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2014 Merlot
This one just keeps getting better and better! From the Hunter's best vintage ever, this Merlot has not put a foot wrong. Continuing to be soft yet complex on the palate, this wine has David Hook style written all over it – classic fruit flavour dominating, with older French oak barrel treatment for 14 months. This Merlot is at its peak flavour complexity now, and will drink well for at least another 10-15 years. -
2014 Shiraz
DUAL TROPHY-WINNER! With 6 medals (including a Top Gold Medal) and 2 trophies – need we say more! If you need further confirmation of this one’s pedigree, have a look at our Awards page (to come) for a full list of credits. Deep cherry red in colour, this wine has complex aromas of plums, aniseed, spice and flint. The palate is medium-bodied with blackberry fruit flavours and an interesting note of menthol, finishing with soft and drying tannins. While always magnificent to drink now, this Shiraz will cellar well up to at least 2034. -
2016 Shiraz
Our little vineyard has something special about its Shiraz - it produces an amazing lifted perfume aroma style, with hints of spice. Coupled with great palate intensity and superb length of flavour, this is a well-balanced wine, consistent with the classic Hunter Valley style of Shiraz. We're looking forward to how this wine develops – after two years in bottle, spicy aromatics and full berry flavours abound. Our 2016 Shiraz is a winner already, with two silver medals under its belt. Throw beef, venison or duck at this, and sit back and be surprised! Drink now or cellar another 5-15 years – it's a shame we have very little of this left. -
2017 The Mike Shiraz
It was a ripper of a vintage in 2017! A very hot and dry season, combined with a later harvest, gives a complex Shiraz with notes of black fruit and cassis, bringing a full and concentrated flavour. Bottled in July 2018 (and named after the bloke who made it!), this wine is developing remarkable flavours in bottle – a very grown-up Shiraz! Drink now or cellar for up to 15 years. -
2018 Bella Bubbles
What a beauty is Bella, and proving to be very popular. This is a neutral palate sparkling rosé (Merlot based), so it's neither too sweet nor too dry ... it's just right! The fresh and juicy Merlot berry flavours shine bright and clear, the twinkling bubbles bringing a light touch of sweetness through to a crisp finale. Not just for special occasions – enjoy chilled with any glittering celebration. -
2018 Maddie’s Merlot
This is our first Merlot since 2014, and is a departure from our usual aged-in-old-French-oak-for-14-months style. Our winemaker (Nick Paterson) recommended that we bottle this wine a little earlier than usual (November 21 2018) to showcase all the bright, berry fruit flavours, and boy was he right, as our 'Maddie' is already turning heads. Nick also introduced a new Saury French oak barrel (300L) to approx. 1/3 of the total volume, then combined that with the remaining 2/3 volume that was aged in our older French oak barrels. While drinking SO easily now, we’re excited to see how this will age – it’s an absolute cracker, and so different to our 2014 Hooky-made Merlot! -
2018 Sweet Sophie
Oh how we love our little Sophie! Our 2018 version (and you'll notice we've gone back to a 375mL pocket-sized bottle!) has a range of bright citrus and tropical fruit flavours, that will then develop lovely honey notes over time. This is a real little sweetie with a beautifully balanced and crisp finish. Enjoy well-chilled as an aperitif, with delicate desserts, to temper light Asian dishes, or to complement charcuterie and cheese. -
2019 2 Fat Cows Rosé
This beaut new rosé (Merlot based) is named after our two lovely bovines Thelma and Louise, and, like our 'girls', it's fat and juicy, heavy with red berry lusciousness, and has a light hint of rose petal. If you're a fan of our (sold out) 2017 Rosé, this one should fulfil your fantasies! -
2019 Woof Woof Rosé
Following on from our Woof Woof Red and Woof Woof White, we now have a Woof Woof Rosé! This wine comes from a highly awarded Lovedale vineyard, and the winemaker is a top dog in the Hunter. We chose this Woof Woof Rosé as it's inspired by the rosés of Provence – a French varietal with a couple of months maturing in old French oak, it's a beautiful light pink in colour, with lovely fresh berry notes and a slightly drier finish. And remember – 10% from each bottle of Woof Woof wines sold goes to PetRescue. -
2019 Thelma’s Verdelho
Named after our mum cow Thelma, this wine is showing sophisticated flavours of citrus and preserved lemon peel, with hints of white pepper ... yum! -
2019 Louise’s Verdelho
Named after our not-so-baby cow Louise, this wine has been in bottle for a few months now, and is delicious – full-bodied and vivacious, with a touch of sweetness; notes of blood orange and pink grapefruit. A ripper! -
2018 Blue Fence Shiraz
AVAILABLE MID/LATE OCTOBER 2019 – probably around Heather's birthday! Only recently bottled (July 22) this is another terrific Shiraz from Mike De Iuliis. Mike played with a combo of old and new French oak to get max flavour from our grapes, and this wine is already showing lots of heavy dark berry fruit flavours. If you drop by our cellar shed we MIGHT be persuaded to let you try it, otherwise we'll put it on for tasting in mid/late October. This one is def going to mature into a real standout!