Our hughes & hughes Dornfelder comes from White Rock vineyard in Tasmania’s North West.
Harvested on 26 March at 12.2 Baumé, the fruit fermented naturally as whole berries for 20 days before being pressed to seasoned oak for six months of maturation. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Our hughes & hughes Single Clone Syrah comes from Brinktop vineyard in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley, showcasing clone 1654.
Picked on 19 April, the fruit fermented naturally, predominantly as whole berries with 7% whole bunch. It spent 21 days on skins, with gentle pump-overs once daily during the most active stage of fermentation—four to five in total. The wine was pressed directly to oak (32% new) for nine months of maturation before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Our hughes & hughes Single Vineyard Chardonnay comes from Brinktop vineyard in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley.
Harvested on 24 March at 12.3 Baumé, the fruit was whole bunch pressed directly to barrel for natural fermentation and maturation in oak (30% new). The wine underwent partial malolactic fermentation and spent ten months on lees before being bottled unfined and filtered.
Our hughes & hughes Single Vineyard Pinot Noir comes from White Rock vineyard in Tasmania’s North West.
Harvested on 15 April at 12.4 Baumé, the fruit fermented as whole berries in our trusty milk vat over 20 days, with five to six gentle pump-overs during the most active stage of fermentation. The wine was then pressed to oak (30% new) for ten months of maturation before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
