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Bottle per case: 6
The Chalk Hill Vineyard, which is situated to the east and on the edge of the now famous township of McLaren Vale, was purchased by the Harvey family in 1995. They added more Shiraz and Cabernet which they knew excelled in the McLaren Vale. The wines produced to date reinforce the Harvey’s belief that the Chalk Hill Vineyard has great potential to produce not only superb Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, but also the lovely varietally distinctive Sangiovese and Barbera which they also planted.
The limited production of the winery is balanced by the enormous quality of the Chalk Hill range. These wines reflect exactly what is sought after in great wines that are structured with elegance, power and balance, and would appear to be an undervalued price.
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COLOUR:
Black ruby hues.
NOSE:
Sweet concentrated fruits filled with fragrant nuances and savoury olive characters.
PALATE:
Spicy concentrated fruit with savoury notes amongst a tight structure and big tannins. Dense with a warm long finish.
COMMENTS:
A beautifully made block buster.
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The Harvey family grape growing heritage goes back six generations in South Australia, and we now have six vineyards spread across the beautiful McLaren Vale wine region. Our home vineyard was first planted in 1897 and these century old vines still bear fruit today. The grapes in Chalk Hill wines are primarily sourced from six family-owned vineyards in the McLaren Vale district, 40 kilometres south of Adelaide in South Australia. McLaren Vale's Mediterranean type climate of cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers provides perfect growing conditions for premium grapes.
Each Vineyard has a different soil type and topography, providing unique growing environments for the grapes. We take these unique factors and combine them with expert viticultural management to produce grapes of distinct character and appeal that make our wines so sought after.
