News & Events - Winbourne Wines
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Hello friends of Winbourne
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Vintage 2005
The 2004/2005 season was very good to us.
The weather during vintage was perfect with none of the problems that affected some vineyards in the region. We have once again had some extremely positive comments from the buyers of our grapes about the quality that we produced. Nearly all grapes have been highly graded, so don't miss the wines from this year-they will be excellent.
Different varieties ripen at different times, but the whites are generally ahead of the reds. Grape growers use fruit baume (sugar) levels as a measure of ripeness. The sugar converts to alcohol during fermentation, and the baume measures correspond closely with the flavour of the bottled wine.
The Verdhello, Chardonnay and the Semillon were all picked at different baume levels, according to the styles of the wine that we are seeking to make this year.
The Shiraz, Merlot and the Cabernet Sauvignon were all picked at higher baume levels which will make for some exciting, full flavoured wines with very good colour. The red fruit was amongst the best produced in the Hunter this year. The Shiraz will produce superior wines, the Cabernet Sauvignon was the best we have ever seen and holds a lot of promise and we are excited about what will be an excellent fruity, smooth Merlot.
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Our Estate Range
Our new premium wines are now available. These are outstanding and can match it with most wines from the region.
The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon is full of wonderful earthy flavours with firm tannins-beautiful!
Our 2005 Cabernet Port is an outstanding rich and fruity style-absolutely stunning!
The 2006 Chardonnay, which won a Gold medal, is still available and is continuing to improve in the bottle.
2003 Shiraz - full bodied wine with pepper flavours and sound tannins.
2005 Petit Verdot - rich full bodied wine with palate filling flavours.
2007 Semillon - fresh and young and drinking very well now. Will cellar.
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Our Other Wines
Along with the new Estate Wines, we still have available the 2001 Winbourne Wines as well as the 2002 Dartbrook Merlot, 2006 Melness Chardonnay, 2007 Melness Verdelho and 2002 Melness Merlot Wines.
The on premise Melness wines are selling well at the very competitive price of $11.00.
The Melness Merlot has won 3 medals and the Melness Chardonnay is a popular easy drinking wine.
The Dartbrook and Melness range is targeted at the off premise market and are by far our fastest moving wines at $10.00 a bottle with the Verdelho just outselling the Merlot.
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Availability
Winbourne wines are available at restaurants throughout the Hunter Region, bottle shops in Scone and Muswellbrook , selected restaurants and hotels in Sydney. In addition, Winbourne wines are available through several stockists.
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Orders
You may order through the web with the online order system we have now installed.
Alternatively, you may place an order on the web site and send a cheque separately.
You can also order by mail, fax or phone. We deliver using a special courier service that delivers direct to your door.
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Regards,
David White, Andrew White, David Wills, David Groves, Jeff Cochrane, Milton Bailey, Stuart Jack
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