Cool Climate Red Wines - Tasting Notes

VINTAGE 2006

Shiraz 2006
Dark Ruby red, an earthy charred oak and spice nose, with a lick of licorice. A savoury cool climate shiraz, exhibiting a fine elegant, peppery style and deliciously tight tannins. (More_Info)

Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
A bouquet of Spice, Oak and bay leaves. Lean and elegant, displaying cool climate savoury characters of fine tannins and vanillin oak and lively acid. (More_Info)

Pinot Noir Merlot 2006
A vibrant ruby red wine with a herbaceous smoky oak nose. Rich ripe cherries lead you over silky tannins to an intense, peppery, lingering mid palate. A most evocative wine. (More_Info)

Merlot 2006
This richly coloured wine displays perfumed spicy fruitcake aromatics. Its soft supple tannins, moderate fresh acidity and a spicy palate, makes it a “very drinkable” wine. (More_Info)

Nebbiolo 2006
A beautifully balanced wine displaying a characteristic perfumed nose of roses, truffles and a rich warm earthiness.A succulent palate of typically grippy tannins, ripe fruit and sensual chocolate, makes it a majestic indulgence. (More_Info)

Fragoletto 2006
This wine is made from Fragola (Italian for strawberry) grapes. It has a spring garden bouquet, with notes of ripe strawberries, lilac and gardenias, and a delicate lingering palate of succulent strawberries and musky cloves. (More_Info)

Sangiovese 2006
Rich warm earthy and elegant. A wine of excellent structure, savoury mouthfilling palate and a spicy sustained clove finish. (More_Info)

VINTAGE 2007

BHW 2007 Shiraz - Premium
Deep ruby red, this wine displays notes of dark chocolate, coffee and toasty spicy oak. The palate is rich with tight acid, velvety mocha, fine tannins and a persistent warm finish. (More_Info)

BHW 2007 Shiraz
Spicy clove aromas lead to a fine elegant peppery palate, with a lick of ripe black olives. Its finish is distinctive, savoury and lingering. (More_Info)

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Winemaker, Bruno Tassone recalls his childhood introduction to wine production in Italy.

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Bacchus, the Roman god of Wine, discovered the culture of the vine and the method of extracting its precious nectar for our gratification, and we are grateful for the opportunity to continue that tradition with skill and passion.

Our vineyard, located in the cool climate wine making region of Sunbury, Victoria is set high on the hills overlooking the picturesque Bacchus Marsh valley. Our vines are sun drenched during the day and benefit from cool breezes at night - ideal growing conditions for producing elegant cool climate wines with crisp, tangy acidity characteristics that are full of complexity and intensity. Our grapes are handpicked from hand-pruned vines, grown on high level river terraces and gully alluvium within a belt of ancient Ordovician soil - they make wines of great character and complexity.

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