White Label Limited Release Barbera 2010 & McWilliam's Hanwood Estate Chardonnay 2009
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McWilliam's Hanwood
Estate Chardonnay 2009
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Margan Family Winemakers' latest Limited Release wines are now available, an
exceptional half-dozen from a number of Hunter Valley vintages, all in small
quantities only and available through Cellar Door, online or at select
restaurants.
The range includes a 2011 White Label Chardonnay, 2007 Semillon, 2009 Reserve
Ripasso, 2009 White Label Cabernet Sauvignon and a 2007 Shiraz.
And one of the most interesting, a 2010 White Label Limited Release Barbera,
made from fruit off the first-ever Barbera plantings in the Hunter and derived
from canes planted in Mudgee from original Italian stock.
Winemaker Andrew Margan has created a great food wine in this 2010, a drop
that's medium-bodied with earthy beetroot, bitter cherries and spice dominating
the nose and palate - enjoy it, naturally, with a meaty lasagne or beef
stroganoff.
Or at $30 put it away for anything up to ten years to develop further. To order
phone (02) 6579 1317 or get onto www.margan.com.au; save 10% by the case.
One For Lunch
McWilliam's Senior Winemaker, Andrew Higgins calls them the one
percenters, tiny parcels of fruit from diverse regions that go into the
company's Hanwood Estate Chardonnay to give it that extra dimension, and make it
one of Australia's most popular Chardonnays.
The bulk of fruit for the just-released 2009 came from the NSW Riverina and ten
percent from the State's Tumbarumba (one of Australia's flagship Chardonnay
regions,) Andrew and his team then adding individual under-two-percent parcels
from such widespread regions as the Alpine Way, Margaret River, the Hunter
Valley and Hilltops to get that extra something.
At just $12 this is a wine that over-delivers in all aspects, with nice white
peach, citrus and rockmelon flavours to enjoy with creamy chicken dishes or crab
cakes.
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