Winelist No. 55

WINELIST No. 55 Dear Mailing List Member, Can it really be 12 months since we were frantically trying to get Council approval to build a deck next to Cellar Door for the summer?

As it transpired, we were up and running for the back half of the season. Those of you who have paid us a visit will know what a beautiful spot it is, and Jo is preparing for a busy few months ahead. Fizz, cheese and fine pinot noir overlooking a beautiful vista of gently ripening grapes under blue skies and temperatures around 6 degrees cooler than Adelaide – who can resist?

While the release of the 2016 pinots has kept us occupied in recent times, there are a couple of things happening at the winery that might be of interest.

The Adelaide Hills Pinot Experience is a tour designed to showcase some of the best pinot coming out of the Adelaide Hills. We’ve partnered with the Stanley Bridge Tavern in Verdun, to give you and your friends a delicious food and wine pinot-centric experience. Kick off proceedings at Ashton Hills where Jo will take you through a pinot noir tasting complemented by a tasting plate of regional Adelaide Hills cheese, charcuterie and olives. Then take the short drive to Stanley Bridge Tavern and choose from an exclusive two course menu matched with a back-vintage Ashton Hills Estate pinot and selections from our friends at BK Wines and Shaw and Smith.

Self-drive is just $85pp or a guided tour for 6 is $165 per head. It’s great value and an ideal Christmas gift. All you need to know can be found right here: https://www.ashtonhills.com.au/visit/ The Martini Club is Ashton Hills Vineyard’s very own wine club, which guarantees members an automatic

delivery of a dozen of Ashton Hills’ wines each year, as well as other benefits like 10% discount across the range all year round, an invite to a pre-release tasting, vineyard tour and more.

The club takes its name from the Martini pinot noir clone, much loved by Stephen George and rarely sighted around these parts. It stemmed from feedback from visitors – particularly interstaters – who said that our wines were not always easy to find and often a vintage was sold out before they had the chance to grab a bottle. The Martini Club takes out the guesswork and offers a raft of additional benefits for pinot noir lovers.

You can find all the details at https://www.ashtonhills.com.au/wine-club/ If you’re visiting the Adelaide Hills over the holidays, please be sure to drop by and say hi to Jo at our Cellar Door. Our trading hours are listed over the page and we will be staying open until 7pm every Friday during January for Twilight Tastings and drinks on the deck.

And if you do decide to take advantage of any of the special offers contained within the newsletter, please order by December 8. That way we can guarantee that our parcel lands on your doorstep before Santa hits the chimney.

A safe and happy festive season to you all.

Cheers, Andrew Kay Managing Director To keep up with life at Ashton Hills, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AshtonHillsVineyard, Instagram at www.instagram.com/ashtonhillsvineyard or the Ashton Hills website at www.ashtonhills.com.au

LATEST REVIEWS 2016 Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir – Dave Brookes, Adelaide Review November 2017 “…This wine stands out for its airy, ethereal demeanour; akin to a Poulsard from the Jura in France, there is a diaphanous curtain of ripe fruit, poised delicately with plenty of light/space with a lovely savoury palate. It’s just delicious drinking.

Gorgeous cherry-scented fruit walks that knife-edge of ripeness with some Amaro herbal notes and Campari-like tones coming into play for good measure. The fruit is underscored with hints of exotic spice, violet and jasmine top notes, mushroom broth and a seam of gamey complexity that draws you into the glass.

Detail, clarity and complexity are the leitmotifs here and it is keenly priced for a wine of its vinous pedigree. Full of character and brimming with inherent drinkability, it is true to its variety and place of origin. You can’t ask for too much more than that.”

2016 Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir – Campbell Mattinson for James Halliday Wine Companion October 2017 “Fruits of the forest, mint, florals, cherries and anise-studded deli meats. It offers a wide variety of aromas and flavours and does so with a great deal of charm. It will arguably drink at its best in its youth but there’s certainly no hurry.” 93 points 2016 Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir – Tony Love’s Top 100 Wines, The Advertiser July 2017 “From Stephen George’s famed Ashton Hills vineyard…this is designated “Piccadilly Valley” as it includes fruit from nearby growers. This is such a lovely wine, with its violet fragrance and companion aromatics as you taste, and while quite powerful it sits evenly in the mouth with a cherry juice feel and soft spicy tannins that encourage just another little pour for good measure.”

93 points 2010 Ashton Hills Sparkling Shiraz Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, June 2017 “Sparkling shiraz grown on 1919 plantings at Wendouree. Or at least a large-ish part of the wine comes off these vines. It was aged in old oak for four years before being re-fermented in bottle.

It was disgorged last August. It’s a particularly elegant version of a sparkling red. It has aged characters, but it also seems startlingly fresh. These factors make for an alarmingly quaffable wine; a few glasses just seem to disappear before you know it.

Redcurrant, boysenberry, plum, leather and mint. Perhaps a whisper of game. Some tannin too; it certainly feels like there’s

good scaffolding here, within a juicy context. It’s fresh, lively and absolutely delicious.”

93 points 2010 Ashton Hills Sparkling Shiraz - Angus Hughson WISH Magazine October 2017 “Crafted from old-vine Clare Valley fruit hailing from Wendouree, this is a uniquely savoury style of sparkling shiraz with powerful dark cherry, earthy and spicy fruits leading to a plush, attractive palate finishing with soft, well integrated tannins.”

2016 Ashton Hills Reserve Pinot Noir - Angus Hughson WISH Magazine October 2017 “The pinnacle of Ashton Hills, this typically reserved pinot noir style shows powerful yet subtle framboise fruits lifted by herbal, dried herb complexity. Dry, lightweight and beautifully balanced, it is a picture of elegance unfolding many layers of fruit on the palate and finishing long and supple.”

2016 Ashton Hills Reserve Pinot Noir – Nick Stock for James Suckling.com July 2017 “The nose is brooding here with spicier, darker fruit in the form of riper strawberries, along with a delicious savoriness and minerality. Full body, fine tannins, plenty of fruit flesh and a long, expansive finish. Drink in 2018.” 93 points

SPECIAL OFFERS

Jo’s Holiday Dozen

Pino-el No-el Six/Dozen

Festive Fizz Six Pack

1 x 2011 Brut Sauvage Sparkling 1 x 2011 Salmon Brut Sparkling 2 x 2017 Estate Riesling 2 x 2016 Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2 x 2016 Estate Pinot Noir 2 x 2016 Reserve Pinot Noir 2 x 2010 Clare Valley Sparkling Shiraz

2/4 x 2016 Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir 2/4 x 2016 Estate Pinot Noir 2/4 x 2016 Reserve Pinot Noir

1 x 2011 Brut Sauvage Sparkling 1 x 2011 Salmon Brut Sparkling 4 x 2010 Clare Valley Sparkling Shiraz

Mixed Six Pack WineList Price $270 Regular Price $310

WineList Price $215 Regular Price $250

WineList price $460 Regular Price $530.

PLUS bonus Ashton Hills champagne stopper and FREE DELIVERY to anywhere in Australia

Mixed Dozen WineList Price $495 Regular Price $610 Plus FREE DELIVERY to anywhere in Australia

Order online www.ashtonhills.com.au; call Cellar Door on (08) 8390 1243; or email us at cellardoor@ashtonhills.com.au

Christmas Trading Hours Open December 26-31 from 11am – 5pm.

Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Twilight Tastings every Friday evening during January until 7pm.

Enjoy a platter and glass of wine on the deck.

Ashton Hills Vineyard

PO Box 145 McLaren Vale SA 5171 08 8390 1243 cellardoor@ashtonhills.com.au

Bottle Price

Dozen Price

Qty

Total $

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Pinot Noir 2016

Piccadilly Valley

Pinot Noir

$35

$420

$

2016

Estate

Pinot Noir

$50

$600

$

2016

Reserve

Pinot Noir

$70

$840

$-

Riesling

$30

$360

$

Riesling 2017

Estate

Sparkling 2010

Clare Valley

Sparkling Shiraz

$45

$540

$

2011

Piccadilly Valley

Brut Sauvage Sparkling Pinot Noir

$35

$420

$

2011

Ashton Hills

Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Pinot Noir

$40

$480

$

2011

Piccadilly Valley

Salmon Brut Sparkling Pinot Noir

$35

$420

$

Special Offers Jo’s Holiday Dozen PLUS bonus Ashton Hills champagne stopper and free delivery

$460

$

Pino-el No-el Dozen PLUS free delivery to anywhere in Australia

$495

$

Pino-el No-el Six pack

$270

$

Festive Fizz Six pack

$215

$

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