Delicate salmon colour. Nose is full of sweet red fruits with strawberries and raspberries to the fore. Light, crisp, elegant palate designed as a refreshing aperitif style sparkling wine with floral and red fruits dominating on a slightly candied finish.
A hint of struck match and honey supports a cool climate fruit structure with zesty melon and citrus peel. Light bodied, dry with crisp acidity on the palate supported by citrus, minerally flavours. Good example of cool climate chardonnay (vineyard is at very high...
Earth, leather, cedar, tobacco akin to a Bordeaux Superiore. Full boded with sweet black cherry fruits. Well balanced acid and tannins with a slightly warm finish.
Pungent leafy, herbal and cedar notes with redcurrant, cranberries and a hints of pencil shavings. Silky front palate with licorice, ripe, slightly raisined, red fruits. Smooth velvet tannins travel on through a long herbal finish. More Bordeaux that Rhone in...
Sage, cedar earthy and deep, deep blackberries on the nose. Rich, powerful palate with anise, black cherry and licorice notes. Plush tannins providing a silky mouthfeel, Warm, long finish. Highly appealing wine from Brian Freeman using a proportion of semi dried...
Single block Tempranillo growing on red volcanic and limestone soils. Nose is complex delivering new leather, tobacco, cola and dried herbs. The wine is medium bodied with dry, fine grain tannins supported by sweet raspberry fruits. Elegant smooth wine that builds in...
fresh cherries with a slight herbal and floral note. Dry, medium bodied at the most. Juicy sour cherry and raspberry flavours. Lighter expression of Shiraz in a traditional Hunter River Burgundy style making this wine extremely versatile at the table.
Nutty lees contact driven nose with a slight saline note as well as cedar oak. Dry medium bodied wine with lemony acidity and medium finish.
Classic nose full of lemons and lanolin but also nutty marzipan notes. This must come from some time spent on yeast lees which helps to broaden the aromatics and palate. The wine is still lively and fresh on the palate with lemon and limes dominating. Enjoyable young...
Coming off 1908 vines planted on sandy soils. Strong aromatics here driven by classic HV lanolin, lemons and talc. Light, dry, zesty palate that is juicy and fresh. All primary driven fruits and needs plenty of cellar time to blossom.