Scotchmans Hill

Established in 1982, Scotchmans Hill is located in the heart of the Bellarine Peninsula. A producer of premium cool maritime climate wines, Scotchmans Hill has been a leading local winery for over thirty years and is rated among James Halliday’s Top 100 Australian Wineries.

This is a complex and lively wine showing nectarine and grapefruit aromas rounded out by creamy notes and nutty oak.

An excellent match with lobster bisque risotto.

Wine Region: Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. - Clone: P58, I10V1, I103, I10V5, 76, 95. - Soil Type: Self mulching black vertosal derived from tertiary basalt. - Hrvest Date: 09/03/18 to 15/03/18. - Yield: 2.5kg/vine, 2.5th/acre, 6.25tn/ha, 43hl/ha. - Winemaking: Whole bunch pressed with free run juice to barrel, light solids retained in juice. Wild fermentation then took place over 2 weeks. The yeast less were stirred monthly over the next 12 months while maturing in barrel. The wine was blended, filtered and bottled June 2020. - Oak Use: Matured in new to 4 year old French barriques for 12 months. - Cellaring: 2021 - 2026.

Jancisrobinson.com, 2023, 17: "Popcorn and smoky buttered corn-cob aromas. Silky fruit, smoky threads, delicately salty acidity. A play of yuzu-citrus crystalline angles and yellow-mirabelle-plum fleshiness. There is a little walnut tucked into the edges and the fragrance of lemongrass fills the finish. Refined and shapely." Wine Merchant Top 100 2023, Highly Commended.