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Semillons

2006 Semillon

A classic, Hunter bouquet of lemons and lime complements its lemon sherbet palate. With undercurrents of a fine mineral water it is developing honeysuckle characters from careful cellaring. This Semillon will age for over 10 years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

2010 Semillon

A classic, Hunter bouquet of lemons and lime complements its lemon sherbet palate. With undercurrents of a fine mineral water it is developing honeysuckle characters from careful cellaring. This Semillon will age for over 10 years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

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Verdelhos

2006/8 Verdelho

A classic, low cropped Verdelho fermented dry to give longevity in a bottle. A tropical bouquet complements the palate of guava and pineapples with a soft mineral character and a developing honeysuckle flavour from careful cellaring. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

2011 Verdelho

A classic, low cropped Verdelho fermented dry to give longevity in a bottle. A tropical bouquet complements the palate of guava and pineapples with a soft mineral character and a developing honeysuckle flavour from careful cellaring. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

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Chardonnay

2006 Chardonnay

A classic. Hand picking the most shaded & dark bunches this wine has plenty of well incorporated new French Oak with a zesty lime to pineapple palate. It remains “tight” as malolactic fermentation was avoided. Will age for 10+ years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

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Rose

2008/11 Rose

A classic, age-worthy rose from low cropped premium shiraz grapes gives this wine a very intense colour. Fermented dry and matured in French barrels for 9 months, it’s bouquet of berries complements its palate of sweet cranberries. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

 

ROSE……A SHIRAZ GRAPE – made similar in style to a white wine

…This rose will handle some maturation with oak to add subtle palate complexity. Hence, to achieve this the rose had to be fermented “bone” dry preventing spoilage down the track. After 9 months in oak it was bottled with no additions of grape concentrate (natural grape sugars) to make it sweet in flavour which also affects the aging process of wines as grape concentrate remains an precocious but constant flavour while age worthy wines evolve and develop.

Once again the Running Horse wine range has a big palate, and may be mistaken as a sweet wine. But as stated, all the natural grape sugars are fermented dry and full of sweet berry flavours that, for me, are like cranberries. With the added oak integration it adds a subtle creaminess from old chardonnay barrels.

Note: (Grape sugar + yeast ferments to alcohol, where as in sweet wines, the ferment is stopped before completion OR grape concentrate is added just before bottling. This is done to make drink early wines)

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Shiraz

2005 Shiraz

A classic, spicey Hunter bouquet complements the smooth palate of cherries and subtle mint, with silky tannins and hints of chocolate and vanilla from 18months maturation in new French Oak, or French Oak (two versions) This shiraz will age for many years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

2006 Shiraz

A classic, spicy Hunter bouquet complements the smooth palate of cherries and subtle mint, with silky tannins and hints of chocolate and vanilla from 18months maturation in new French Oak. This shiraz will age for many years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

2008 Shiraz

A classic, spicey Hunter bouquet complements the smooth palate of cherries and subtle mint, with silky tannins and hints of chocolate and vanilla from 18months maturation in new French Oak. This shiraz will age for many years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

2010 Shiraz

A classic, spicey Hunter bouquet complements the smooth palate of cherries and subtle mint, with silky tannins and hints of chocolate and vanilla from 18months maturation in new French Oak. This shiraz will age for many years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution..

2011 Shiraz

A classic, spicey Hunter bouquet complements the smooth palate of cherries and subtle mint, with silky tannins and hints of chocolate and vanilla from 18months maturation in new French Oak. This shiraz will age for many years. View our updated tasting notes for this wines evolution.

We essentially give the wines its ageing qualities. In this planting area I could add fertilizer and more water prune to get more fruit. BUT, if I grew 33 tonnes of fruit instead of under 10 tonnes I would actually dilute the flavor and colour  as the soils(terroir) combined with the plants ability to transport nutrients tend to restrict how much flavor is available to go into the grapes…… and I still wouldn’t have enough to sell in large bottle shop chains. This dilution affects the quality and ageing abilities of the wine. Rh grapes have more anti oxidants .

Basically once the wine is picked it goes to the crusher/de-stemmer which is the beginning of the wine making process but also oxidation. If you think of an apple cut in half it starts to oxidize as the protective skin has now been damaged and oxygen causes the fruit to gradually brown. It can’t be stopped but can be slowed with cling wrap and keeping the temp low. This is common with all fruit.

Hence crushing the wine grapes is going to causes oxidation. The younger the wine, the more vibrant the colour, whereas, the older the wine, the duller the colour. Looking at the browning on the apple you can basically get a rough idea of when it was cut and by looking at the colour of the wine you can pick the age and then by knowing the year harvested you can assess its quality by how slowly the wine is dropping its vibrant colour.

Wine due to high naturally produced sugars (fructose /glucose) that are fermented to alcohol  and naturally produced acidity(((malic acid /tartaric acid)allows it to age beneficially. 

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