Three words… Holly’s Block 2011! (Is 2011 a word? Hhhhmmmmmm… have to look that one up). Lots of positive press, Gold Medal at the Hunter Valley Wine Show and inclusion in the Good Wine Guide as “The Best of the Best”, has propelled this single vineyard Semillon into iconic status. The media hype surrounding the 2011 whites has been received with glowing smiles and is a reflection of a great year in the Hunter. Simply delicious!!
Wow! It is all happening at Marsh Estate at the moment! Busy, busy, busy! I hardly know where to begin. Updating the winery and bottling line; deep ripping the vineyard and renewing trellis systems; strategising new labels and oh, enjoying the brand new website…..www.marshestate.com.au. Does all this make the wine taste better? Let me share something with you.
Wine Assessment Sheet 1998 – 2006
1998 Brilliant year
Whites: Showing beautiful development and lovely structure. Have a look at some now and extended cellaring encouraged. Reds: Very full bodied year which have never lost their vigour. Big, juicy styles but starting to soften and drinking superbly now.
I was chatting with Jim Chatto the other day (pardon the pun). Jimmy is the winemaker at the great Peppertree Winery and is not only an exceptional winemaker but is one of the world’s best blokes. We attended university together. Jimmy spent a lot of time in lectures whilst I spent most of the time in the pub. He regrets it now but I don’t give him a hard time about it. I mean, you only get one life and there are more pubs in the world than lecture theatres to get through, but he realises it now and that’s the most important thing.