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Forest Hill
 Great Southern, Western Australia
Established in 1965, Forest Hill is the oldest cool-climate vineyard in Western Australia, with the oldest vines in the region. The long, consistent growing seasons and cool nights of the Great Southern, coupled with mature dry-grown vines contribute to Forest Hill achieving world-wide recognition as a benchmark wine producer winning multiple awards over its forty-two year history. This year James Halliday listed Forest Hill as one of the 10 ‘Dark Horses’ in Australia. Forest Hill wines are produced by a young passionate team with the strictest adherence to quality, ensuring Forest Hill provides unique and exciting wines which are distinctive, elegant and cool-climate in style.
Forest Hill have recently introduced a range of limited release wines under the 'Block Series' label, carefully selected from the original 1965 plantings, which to this day remain dry-grown, hand pruned and hand harvested. The Block One Riesling is Forest Hill's flagship wine, fermented with wild yeast and only produced in limited quantities. These wines have proved to be extremely popular and as such stocks are strictly limited.
Forest Hill have their own website which you can visit by clicking on the following link:
Forest Hill
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| Forest Hill Block Nine Shiraz 2005 - Great Southern, Western Australia |
| Bin No. FHBLOCK904 |
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Price: £21.50
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| The Block Nine is quintessential cool climate Shiraz selected from a small number of rows from the oldest Shiraz vines at Forest Hill. All grapes are hand pruned and carefully selected. The 2004 release is elegant in style with significant depth and intensity. From the long growing season and cool nights of the Great Southern, the wine carries aromas of spice, dark fruits and subtle French oak. The palate has considerable fruit concentration, but .. |
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| Forest Hill Block One Riesling 2006 - Great Southern, Western Australia |
| Bin No. FHBLOCK106 |
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Price: £17.50
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| Block one was the first row of vines to be planted at Forest Hill back in 1965. All the vines are low yielding and hand tendered to by Luke Jolliffe, Forest Hill’s viticulturist. The grapes are selectively hand picked into crates and then once at the winery chilled in a cool room to 0 deg C. The grapes are then hand sorted on the winery sorting table to ensure only the best quality fruit can be whole bunch pressed before settling, racking and ino .. |
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| Forest Hill Riesling 2006 - Great Southern, Western Australia |
| Bin No. FHRIES06 |
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Price: £10.50
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| The Forest Hill vineyard produces some of the most exciting Riesling in Western Australia. Selected from mature, low-yielding, forty year old dry grown vines, the 2006 Riesling from Forest Hill is very intense, yet delicately textured. The nose has aromas of lime and spice, whilst the palate has vibrant citrus notes, crisp refreshing acidity and a long textured finish. .. |
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