Winmark Wines have converted the former Pooles Rock wine storage sheds into their new yet authentic Winmark Cellar Door, ensuring the history of the property is cherished. The space connects the working vineyard with a beautifully designed place to enjoy and showcase the Winmark Chardonnays.
The Winmark Cellar Door opened in June 2020, and is again demonstrating its long held tradition of producing beautiful Hunter Valley Chardonnay.
The Winmark 2019 Single Vineyard Reserve Chardonnay has been meticulously crafted using only the best select fruit from the vineyard, picked at night and gently pressed to ensure absolute freshness. Post fermentation it was introduced
to the finest French Oak for 12 months. This allowed the wine to express itself, and brings a more complex style to the palate. Aromas of roasted nuts and butterscotch, with depth and layers of expressions of citrus, apple and honey melon with a creamy texture and velvet undertone from the extended lees contact.
This wine will mature beautifully over time.
The 2019 Winmark Rusty’s Run chardonnay is a true example of classic Hunter Valley fruit. The season was ideal for chardonnay being typically warm with low levels of rain aiding a traditional ripening period. The fruit was harvested at night and after going through initial oak fermentation it was left in stainless steel tanks
for the duration until its release in October. The wine shows notes of peach and citrus with a crisp finish brought on by less oak and more emphasis on elegance and balance. It is drinking beautifully now and can be stored for 3-5 years if needed.
The Cellar Door is featured in the recent Hunter & Coastal Lifestyle Magazine and provides an fascinating insight to Karin’s thoughtful process of rejuvenating the property and whu creating memories and experiences for both herself and those visiting Winmark is so important.
“We see our cellar door as being very integrated with the rest of the property, so we would like to encourage our guests to get a bottle of our wine and a little cheese hamper and go for a walk and enjoy the beautiful gardens, the sculptures, sit down next to the majestic Pooles Rock and really spend some time on the property,” Karin said.
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