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Question about Giants Creek HV Chardonnay
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:27 pm
by Nayan
Does anyone know what's happened to this wine?
And if it's not made anymore, any idea where the fruit goes to now?
TIA
Nayan
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:44 pm
by mgbridges
I have good memories of that wine. I picked up a few bottles at the winery in the Upper Hunter a few years back. I seem to remember it was quite subtle, as Hunter Chardonnays go.
Cheers,
M
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:09 pm
by Wizz
mgbridges wrote:I have good memories of that wine. I picked up a few bottles at the winery in the Upper Hunter a few years back. I seem to remember it was quite subtle, as Hunter Chardonnays go.
Cheers,
M
Grown in sandy soil, and made in a subtler style than many other Rosemount offerings from the same period, it was my pick of their Chardy's too. I haven't seen it for years either. The last vintage I saw had a little Viognier in it.
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:56 am
by Adair
Wizz wrote:The last vintage I saw had a little Viognier in it.
Yep, that would kill any Chardonnay brand!
Adair
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:16 pm
by Grant
Nayan,
I think it is being relaunched- I recall seeing a sample review somewhere and the price was $40 ish...not sure if that was a mis print but they may also be repositioning it.
Cheers
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 5:23 pm
by Shadrach
Went to the Giants Creek vineyard in the upper Hunter about 10 years ago and remember the '95 as a wonderful wine (almost Chablis like). I found a few bottles in the clearance bin at Rosemount McLaren Flat cellar door a few years later for $5 a botlle!! Bought all they had but unfortunately never saw the wine again. Probably part of the Southcorp rationalisation of brands about 7 years ago. Sad
