New Zealand: Hawkes Bay

Hawkes Bay is the country's second largest region and has a respected 100 year heritage in wine The varied topography and wide range of soil types, from fertile silty loams to free-draining shingle, produces a considerable range of wine styles in this large region. There are 22 categories of soil types on the Heretaunga Plains alone, from stones to hard pans to heavy silts. Ripening dates for a single grape variety can vary by as much as three weeks between the hot, shingle soils of the Gimblett Road area to the cool, higher altitude vineyards of central Hawkes Bay. Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape variety but the long sunshine hours attract a high percentage of later-ripening red grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah, as well as the early ripening Pinot Noir.

	Trinity Hill 'The Gimblett' 2006 - Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Bin No. THGIMBLE06 Price: £15.00 The Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels 'The Gimblett' is a composition of the five traditional varieties of Bordeaux, led predominately by the Merlot grape (57%), Cabernet Sauvignon 17%, Petit Verdot 15%, Cabernet Franc 6% and Malbec 5%. Hand-picked fruit was de-stemmed without crushing into closed-top tanks for fermentation, with each grape variety being vinified separately. Daily tasting determined the optimum time to press the skins; the whole ..
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	Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Homage Syrah 2006 - Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Bin No. THHOMAGE06 Price: £70.00 The Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Homage Syrah looks certain to become a benchmark for New Zealand Syrah and as a result will become highly collectible and much sought after. Consequently stocks of this wine are limited and we will likely sell out very quickly. Homage Syrah is approximately 96% Syrah and 4% Viognier grapes handpicked from vines planted in 1994. At the winery the grapes were gently de-stemmed and lightly crushed to leave a la ..
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	Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Viognier 2006 - Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Bin No. THGIMBVI06 Price: £15.00 The Gimblett Gravels is a unique sub-region of Hawkes Bay, located in the North island of New Zealand. It is the ancient gravel river bed upon which the vineyards are planted that makes the Gimblett Gravels so unique. The Gimblett Gravel range of wines produced by Trinity Hill is depicted by their black label and represents the pinnacle of quality, produced as they are, from the very best parcels and barrel selections. Grapes for the Trini ..
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