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Hanging Rock Winery Tasting Notes
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Macedon LD is our deluxe, no expense spared, top of the range sparkling wine. Hanging Rock winemaker John Ellis discusses the evolution of Macedon LD, "We had noted Bollinger’s achievements with their ‘RD’ product and our early experience with ‘Macedon’ led us to believe that we could match them in the style of sparkling we love best. James Halliday reviewing the LD Cuvée VI clearly agrees with us."
The price is simply a reflection of the amount of time, effort and care that goes into making a wine like this. The wine has spent nine years on yeast lees, building an incredible depth of complexity and richness.
Our first LD release, Macedon LD Cuvée VI was Australia's Equal Top Ranked Sparkling - 96 points in James Halliday's 2007 Wine Companion (equal Top with our Macedon Cuvée XI - 96 points). |
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Australia's Equal Top Ranked Sparkling - 96 Points - in James Halliday's 2007 Wine Companion (equal Top with our Macedon LD Late Disgorged Cuvée VI - also 96 points).
Macedon XII - Our twelth release is a blend of Vintages: 2001(39%); 2000 (18%); 2003 (18%); 1999 back to 1987 inclusive. All components were aged on lees in old French oak barriques for at least two years before blending and tirage. The result is a base wine of immense complexity and creamy softness.
The blend is approximately 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, and the Pinot comprises three distinct clones that each have an important impact on the final balance of the wine. To ensure consistency, each year we bottle only half of the initail blend, the balance being stored, again on yeast lees, until the preparation of the next blend. |
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'Macedon' Rosé is salmon pink, delicate in flavour, dry finishing and an ideal aperitif wine. Serve well chilled.
TROPHY - 'Best Sparkling Wine' 2008 Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition
TROPHY - 2008 'Best Sparkling Wine'
Federation Square Victorian Wineries Showcase
Halliday's 2007 Wine Companion - 92 Points - "Pale pink; a totally seductive rosé style; strawberry fruit and perfect acidity/dosage. Estate grown Pinot Noir." |
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Member only special...2008 JSE Heathcote Shiraz |
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Heathcote Wine Region, in Central Victoria, has a rapidly growing reputation as a great place to grow Shiraz. The region features a deep strip of rare, ancient, red Cambrian soil with excellent moisture retention characteristic virtually eliminating the need for irrigation. It is this red soil that gives Heathcote Shiraz its distinctive character.
The combination of low rainfall, hot summers and the red Cambrian soil creates a challenging environment in which the Shiraz vines thrive, albeit producing low yields and small berries with intense flavours.
Halliday's 2007 Wine Companion 5 Stars - 95 Points - "Glorious colour; big. rich, condensed fruit and ample tannins; floods the mouth with flavour. |
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Affectionately dubbed ‘Son of Heathcote’ by our winemaking team, Cambrian Rise is a fine example of Heathcote Shiraz. Our long involvement with the Heathcote region (since 1987) brings a thorough understanding of the way it behaves in differing vintage conditions, as well as the micro-climatic variations that naturally occur in this north-south aligned region. |
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Soft, smooth plum-fruit characters so typically Merlot, are enhanced in the company of Cabernet Franc which gives the palate a lifted fragrance and an edge to the finish. A truly wonderful food wine. |
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Kilfara Pinot Noir is made using traditional methods, and fruit from cool Victorian vineyards. This year, the grapes are from the Norris vineyard at Faraday in the Bendigo region. A medium bodied wine with intense varietal character and excellent palate structure. Tannins are soft and round but clearly evident. |
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This lovely textured, full-flavored wine has balanced fruit character, acid and subtle tannin dryness, all persisting through a long, lingering finish.
This is a food lovers wine, perfect with full flavoured and robust meat based dishes.
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Petit Noir is light, bright and very lightly sparkling. It’s floral and fun with strawberry and cherry flavours. Designed to be the perfect summer drink, it should be served chilled.
Ideal to drink on the verandah with snacks or with Japanese or light spicy foods such as Thai. |
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The Hanging Rock Winery sources grapes from many parts of Victoria and southern New South Wales. Many of the vineyards are in areas that were the focus of the gold rush of the mid to late 19th century. ‘Rich Reef’ refers to the quartz reefs which were used to track gold deposits in mines. |
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A lifted bouquet of cassis and aniseed precedes a palate of sweet winter fruits, blood plums and blackberries. The palate is long and fleshed out. Good acid structure and chalky tannins complete this delicious package. |
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An elegant style Cabernet Merlot with a complex nose and palate, and a firm dry finish. A great match with food, particularly richer, full-flavoured dishes. |
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Rock Shiraz blend is a wine designed for today’s palate - full flavoured but a little lighter in weight than many Shiraz based blends.
It’s made with style, from approximately 60% Shiraz, blended with approximately 15% of Grenache, 14% Mourvèdre and 11% Pinot Noir. |
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Rock Merlot has soft spicy aromas on the nose and the palate offers fleshy, ripe cherry/plum flavours with just a hint of sweet spice. |
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100% Estate grown this is an exceptional example of a cool climate Sauvignon Blanc. Fresh, full of varietal fruit character - hints of passionfruit and asparagus, just-right acid on the middle and back palates and a clean, crisp finish. |
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The Jim Jim Riesling is called ‘RS Fifty’ in reference to the level of residual sugar - 50 grams per litre. Lively, refreshing and juicy this wine is steely and crisp yet simultaneously luscious and textural. |
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This classic Australian Riesling is crisp and dry and distinctive in style. The nose, palate and structure all declare this a quality Riesling. Lime and citrus characters show on the nose and palate. |
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A lovely, round, silky textured wine. Sweet apricot and lime characteristics typical of the variety shine through. The wine is very well structured and has an exceptionally long lush finish.
The lush richness of the wine makes it perfect with full flavoured food including spicy Thai, soft cheeses, pâté and even light desserts. |
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Fresh lemon, lime and tropical fruit characters sweet fruit flavours persist, however not from residual sugar.
A truly varietal wine that drinks well on its own and also matches well with a wide range of food styles and particularly spicy Asian-influenced dishes. |
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This lively, crisp, refreshing wine shows characters of gooseberries, lychees, snow peas with a touch of asparagus and stinging nettle.
This wine is very food friendly - terrific for appetisers, veggie dishes, fragrant salads - like Greek or Caesar, Thai food & Sushi. |
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This is a finely structured aromatic wine, with lower alcohol, crisp acidity and displaying all the hallmark apple and pear characteristics of the variety.
This wine is delicious on its own or well matched with seafood dishes. |
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Packed with juicy melon flavours and restrained oak character this Chardonnay is a great all-rounder which can be matched with just about anything! |
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This French variety is made in a traditional style: rich and full bodied, with a smooth, rounded texture. The nose and palate are distinctively varietal, showing flavours such as honeysuckle and blossom with a hint of almonds. |
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Rock Chardonnay is a wine designed for today’s palate - full-flavoured, but fresh and light. Un-oaked, it is made with carefully chosen fruit from our growers in various regions of Victoria. |
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Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are a happy combination. Fresh, fruity and crisp. This delightful wine has lychee and passionfruit flavours, with herbaceous undertones and a long crisp finish. |
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It’s sweet, but not too sweet.
It’s Succulent, it’s Seductive, it’s ‘S’ our dessert wine. |
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The Hanging Rock Winery Pty. Ltd. ABN 29 006 708 747
88 Jim Road Newham, Victoria 3442 Australia
Phone: 61 3 5427 0542, Fax: 61 3 5427 0310, Email: hrw@hangingrock.com.au
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