Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Hastings River, New South Wales Winemaker: Jim Mobbs Variety: 100% Chardonnay Closure: Cork Oak: 8 weeks in 3-yo French Oak RRP: $14.50 AU The second of the promised two Chardonnay notes. A complete contrast to the Briar Ridge wine tasted earlier in the week with a minimal amount of oak […]
Category: New South Wales
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Hunter Valley, New South Wales Winemaker: Steve Dodd Variety: 100% Chardonnay Closure: Cork Oak: 9 months in new French Oak RRP: $26AU
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Hunter Valley, New South Wales Winemaker: Phillip Ryan Variety: 100% Semillon Closure: Cork Oak: Unoaked RRP: $ 18AU Outside the Hunter Valley, Semillon is infrequently bottled as a single grape varietal wine. Most commonly it is blended with Sauvignon Blanc, making two classic French white wines, White Bordeaux/Graves and Sauternes. […]
Fast Facts: Country: Australia Region: Hunter Valley, New South Wales Winemaker: Monarch Winemaking Service Variety: Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon Closure: Screwcap RRP: $18 AU Finally! A wine from my home state of New South Wales (with another coming up later this weekend baring any unforseen cork issues). I haven’t seen Gartelmann wines in […]