Nebbiolo is responsible for some of the finest wines of Italy and has now found a natural home in Australia on the red volcanic soils of the cool-climate Hilltops region of NSW. Light in colour but intense flavours of dried cherries, violets and roses.
NZ born Winemaker PJ Charteris has a winemaking journey that has gone full circle and halfway back again, with wines that embrace both his beloved Central Otago and his adoptive Hunter Valley home. We just had to have his NZ Pinot Noir in the House.
The Hunter Valley can produce standout Cabernet with power, structure and balance when grown on the right vineyard. From 50-year-old vines, concentrated cassis and black fruit abound with a perfectly balanced palate.
Sangiovese is one of the oldest known varieties in the world. This Sangiovese is a perfect example of this accessible, ready to drink style; perfectly medium bodied with red fruit flavours and a deliciously savoury finish.
Montepulciano is a red wine grape variety originating in Italy but it has taken off like a rocket in Australia in recent years. This great release has rich, dark boysenberry and dried herb aromas with textured mint chocolate fruit characters.
Continuing his love of Italian varietals this is a new arrival from David Hook. A bouquet of dark brooding red fruits and earth, sweet and savoury, firm but smooth. The perfect antipasto wine.
They say Barbera is the most food friendly variety in the world. With its plush fruit characters of currants and blackberries and its soft, supple tannins this is a wine that is dangerously more-ish.
It took an amazing vintage to produce the first ever Little Gem Tempranillo. In 2018 the warm, dry conditions producing berries with intense ripe flavours. Voluptuous layers of fruit and oak make this an intense, delicious wine.
The incredible 2019 vintage resulted in only the second release of Sangiovese under the Little Gem label. Beautiful aromas of plum and cherry with an intensity not normally seen in Hunter Sangiovese.
