{"title":"Hunter Valley","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"glenguin-estate-aristea-shiraz-2019","title":"Glenguin Estate Aristea Shiraz 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eGlenguin Estate Aristea Shiraz is the flagship red of a family-owned Hunter Valley estate in Broke Fordwich, released with some bottle age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobin Tedder MW has long led the winemaking at the Tedder family's vineyard, on the western side of the valley near the Wollombi Brook. This is their top selection, made to show the depth and structure the region can give in a good year. Hunter reds are medium-bodied, earthy and savoury, with fine tannins and a proven ability to age for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury and medium-bodied, with fine tannins and good length, and now picking up secondary character. Pour at 16–18°C with roast lamb, beef fillet or mushroom dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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This one sits just below the flagship in the range, and several years in bottle have brought out gentle, savoury development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarthy, with soft tannins and savoury notes starting to come through. Have it now or over the next few years, at 16–18°C, with roast lamb, beef casserole or hard cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Matt Burton follows that restrained, food-friendly line, and as the label hints, oak barrels help shape the spicy, savoury character without heavy wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury spice and fine tannins make it an easy match for barbecued meats, lamb shanks, sausages or aged cheddar. Pour at 16–18°C and drink it now or over the next few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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It's one of Australia's truly original styles, fresh on release and slowly turning toasty and honeyed with time in bottle. The vineyard belongs to the Tedder family, near the Wollombi Brook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight, crisp and dry, with citrus freshness and a long, fine finish. Try it at 7–9°C with oysters, grilled whiting, Vietnamese salads or goat's cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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You get a light, low-alcohol white with crisp acidity, fresh on release and turning toasty and honeyed with years in bottle. Winemaker Matt Burton also has a base in the Canberra District.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight, crisp and dry, with citrus freshness and fine length. Good with oysters, grilled fish, prawn salads or goat's cheese at 7–9°C. Drink it now or over the next few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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That tends to add texture, complexity and a savoury edge while keeping the grape's fresh acidity. Matt Burton makes it, working between the Hunter and the Canberra District.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight in body yet textural and dry, with fresh acidity and a savoury finish. Try it at 8–10°C with grilled fish, roast chicken, pork or soft cheeses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The affected fruit is picked late and pressed, giving only a small amount of very sweet juice, which is fermented into a lush dessert wine with the grape's natural acidity keeping it fresh. It comes from the Tedder family's vineyard in the Broke Fordwich subregion, where Robin Tedder MW has long run the winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich and sweet, with fresh acidity to keep it lively. Serve well chilled at 6–8°C with crème brûlée, fruit tarts or blue cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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It was an ancient sea floor once, and the deep sandy loam drains freely, letting roots go down a long way, which suits the variety exactly. Andrew Thomas puts the site's famous longevity down to the extra intensity and concentration that Semillon gets on this soil. The blocks were hand-picked in mid-February, each batch hand-sorted so only the best fruit was pressed as whole bunches to limit phenolics, then five weeks on lees before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStar-bright and taut, with lemon, preserved citrus, white flowers and a mineral line, crackling with energy through a long finish. There is plenty to enjoy now and much more to come. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees, with fresh oysters, whiting or a prawn and avocado salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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About twelve producers share the two-kilometre strip, Tyrrell's included, and Andrew Thomas has long argued that the longevity here comes down to the intensity and concentration Semillon finds in this soil. The 2024 blocks were hand-picked in February and each batch hand-sorted, so that only the best bunches went to press, whole-bunch, to keep phenolics low. A few weeks on lees followed before bottling, with no oak and nothing to get between the fruit and the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePristine and pure from the first sniff: lemon, lime blossom and a mouthwatering mineral line, layered and energetic. Serve it cold, 8 to 10 degrees, and give it a decent glass. Good with oysters, sushi or grilled flathead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The vineyard sits on the free-draining sandy flats of Pokolbin, one of about twelve holdings on a narrow strip of Semillon ground that includes Tyrrell's, on soil that was once sea floor. Only the finest bunches of the harvest were taken, whole-bunch pressed to minimise phenolics. After the riper 2024, this is a return to the classical shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTightly wound and intense, with lemon zest, green melon and a chalky, saline close; already drinking well, and built to reward a decade or two in the dark. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees, with oysters, steamed prawns or a Vietnamese chicken salad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The fruit was sorted, whole-bunch pressed to keep phenolics down, fermented with a neutral yeast so the variety speaks for itself, and rested four weeks on lees. This is consecrated ground for Hunter Semillon drinkers: free-draining sandy flats at Pokolbin, once sea floor, shared by about twelve growers including Tyrrell's, and bought by Andrew Thomas in 2017 after decades of working its fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure and precise, with lemon, lanolin and a salty mineral finish, concentrated and tightly wound but approachable straight away. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees. It is very good with oysters, but works just as well with roast chicken or a bowl of steamed mussels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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He describes the wine as a spring that slowly unwinds, revealing light toast and hay along the way, with the best vintages continuing on that path for fifteen years and more, and six years in, the transformation is underway. The vineyard itself was planted in 1969 on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road, Pokolbin, where deep free-draining loam over an old sea floor lets the roots go down and gives the wines their famous longevity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury on opening, then toast, citrus, salt, mineral and woodsmoke unfold slowly across a textured palate with rounded acid and well-knit phenolics. Serve at 10 degrees. Match it with roast chicken, pork belly or a plate of sashimi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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His own image for it is a spring slowly unwinding, giving up light toast and hay characters, with the best years carrying on for 15 or more. The site is on the sandy alluvial flats of Hermitage Road at Pokolbin, an ancient sea floor, now deep free-draining loam that lets the roots dig deep, and it is that soil the longevity comes back to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly in its journey and on the money right now: lemon curd, toast, hay and a saline, smoky edge, with rounded acid holding the line. Serve at 10 degrees. Good with grilled fish, chicken and lemon, or a wedge of aged Gruyère.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The site sits on the free-draining sandy flats of Pokolbin, one of about twelve holdings on a narrow strip of Semillon ground shared with Tyrrell's among others. Once a sea floor, the deep sandy loam drains hard and lets roots go down, which is where the intensity and the famous longevity come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix years brings the toast and hay forward without losing the citrus: lemon marmalade, straw, wet stone and a smoky finish, all held by fine acid. Serve at 10 degrees, with grilled prawns, roast pork or a mild curry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Each year he picks barrels from his Shiraz parcels to build a premium Hunter expression; the vineyard mix changes but the style does not, with good French oak playing an important part while the wine is young. The 2018 draws newer barrels from four parcels: Kiss at 66 per cent, Belford at 14, Cote d'Or at 12 and Dam Block at eight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium to full-bodied and firmly Hunter in character: dark plum, earth, leather and a peppery savour, with fine oak-derived spice. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees, decanted. It suits a slow-cooked beef brisket, lamb shanks or a mushroom and barley risotto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Both components spent 15 months in French hogsheads of one, two and three years plus some new before Andrew Thomas made the blend. The label began in 2011 when barrels that did not suit the Kiss Shiraz were combined with Sweetwater material, and it has kept that character ever since: barrel selection first, vineyard composition varying by season, the style constant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep, floral and spice-scented, sitting at the fuller end of medium-bodied, with a silky texture, bold flavour and impressive length. It will evolve for years. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees. Decant it and pour alongside a rich braise or roast lamb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Kiss vines at Pokolbin Estate sit just across the road from Graveyard, one of the Hunter's most famous vineyards, and these 1969 plantings crop meagrely. Both components spent 14 months in new, one, two and three-year-old French hogsheads before blending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeductive fruit with earth and spice behind it: dark berry, clove, dried herb and a supple, savoury palate framed by good oak. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees. Try it with roast duck, braised beef with mushrooms or a well-aged cheddar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Sweetwater Ridge at Belford, planted in 1998 on red-brown loam over limestone and facing east, adds perfumed lift. The Kiss vines, planted in 1969 at Pokolbin Estate opposite Graveyard, yield very little. Components aged separately in newer French hogsheads before blending.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark blue fruit, licorice and earth, with the tannin firm and chewy in the Hunter manner and oak spice woven through. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees, decanted. Good with barbecued beef ribs, lamb with rosemary, or a mushroom and lentil pie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The juice went through a long, cool fermentation, which Thomas stopped at around 11 per cent alcohol, leaving roughly 120 to 130 grams per litre of residual sugar. Everything was raised in stainless steel, so the fruit stays clean and nothing woody gets in the way. It is an opulent style that still manages to taste pristine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange blossom and citrus juice with elderflower and honey behind, luscious through a long finish and kept in balance by citrus-like acid. Serve at 8 degrees in a small glass. Good with a light fruit tart, or better still, a wedge of blue cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Stainless steel throughout, no oak, so the sugar sits against Semillon's natural acidity with nothing in between. Thomas began making this style only recently, the 2023 being the third release, and he treats sweetness as a question of balance, not weight. Hunter Semillon has the acid line to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDates, honey and candied citrus, thick in the mouth but pulled straight again by orange-peel acidity. Serve it cold, around 8 degrees, in a small glass. Blue cheese is the obvious match; it also handles a simple lemon tart or poached quince.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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A long, cool ferment was stopped at roughly 10 per cent alcohol, leaving about 145 grams per litre of residual sugar, and the wine saw nothing but stainless steel, with no barrel and no lees work to blur the fruit. This is the fourth release of the style, built for drinking young while the citrus is still bright. Sweet Hunter Semillon is a rarity, and the region's acidity is what makes it work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet and thick, with lime marmalade, blossom and honey over a firm acid spine. Chill it well, 7 to 8 degrees, and pour small measures. Roquefort or a washed-rind cheese works, as does a plate of fresh figs and almonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fermentation happened in stainless steel, followed by a few weeks on lees before bottling, with no oak anywhere. Thomas came to the Hunter from McLaren Vale, spent years at Tyrrell's, and has been bottling single-vineyard Semillon under his own name since 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon and grapefruit with a chalky edge, fuller in the mouth than most young Hunter Semillon. Serve it at 9 to 10 degrees. Good with grilled prawns, chicken schnitzel or a wedge of gruyere, and it will build toast and honey in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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A stainless steel ferment, a few weeks resting on lees, then bottling: the method is deliberately plain, because the point is the site. Set against the tighter Oakey Creek bottling, this is the more generous of the two, though it gives away nothing in precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed apple skin and a chamomile softness sit over the citrus, and the palate carries grapefruit pith and a mineral undertow. Drink it at about 10 degrees. Oysters, sashimi and salt-and-pepper squid all suit, and five years in the cellar will add depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Longer hangtime again, then a straightforward stainless steel ferment and a few weeks on lees. Thomas has worked this site long enough to know exactly what he wants from it, and the wine has been made the same unfussy way for years: no oak, no malolactic, nothing borrowed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStar-bright in the glass, juicy and citrus-driven, with real mineral depth under the fleshy middle. Ten degrees is about right. Try it with fish and chips, a fresh goat's curd salad, or Vietnamese rice paper rolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas favours lighter soils for Semillon, so this is the outlier in his range, and he lets the fruit hang longer here. A few weeks on lees after fermentation is the only concession to texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright and clean, lime and grapefruit with a stony core and more weight in the middle than the alcohol suggests. Serve cold, 9 degrees. Pair it with steamed mussels, chicken and lemon, or keep a few bottles back for ten years and wait for the toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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This particular bottle is a museum release from Andrew Thomas's own cellar, held back four extra years, which puts it at the front of the window where Hunter Shiraz starts to give something back. The label has been his most recognised red since 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep purple still, with concentrated dark fruit, savoury spice and long satiny tannin, fuller than medium but a long way from heavy. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees. Lamb shoulder, duck or a mushroom risotto will all work alongside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas is firm that a flagship need not be the biggest wine in a range, and this is his proof: medium-weighted, tightly wound, with the coiled-spring quality he talks about in his best Semillon and Shiraz. Cool and wet, 2021 asked a great deal of Hunter growers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark fruit, sweet spice, red floral lift and a wisp of smoke; the palate is velvety through the middle and youthfully structured. Decant and serve at 16 degrees. Roast lamb, beef cheeks or aged cheddar suit it, and a decade in the cellar will suit it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The fruit, off 1969 vines on clay-loam at Pokolbin Estate, was picked late in February and fermented on skins for eight days before pressing to French hogsheads, a fifth of them new, for sixteen months. Ten more months in bottle followed. Thomas calls this the introvert to Sweetwater's extrovert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestrained on the nose and medium-bodied in the mouth, with dark plum, earth and fine-grained tannin carrying a long finish. Serve at 16 degrees after half an hour open. Good with slow-cooked beef, roast quail or a plate of charcuterie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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A 24-hour cold soak preceded a nine-day ferment on skins; maturation ran sixteen months in French hogsheads, one in five of them new and the rest one and two years old, then eleven months in bottle before release. The vines date to 1969 and sit on the clay-loam that defines Hunter Shiraz. Thomas describes this as the introvert of his reds, a comment on volume, not depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue and black fruit with pepper, earth and a floral lift; the tannins are fine and the finish long. Sixteen degrees, and give it air. Match with lamb cutlets, grilled kangaroo or a mushroom and thyme pie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Shiraz \/ Hunter Valley \/ Thomas Wines","offer_id":44288317915195,"sku":"25187-750","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/25187-750.png?v=1790123001"},{"product_id":"thomas-wines-kiss-shiraz-2024","title":"Thomas Wines Kiss Shiraz 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Wines Kiss Shiraz is the final release of a single-vineyard Hunter Valley Shiraz from Pokolbin Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the end of the line. Ninety per cent of the Pokolbin Estate vines behind this wine have been cleared by land developers, so the 2024 is the last release from a site planted in 1969. Cuttings were taken before the bulldozers arrived, and they may yet be replanted somewhere. The fruit came off early in February, cold-soaked for a day and fermented on skins for nine, then matured sixteen months in hogsheads with a fifth new oak, followed by eleven months resting in Andrew Thomas's cellar. Losses like this one are becoming common on the Hunter's edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcentrated and savoury, dark-fruited with spice and iron, the tannins long and quietly firm. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees from a decanter. A standing rib roast or slow-braised oxtail deserves it, and so does a long stay in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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That fruit filled a mailing-list bottling until 2022, when it graduated here. The block is in Belford, planted in 1998, deep-rooted in red-brown loam over limestone, and its steep east-facing aspect keeps the afternoon heat off. Picked mid-February, fermented as whole berries, then thirteen months in French hogsheads of mixed age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed and blue fruit with floral top notes, pepper and a supple, silky palate that finishes long. Serve at 16 degrees. Lamb skewers, pork belly or a tomato-heavy pasta will all sit happily beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The berries were destemmed but left whole, cold-soaked for a day, then fermented slowly on skins for eleven days before pressing to French hogsheads ranging from new to three years old. Thirteen months later Andrew Thomas chose the best barrels for this blend, sent a few to his Elenay Shiraz, and bottled in June 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfumed and juicy, with red plum, blue fruit and spice over velvety tannin. Sixteen degrees, decanted if you have time. It suits duck breast, lamb ragu or a hard sheep's milk cheese, and will hold comfortably for a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas reserves only the best barrels for this bottling, and what does not make the cut finds its way into his Synergy and Two of a Kind wines, which is part of why those punch above their price. The 2018 was fermented with a tenth whole bunches and raised sixteen months in French hogsheads, a fifth of them new. That season is remembered fondly in the Hunter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark plum and blue fruit with the site's violet perfume, medium-bodied, tannins fine and settled with age. Serve at 16 degrees. Roast lamb, braised beef short ribs or a wedge of aged gouda all work well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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A tenth whole bunches went into the 2020 ferment, and the wine was raised in French hogsheads with twenty per cent new oak. Only the barrels Andrew Thomas judges best carry this label; the rest are folded into his cheaper bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfume first, violets and spice, then red and dark berries, supple tannin and a fresh close. Serve it lightly cool, around 15 to 16 degrees. Roast pork, char siu or grilled eggplant with tahini are all good company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The grapes were destemmed but left uncrushed, given two days cold before whole-berry fermentation kicked off, and pressed after ten days on skins to French hogsheads ranging from new to three years old. Fifteen months later the best barrels were blended, and the wine then sat a further eleven months in bottle. Andrew Thomas pitches his reds in what people once called the Hunter Burgundy style: perfumed, supple, balanced, medium-weighted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilky and seductive, dark brooding fruit with pepper, wet steel and an anise lift, plum sweetness through a velvety middle. Serve at 16 degrees. Works with beef bourguignon, roast duck or mushrooms on toast with thyme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fermentation was in stainless steel, as it is every year, with no oak and no malolactic. The result is built from raw material well above its price bracket, which is why this bottling has a following of its own among people who drink Hunter Semillon regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTight and citrusy, lemon and grapefruit with a chalky finish and low alcohol. Serve at 8 to 10 degrees. Oysters, whitebait or a simple green salad with a squeeze of lemon; leave a bottle five years and it will turn toasty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Each of those sites also produces a single-vineyard Semillon in the Thomas range, and the parcels that do not quite make those cuts come here instead, which is an unusually good starting point for a wine at this price. Stainless steel only, bottled young, no oak and no malolactic conversion. A cool 2023 in the Hunter gave whites with real drive, and Andrew Thomas has had three decades of practice reading seasons like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure and precise, lemon and lime with live-wire acidity and a racy, dry finish. Chill to 9 degrees. Match it with Sydney rock oysters, prawn cutlets or a plate of sashimi, and know that it will reward a decade in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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All three are old-vine sites that also supply single-vineyard wines in Andrew Thomas's range; this bottling takes the parcels that step aside for those. Stainless steel ferment, early bottling, nothing else. Semillon picked at low sugar and made without oak is the Hunter's signature, and few people do it as consistently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuicy and punchy, lemon curd and ripe lime driven along by zippy acidity to a clean, dry end. Serve it cold, about 9 degrees, in an ordinary white wine glass. Fish tacos, chicken and avocado sandwiches or salt-and-pepper squid all fit neatly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fermentation took place in stainless tanks, without oak or malolactic, and the wine was bottled early. Thomas came to the Hunter from McLaren Vale and has been making Semillon under his own name since 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemongrass and ripe lime over pure citrus, honeydew through the middle, then a taut, clear-cut finish. Serve it at 9 degrees. Grilled snapper, scallops or a plate of prawns with lemon are the easy calls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Maturation was in older French oak for fourteen to fifteen months, which means structure without new-oak sweetness. Hunter Shiraz in this house style runs medium-bodied and perfumed, and the cheaper wines are not made to a different recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue fruit and spice, supple through the middle, with tannins that stay out of the way. Serve at 15 to 16 degrees, or slightly cool on a warm evening. Sausages off the barbecue, lamb kofta or a mushroom pizza will do nicely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Each parcel was cold-soaked for a day or two, fermented in stainless steel, then racked to barrel for malolactic and left in older French oak for fourteen to fifteen months. At 13.5 per cent alcohol it stays on the lighter side of the Australian Shiraz spectrum, which is exactly where the Hunter has always been most convincing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSvelte blue fruit with lifted spice and supple tannin, concentrated but easy to drink. Serve at 15 to 16 degrees. Pork chops, roast chicken with thyme or a bowl of pasta with lamb ragu all work, and it will not argue with a second glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Fifteen months in 300-litre French hogsheads followed. None of this differs much from what Andrew Thomas does with his top reds; the difference lies in which barrels get chosen for which label. Thirty-odd Hunter vintages have given him a clear view of the blend he wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium-bodied and savoury, with dark berry, earth and pepper over fine tannin. Fifteen to sixteen degrees. Try it with a steak sandwich, roast lamb or grilled field mushrooms; there is no need to decant, and no need to wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Hunter has never needed weight to make serious Shiraz, and this bottling is a good demonstration: concentration and detail at medium body, with tannin that supports without gripping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue fruit, lifted spice and a supple tannin frame, concentrated but approachable straight away. Serve at 16 degrees. Lamb backstrap, duck sausages or a mushroom and barley pilaf will all suit, and a light chill does it no harm in summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas has been making Hunter Shiraz since 1997 and applies the same handling at every level: parcels kept separate, cool ferments, seasoned French oak, no shortcuts. The style is regional and recognisable, medium-weighted and savoury, which is what Hunter Shiraz ought to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerous and structured, dark fruit with spice and a savoury edge, tannin firm but polished. Serve at 16 degrees. Beef ribs, lamb shanks or a plate of salami and pecorino are all comfortable partners for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Yields are tiny, around three tonnes to the acre, and in 2022 the allotted rows gave just over four tonnes all up. Fermentation was in stainless steel with no oak, and the wine was bottled young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaut and linear, lemon and green citrus with a steely mineral thread and bracing acidity. Serve cold, 8 to 9 degrees. Oysters with nothing on them, or crumbed flathead with lemon; cellar it a decade and it becomes something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Of all his Semillons he considers this the purest and most precise, the one with the longest line of acidity. The Hunter template is unforgiving of shortcuts, since there is no barrel or lees work to hide behind, and this block delivers because the fruit arrives with enough intensity to carry it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTangy citrus, faint green tropicals, cut grass and a steely mineral vein, with a phenolic nip on a bracing finish. Nine degrees. Pair it with grilled prawns, fish and chips or steamed clams with plenty of lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Andrew Thomas once made a fuller, riper Semillon from it and changed his mind, deciding the site belonged in the classic Hunter camp: picked early, fermented cool in stainless steel, bottled without oak and without malolactic. He calls it the most precise wine in his range, and the least interfered with. Thirty years of Hunter vintages sit behind that restraint, and the wine is better for the things left out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaves of tangy citrus, lemongrass and a hint of dried ginger over wet river stone, finishing long and dry. Chill it well, 8 to 9 degrees. Sashimi, oysters or a green papaya salad all suit; a decade in the cellar suits it better still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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Semillon makes up 68 per cent, off an early-picked block at Braemore in the Hunter; the Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Adelaide Hills, pressed at Kaesler and trucked cold across to the Hunter. The two were blended as soon as they could be and left on lees to build a little texture, then bottled early to hold the freshness. Andrew Thomas grew up in McLaren Vale, so the interstate habit is not out of character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCitrus up front with tropical fruit behind, bouncy and fleshy in the mouth, finishing clean and dry. Serve at 8 degrees. Good with a summer salad, grilled haloumi or a bowl of mussels, and fine on its own in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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The Semillon comes off an early-picked block at Braemore, the Sauvignon Blanc from the Saint and Scholar and Kaesler sites in the Hills, pressed at Kaesler and moved cold to the Hunter so nothing was lost in transit. Both were blended straight away and left briefly on lees for texture, then bottled young. Andrew Thomas does not make cheap wine differently from expensive wine, which is the whole point of the exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatic and bright, lime and passionfruit over a fleshy middle, acidity keeping it honest. Eight degrees, straight from the fridge. Thai chicken salad, goat's cheese tart or a plate of prawns will all work beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. 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