Awarded as a 5 Star Winery"Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity" Top Ten of the New Best Wineries in AustraliaGreg and Allison Hobbs have pushed the envelope further than most newcomers would dream of, let alone attempt. They have 1 hectare of shiraz, planted in 1908, followed by further plantings of between 1 - 2 hectares in '88, '97 and 2004. Then they have 0.5 hectares of each of white frontignac (1940's) and semillon ('60's) and viognier ('88). Far from following the safe route and making conventional wines, they have obtained the services of Pete Schell to make an Amarone-style shiraz, and three super-luscious white wines from the three estate plantings, made by cane cutting and then further fruit desiccation on racks.
James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2010. 31st. July, 2009 |
