LDR is no secret code, it simply stands for Lovedale Road, the site where the fruit comes from and the original plantings for the De Iuliis family. Black fruit, mulberries, rubs of red earth, beautifully balanced. A classic Hunter Valley style of Shiraz, this wine is definitely one for the cellar.
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.
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.
The wine is vivid purple in its youth with lifted aromas of red fruits - raspberry, cherry and red currant. The palate has savoury bramble berry and fresh mulberry notes. Touches of spicy star anise add extra interest and the tannins are soft and silky.
Rich berry fruits, intense spice and pepper combine to enrich the aromatics. Black cherries framed with firm tannins and bright acidity provide a medium-bodied style with great length on the palate.
Barbera is a medium bodied wine with aromas of dried cherry and plums. The beautiful savoury flavours on the palate are followed by a firm acidity and lingering soft tannins.
Barbera is a versatile partner with food, it is great with pizza, but also with all manner of meat sauces and grilled meats. Savoury flavours and medium bodied with fine soft tannins.
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.
The Le Fauve wines allow Kiwi winemaker PJ Charteris to roam free with his twin heartlands of the Hunter Valley and Central Otago. The addition of Shiraz to the Tempranillo and Pinot Noir creates a wine of approachability on an almost intoxicating level.
