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Hubbub in the Hunter»
There were two scrub covered parcels of land, just outside Pokolbin village along McDonalds Road, that local council had long set aside for use as cricket ground and cemetery. Both were ultimately auctioned off to the highest bidders and sown to vine. A third undeveloped site became the subject of a long running feud among the new and old neighbours. Dodgy invoices between the rivals were exchanged and the division of firewood became a further cause of contention. A truce was eventually called by the two protagonists, Brokenwood and Hungerford Hill, for the sake of healthy viticulture. The nascent blocks achieved international renown as the eminent Cricket.. Sociable soils make for healthy vine»
Chosen By The Chaffeys»
Lured to Australia by Alfred Deakin in 1887, the Chaffey Brothers were American irrigation engineers who took up a challenge to develop the dust bowls ofRenmark and Mildura into fruit growing wonderlands. They left our nation an extraordinary legacy and their progeny continue to make good wine. Several generations later, the Chaffey Bros are focused on the fruit of some grand old Barossa and Eden Valley sites. Chosen harvests of extraordinary grapes are the ticket for admission into the exclusive club of Chaffey vineyards. Shiraz is made in several different styles and there's a penchant for obscure white varietals in the Mosel River way. They make wine.. A splendour of salient sites»
1er Cru de Notre Vallee»
Hoddles Creek was planned and developed from day one, with a view to crafting an artful range of superlative Yarra Valley wines. The most arduous aspects were planted, because they offered the best promise of outstanding quality fruit. Chilly mornings, vivid afternoon sun and extended ripening, profound vintages of intensely ripened berries. From four superior rows of Pinot Noir on the Hoddles Creek property at Gembrook. Rows 22 to 26 always yield something spectacular with each new vintage, the mix of Burgundian and new world clones are hand picked and separately vinified for release as an exquisite limited edition, only made in the finest vintage years... For partisans most particular about pinot»
Built Of Barringwood»
Planted to a steep north facing slope, under the shades of an ancient sawmill, very near the estuaries Mersey and Don, the measured yields of an elite little vineyard are hand picked for vinification by the illustrious Josef Chromy wineworks at Relbia. Highly specialised with the effusive sparkling styles and aromatic whites, winners Winestate Alternative Varietal of Year, the barriques of Barringwood are percolating parcels of Pinot Noir, which are setting a benchmark for the artisanal boutique estates of Devonport and greater Launceston. Barringwood are grown within a unique mesoclime, the longest growing season in Tasmania, each bottle is remarkable for its.. Ardour of affection on the apple isle»

Yal Yal Rd Mornington Pinot Noir 2013 CONFIRM 2013 VINTAGE

Yal Yal Rd Mornington Pinot Noir 2013 - Buy
Pinot Noir Mornington Victoria
Yal Yal slopes gently down a hill and abuts twenty acres of indigenous bushland, largely impenetrable and full of native fauna. It is a spectacular location for viticulture, absolutely ideal for the engagingly bucolic Pinot Noir. All the vines at Yal Yal are treated with love, trimmed, pruned and kept healthy by hand. The aim is to keep yields small for optimal quality of fruit, to realize small amounts of the finest Pinot Noir. Yal Yal represents an edifying experience of countryside and grace, as it unravels layers of elegantly spiced cherry and blood plum flavours.

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Working closely with renowned Mornington artisan Sandro Mosele, Liz and Simon Gillies launched the Yal Yal Road label in 2010. The vineyard is alive with the sounds of kookaburras and wallabies hopping between the vines at dusk. Parcels of Pinot Noir are selectively hand picked, grapes are destemmed but not crushed into fermenters for a week of cold soak maceration. A wild indigenous yeast vinification is treated to a course of gentle plunges twice daily for optimal extraction of colour, flavour and fine tannin. Batches are fermented to dryness and pressed, settled and racked to a selection of seasoned and new French oak barriques for natural malolactic and a year's maturation before assemblage.
Deep ruby colour. The nose leaps out of the glass, immediately declaring itself as uplands Mornington Pinot Noir, so fully aromatic with raspberry and red currant notes, perfumes of quince and crushed meadow herb. The palate shows plenty of life, sassafras jube, black currant and morello flavours over a length of elegant, graphite tannins. A great match to rare duck breast, fine pate or succulent leg of lamb.
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Yal Yal
Yal Yal Estate is a picturesque, boutique estate vineyard, planted to some spectacular terroirs on Mornington Peninsula

Yal Yal vineyard is tucked away into the valley amongst the rolling hills of Merricks. Only a five minute drive to the beach, the property gently slopes down the hill and abuts twenty acres of untrammeled bush, which is largely impenetrable and full of native animals and bird life. The vineyard resounds with the sounds of kookaburra's calling and koala's seeking their mates. An old wallaby can often be found at dusk hopping between the vines. Working closely alongside renowned winemaker Sandro Mosele, Liz and Simon Gillies launched the Yal Yal Road label in 2010.

Yal Yal

A year in the vineyard is an exciting and romantic journey, sometimes demanding, but always a rich and rewarding experience. Working amongst the vines through the seasons is an experience to be savored. Whether it be pruning through the cold winter months, waiting for bud burst in spring, watching verasion unfold as birds are chased out from the nets over summer, or best of all, tipping harvest buckets full of delicious fruit into the back of the tractor in early autumn, it is a journey that the people of Yal Yal want to share with you.

Nestled between Westernport and Port Phillip Bays, fronting the grandeur of tempestuous Bass Strait, Mornington's unique cool maritime climes create the perfect place to grow grapes and make good wine. The hills and beachscapes around Yal Yal are populated with the most wonderful vineyards.

Originally planted in 1997, the Yal Yal property has been trained since establishment to focus on low yielding, single vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines which can reflect the unique character of Yal Yal's terroir. Prior to the inaugural 2009 vintage, the Yal Yal harvests were sold to distinguished Mornington wineries. In 2009, the pick of the Yal Yal crop was set aside for the first Yal Yal Rd Chardonnay.

Yal Yal

Released to resounding critical acclaim, Yal Yal Rd's first edition of Chardonnay sold out in six months. Crafted by the eminent Mornington specialist Sandro Mosele, Yal Yal's crop of Pinot Noir received a breathtaking 94 points from gentleman James Halliday, it sold out within three months.

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