HUNTER TOUR 2016
23 September 2106 Lunch at Keith Tulloch Wines and Muse Kitchen. Chef Sean Townsend.
Wines tasted "Epogee" 2016,Semillon 2016, 2010, 2007, Tawarri Shiraz 2014, The Kester Shiraz 2014 and 2006,Botrytis Semillon 2015.
Our next stop Mount Pleasant Pokolbin
Dinner at Hunters Quarter our Host Greg West from Agnews wines and Chef Brian Duncan at Hunters Quarter restaurant.
Wines of the night to begin Aubert et Fils Brut Champagne
2014 Tintilla Semillon 2014 Constable Chardonnay 2015 Tintilla Chardonnay 2011 Lindeman's Semillon Bin 1155
2011 Thomas Braemore Semillon 2015 3 ponds Nero d'avola 2014 Audrey Wilkinson Tempranillo 2014 Whispering Brook Touriga Nacional
2014 Constable Shiraz 2014 Tintilla Shiraz 2010 Lindeman's Shiraz
2009 Constable Botrytis Semiilon 2006 Stanton and Kileen Vintage Port
Friday 24th September Private bin tasting with Bruce Tyrrell Tyrrell's Wines Pokolbin
Our lunch stop was at McLeish Estate with a wine tasting hosted by Jessica McLeish, Chief winemaker at McLeish is Andrew Thomas.
Our saturday evening function at Botanica Restaurant with JK Walker lecture delivered by Bruce Tyrrell.
Our hosts at Botanica Clare Bremerkamp and Chef Matthew Bremerkamp.Our society had guests for the dinner Andrew Spinaze (chief winemaker at Tyrrells) Nicole Spinaze, Bruce and Pauline Tyrrell, Don Francois and Dr Jana Jones.
Wines were sourced from Tyrrells
on arrival 2009 Tyrrell's Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2015 Tyrrell's Blanc de Blanc Chardonnay
Entree : 2005 Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon 2012 Tyrrell's Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay
Main: 2007 and 2014 Tyrrell's Vat 9 Hunter Shiraz 2006 Tyrrell's Vat 8 Shiraz
Dessert : Dows late Bottled Vintage Port