Meerea Park
Winemaker, Rhys Eather is a Roseworthy (Adelaide University) graduate in Wine Science and has gained international winemaking experience in France and Italy. Spending the 1998 vintage at M. Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley gave Rhys the experience and insight required to craft top quality Rhone styled wines, which he openly admits as to having a great passion for. Rhys has also completed two vintages in Italy (Puglia and Piedmonte) rounding out his international winemaking experience.
Meerea Park, while taking a modern approach to winemaking, can trace their winemaking roots in the Hunter Valley back to the 1850's when Alexander Munro, the great-great-grandfather established the 'Bebeah' vineyard at Singleton and was at one stage the largest and most successful winemaker in New South Wales. During his winemaking career he amassed over 2000 awards at wine shows around the world.
Region: Hunter Valley
Background
The name Pokolbin as legend has it, is derived from the early Hungarian migrant settlers to the area and means ’hot as hell’ or ’hell hole’, referring to the hot, dry and sometimes inhospitable summers that regularly reach 45º C. Region: Hunter Valley
Fruit source: The wine is made from fruit harvested off a 40 year-old Semillon block on the Howard family’s ‘Somerset’ vineyard in Pokolbin.
Fermentation: The handpicked fruit was fermented in stainless steel tanks and bottled under screwcap.
Maturation: No oak or cellar maturation was undertaken.
Tasting note: Pale-coloured; lime zest and lemon sherbet on the nose. The palate is fine with focused lime and lemon fruit sitting above the clean acidity.
Cellaring estimate: Medium—Long term. 10 years.
Suggested food match: Fresh seafood.
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WINERY RATING |
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011 |
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