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Our wine range
The wines from Hahndorf Hill Winery display all the finesse and complexity for which the Adelaide Hills wine region is renowned, yet they also exhibit a striking individuality reflective of our special terroir and viticultural practices. Our vines are rooted in a loamy mix of blue slate, quartz and ironstone, and they benefit from our meticulous canopy management and yield control regimen. Hahndorf Hill is a 5-star James Halliday winery.
Grüner Veltliner - GRU 2010
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94 Points - Philip White, The Independent Weekly "Very few wines manage such an exquisite balance of fleshy sensuality and mineral austerity ..."
"GRU is fresh, bright and appealing ... with ripe gooseberry and honeydew melon flavours ..." - Peter Bourne, Sydney Morning Herald
Four Stars - Tony Love, The Advertiser "Plenty of zing ... its fresh feel is a real winner."
Hahndorf Hill Winery is proud to release its debut vintage of an exciting, new white varietal - Grüner Veltliner, or GRU as we affectionately call it. This grape is native to Austria where it has developed international acclaim for producing wines with an extraordinary versatility in style. Grüner Veltliner also has the reputation for being the world's most food-friendly wine. Our 2010 vintage has amazing purity and vibrancy with delicate pear, quince and custard apple aromas. The palate is full and unctuous, yet manages to finish with a fine zest plus a light dusting of white pepper in the tail. It is the perfect match for vegetarian dishes, spicy Asian cuisine and seafood.
Cost: A$28.00 per bottle incl. GST
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Pinot Grigio 2009
| Winner - Australia's Best Pinot Gris / Pinot Grigio - The Penguin Good Australian Wine Awards 2010
"A triumphant take on an increasingly popular style ... A happy discovery of my extensive search for benchmark wines, this super-attractive grigio style delivers plenty of nectarine and stone fruit aromas, yellow peach, pears and gentle spices." - Nick Stock
Silver Medal - National Cool Climate Wine Show 2010
Ultra crisp, ultra refreshing and supremely sexy, this is the quintessential summer wine! It was specifically made in the classic Italian style to accompany the sizzling days and long, hot nights of summer. It features delicate apple and pear flavours and mouth-watering, natural acidity. Light and electric on the tastebuds, this wine is possibly one of the most versatile food wines available. Serve it with char-grilled chicken breast portions tossed with crunchy mixed leaf-salad and herbs ... or pan-roasted scallops drizzled with lime juice and dusted with finely chopped dill. Then plunge into the pool and pour yourself another glass!
Cost: A$25.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Chardonnay 2008
| Silver Medal - Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2009
A seductive nose of sun-dried apples, citrus and butterscotch flows through to the palate and is rounded off by a long, sexy citrus tail! The grapes were barrel fermented in French oak and then matured on the lees for nine months before bottling. This fine wine was bottle-aged in our cool underground wine cellars for a further year. Delicious with Cajun grilled calamari or pan-fried quail with ginger, garlic and soy marinade. Elegant Adelaide Hills Chardonnay at its best.
Cost: A$28.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Sauvignon Blanc 2009
| 94 Points - James Halliday "A delicious bouquet ... long, lively and flavoursome palate."
Bronze Medal, International WSA Wine Challenge Singapore 2010
Signature variety of the Adelaide Hills. Typical herbaceous and tropical nose, but crisp and super refreshing on the palate with zesty lime skins and capsicum flavours. Lingering guava flavours on the finish. This is the perfect summer quencher with a tight minerality that will enhance your alfresco dining experience. Enjoy this fine wine chilled with creamy salmon fettuccini, freshly chucked oysters or pan-fried pork medallions with crisp ginger and sesame crust. Ideal for stylish entertaining!
Cost: A$22.00 per bottle incl. GST. |
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White Mischief 2008
| Silver Medal - Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2008 This remarkable wine takes its lead from the so-called 'Super White Wines' from the wine region Friuli, in north-eastern Italy. These Super Whites are invariably blends that include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio and other native Italian varieties. White Mischief is a blend of our high-grade, free-run juice from our Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. Fresh on the nose and full and seamless on the palate, this wine has a zesty complexity that makes it the ultimate 'sundowner wine'. Savour it sensuously on the deck as the sun slips beneath the horizon!
Cost: A$22.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Rosé 2009
| "Pink with attitude." - Tony Love, The Advertiser
Totally different, totally unique! This sophisticated, dry Rosé is made from a blend of Blaufränkisch and Trollinger grapes. Blaufränkisch is the premium red grape of Austria but it's also grown in Germany where it's known as Lemberger. Trollinger is widely planted in southern Germany. Hahndorf Hill Winery is the only grower of these varieties in Australia.
The hand-picked grapes were crushed and given minimal skin contact in order to produce the sensational salmon-pink colour, then the juice was fermented dry like a white wine.
With its aromatic nose and palate of freshly-crushed raspberries, quinces and cider-apples, this is the perfect wine for all seafood - sushi, oysters or pan-seared tuna fillets. Also magical with chilli-based or Thai cuisine. Try it with dark chocolate too. Serve beautifully chilled.
Cost: A$22.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Blaufränkisch 2008
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Trophy / Top of Class / Gold Medal - Australian Boutique Wine Awards 2010
Gold Medal, International Cool Climate Wine Show 2010
94 Points - Philip White, The Independent Weekly
"It's a bold, deeply coloured red with lush flavour and rich, ripe dark-fruit aromas and blueberry to the fore - just as it is in the Austrian versions." - Huon Hooke, The Sydney Morning Herald
"Hahndorf Hill has produced a stunning, and thus far Australia's only, Blaufränkisch from the 2008 vintage: it's a sort of stylistic cross between a sexy Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir, a Gimblett Gravels Syrah and an out-there Moulin-à-Vent." - Phil Reedman MW
Blaufränkisch is a red grape variety that produces wines of superb quality in its homeland of Austria, where it ranks as the pre-eminent grape in the red wine province of Burgenland. UK wine guru Jancis Robinson has referred to this blueblooded varietal as the 'Pinot Noir of Eastern Europe'. Hahndorf Hill Winery is currently the only producer of Blaufränkisch in Australia. This 2008 vintage has produced a wine of great suppleness and elegance, with a gentle tumble of spice, dark cherries, blueberries, violets and fennel. It has excellent structure on the palate. The wine is perfectly matched with duck, quail, lamb and venison - and if you ever need to enjoy a red with your favourite seafood, this is it!
Cost: A$35.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Shiraz 2007
| 94 Points - James Halliday "Red and black berries, spice and liquorice coming together seamlessly on both bouquet and palate."
4 and a half stars - 'Best of Style' - WineState Magazine
Silver Medal, London International Wine Challenge 2010
Elegant, cool-climate Shiraz with a full, deep colour and a rich tumble of fruit and spice on the nose. Luxuriously smooth on the palate with layers of spicy plums, chocolate and vanilla. This fine wine spent 14 months in a predominance of French oak, following which it was bottled and then aged further in our cool cellars for your benefit. This is the perfect wine for all red meat including game - but it also proves excellent with duck and pan-seared Atlantic salmon.
Cost A$30.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Shiraz 2006
| 93 points - Nick Stock, The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide 2010.
"Exotic eastern spices ... impressive swirling fragrances."
Silver Medal - Australian Cool Climate Wine Show 2009
A beautifully smooth example of a cool climate Shiraz, with an enticing, heady perfume of spices, chai and berries. Rich plums, chocolate and aniseed tumble across the palate, interlaced with gentle spices and soft tannins. Pair this classy wine with game or a rare, skillet-grilled lamb fillet.
Cost: A$32.00 per bottle incl. GST |
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Shiraz 2005
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94 points out of 100 - James Halliday
Gold Medal - Wine Style Asia - Singapore 2007
Silver Medal - London International Wine Challenge 2008
One of "50 Best Wines 2010" - Oz Clarke, UK wine guru, featuring his choice of the best wines from around the world.
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Shiraz 2004
| Gold Medal - Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2007
Silver Medal - Small Vignerons Awards 2007
Bronze Medal - London International Wine Challenge 2007
This absolute cool-climate Shiraz represents a seductive mix of Old and New World styles with intense blackcurrant, plum and raspberry flavours surrounded by warm cigar-box overtones. Ultra-smooth on the palate, this fine wine has a powerful structure that will carry it for at least another 10 years.
The wine was gently aged in a predominance of French oak barriques for 16 months, and then was bottle-aged for a further 14 months in our cool, underground cellars prior to release.
You can confidently serve this medium-bodied wine with skillet-grilled tuna fillet with baby tomatoes and mixed grilled vegetables. Or go more traditional and pair it with coal-grilled butterflied leg of lamb with a spicy, honey glaze.
Cost: A$40.00 per bottle incl. GST
Available only at the cellar door in limited quantity. |
Shiraz 2003
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94 points - James Halliday
Silver Medal - China International Wine Challenge
Commended Award - Decanter World Wine Awards
Seal of Approval - London International Wine Challenge
"Tight and chocolaty palate with wonderful tannins and an elegant acid structure. A very classy wine." - Winestate magazine
"Has excellent length, texture and balance; lovely finish and aftertaste." - James Halliday
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