Eagles Rest Dam Block Semillon 2012

Eagles Rest Dam Block Semillon 2012Eagles Rest is a small family owned winery high up in the foothills of the Brokenback range in the Hunter Valley. The oldest vines were planted in the 1970s and at an elevation of 240m above sea level, the vineyard is the highest in the Hunter Valley. The 2012 Dam Block Semillon, made by winemaking legend PJ Charteris, is Hunter Valley Semillon at its very best. "This is a freakish wine, still with the colour (or rather the lack of colour] of a 1yo

Darker and more brooding than the 2006's with a juicy and slightly rustic edge (I regard a bit of rusticity as a very good thing as we can easily make our wines too polished here in Central Otago)

but for those who value precision

brimming with blackberry

strong aromas of grapefruit and roasted hazelnut with savoury characters from extended contact with yeast lees

She was the people and culture manager before roles like this even existed

The vine rows run east/west to shade the fruit from over exposure

One of my most favourite wines

curiosity and superb technical skills

A flavorful and rich finish

the low yields delivering unwavering fruit intensity and wines that are probably too cheap in the scheme of thing

who was part of a very distinguished panel

He was looking for sites with altitude