whites
2010 Unwooded Chardonnay $18.50 bottle
Vintaged from grapes grown on our estate, this is a very yummy unwooded chards.
Mid lemon yellow in colour it has an aromatic tropical fruit nose with hints of citrus. Ripe melon and lifted fresh nectarine and peach characters evident. The palate is lively and complex with wonderful fresh fruit intensity. Well balanced with good persistence. This wine will jump out of the bottle and bring a smile to your face!! Our biggest selling wine that will go well with any food or just to tipple by itself.
Serve cold on a sunny afternoon with a smile!!
Sauvignon Blanc (on special) $15.00
Nice soft Pemberton fruit with round ripe mouthfeel. Grassy and herbaceous with soft passionfruit on the mid palate, nice length with lingering citrus with lime notes. This wine goes well with pasta, a river plate or nibbles plate. It's a yummy wine we hope you enjoy it!!
2008 Premium Wooded Chardonnay $35.00
Awards:
One Silver Medal and two Bronze Medals
Released in July 2011 after being awarded silver and two bronze medals at Timber Towns and Cowra shows. Mid golden straw colour with brilliant clarity, a fine aromatic nose combining lime citrus fruits with underlying butterscotch characters with toasty creamy oak (100% new French oak). The palate is complex and dominated by flavours of melon and citrus fruits, combined with spicy oak and hints of butterscotch. Great mouthfeel and excellent persistence of flavour with a clean finish. This wine is sleek and succulent and is a sipper rather than a quaffer. To be enjoyed especially with food and goes with with pasta, Enjoy!!
2009 Late Picked Riesling $18.50
This medium to sweet table wine will appeal to people who like a sweeter, clean style. With a highly aromatic nose of floral and citrus characters combined with a sherbert character. A full long palate of rich citrus fruits combined with sweet tropical characters and a crisp lingering acidity.
This wine is a great choice for lifting up your spirits!!
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2007 Pinot Noir $24.00
This Pinot has been vintaged and bottled here on our estate in Pemberton. The wine has a vibrant nose with spicy sweet berry characters, as well as earthy and aged tobacco notes.
On the palate fruit and oak are well balanced with lingering cherries, luscious cranberry and cinnamon with earthy overtones. An elegant wine finely crafted with evident tannins.
Good structure should ensure the longevity of this wine.
2006 Cabinet Merlot (smooth!) $24.00
This is a rich full bodied blend of 50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, vintaged and bottled here at Hidden River Estate.
The colour is deep magenta with a crimson hue. The nose has attractive dark rich fruit combined with sweet oak components, dark berry, spice and tobacco.
The palate is full and rich with sweet dark fruit, ripe mulberries, plums, tobacco and complexed by integrated tannins with caramel and toasty oak notes.
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon $24.00
This 100% Cabernet Saugignon, which was vintaged and bottled here at Hidden River, is a rich and full bodied wine. The fruit is from a small lovingly managed non-irrigated block. The colour is deep magenta with a dark crimson hue.
The nose has attractive dark rich fruit combined with sweet oak components, dark berry, plum, spice and tobacco.
The palate is full and rich with sweet dark fruit, ripe Satsuma plum and tobacco, complexed by integrated tannins with caramel and toasty oak notes.
2007 Shirazamataz $24.00
This Shiraz has been grown, vintaged and bottled here on our Pemberton Estate.
With deep cherry red colour, the nose has warm, sweet oak and spicy characters with sweet plummy fruit.
On the palate, the fruit and oak combine beautifully with mulberry and black cherry flavours dominating. A rich, smooth and sweet fruity mouth feel combines with the oak to give good length and structure. Cool climate spiciness and white pepper are also evident.
This wine is great to drink now but should also cellar well. We hope you enjoy it!
bubbles
SparkleArse $40.00
(Methode Champenoise)
This premium sparkling wine has been crafted (at great cost to the establishment .. but who cares, we all love champers!!) from a blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir and matured for a time on new French oak before being kept on lees for a minimum of 18 months before degorgement.
The wine has a pale straw yellow colour with a hint of salmon. It has a fine continuous bead with a vigorous mousse. On the nose there are fragrant cut hay characters with hints of citrus, great activity. The front palate is steely with a lovely mid palate texture, hints of guava and lemon. The rear palate is creamy with a fresh crisp finish and a hint of sweetness.
Remember, a day without ... is like a day without laughter. We suggest a little of each!!
Riverbed Fizz $20.00
This is just a nice little quaffer if you feel the need for a little fizz in your day!! It is a Brut reserve style showing rich fruit and soft full flavours with complex yeasty characters.
Give yourself a little lift!!!
Dessert Wines
Our first ever White Port!! $25.00
A long gestation period (this wine has been barreled since 2005) has resulted in this very smooth and rich white port. With lovely apricot characters with a hint of orange, the flavours coat the palate with an overall caramel overtone. Phil is very proud of this wine!! Just imagine sitting under the Koolabah tree on a hot afternoon with a large glass of this with lots of ice!! YUM!!
Aged Cell Door Tawny Port $18.50
We have named this Port after the cell Door from the old Pemberton jail (long ago demolished) which we have now installed at Hidden River. It has a few interesting notations on it, no doubt made in hindsight, the sort of gems that come to mind after some sober hours of enforced contemplation or possibly after a few glasses of this good port! Made in a soft fruity style and VERY smooth, it's great for a little late night contemplation or just sipping, sitting quietly watching the ducks graze after a Hidden River lunch.
The Muskateer $18.00
This blend of Muscat plus another special but secret "ancient" wine should be enjoyed with good friends, cheese or one of Sandy's Icky Sticky Date Puddings. After one tipple, you feel like another, but remember, moderation in all things.
Love to live and live to love!! YUM!! All for one and one for all!!
