz is a rich and flavoursome wine and a classic in our range. Typical of this vineyard, the wine displays pepper, spice and layers of ripe red berry fruit flavours. With a refined tannin structure and subtle French oak characters, the seamless palate is complex and persistent.
Cellaring : Drinking well now or gain rewarding bottle age complexity with careful cellaring up to 10 years.
Appearance: Vibrant red/purple colour with a crimson hue.
Bouquet: A fragrant red and black fruit bouquet with delicate oak in the background.
Palate: This generous wine displays spicy black fruit flavours with refreshing cherry cola characters dancing on the luscious medium bodied palate. The tannins are in complete harmony with the fruit.
Cellaring: Drinking well now or will further develop with medium term cellaring, 5 -7 years.
Appearance: Deep red in colour with a bright red hue.
Bouquet: A fragrant bouquet of red and black currants with a touch spice and cedary notes.
Palate: This Cabernet Sauvignon is grown on our own Certified Organic Vineyard located in the Central Ranges of NSW.
The wine displays delightfully rounded flavours of blackberry and blackcurrants that are well balanced by silky fine grain tannins. The gentle 12-month French oak maturation compliments the varietal characters of the wine whilst adding structure and length of flavour.
Cellaring: Excellent drinking now or medium-term cellaring 2 - 10 years will be rewarded.
Appearance: Deep red in colour with a bright purple hue.
Bouquet: A fragrant bouquet of raspberry red fruit with a touch peppery spice.
Palate: This Shiraz is grown on our own Certified Organic Vineyard located in the Central Ranges of NSW.
The wine displays layers of ripe raspberry red fruit flavours with a touch of peppery spice on a well-balanced fruit driven palate. With a refined tannin structure and soft, subtle, French oak characters, the seamless palate is complex and persistent.
Cellaring: Excellent drinking now or medium-term cellaring 2 - 10 years will be rewarded.
Appearance: Deep red in colour with a bright red hue.
Bouquet: A fragrant bouquet of red and blackberry fruit with spice and background cedary notes.
Palate: The Balmain is a modern Australian blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. These three grape varieties are grown on our own Certified Organic Vineyard located in the Central Ranges of NSW. The wine is rich and velvety, displaying bright red fruit flavours with lovely supple tannins to provide a fresh and long palate. The French oak characters gently sitting in the background adding complexity and length to the soft and rounded finish. Medium to full bodied.
Cellaring: Excellent drinking now or will further develop with careful cellaring up to 5 years.
