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Winery Update SUNDAY 13TH AUGUST

SUNDAY 1ST OCTOBER

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Welcome It’s been a busy couple of months here at Pepper Tree with the winery crew enduring a much longer than usual vintage.

However, with the 2017 Verdelho and Semillon’s already safely in bottle, we are proud to say that this vintage is definitely one to watch. Jump across to page three for Gwyn’s winery update.

The Cellar Door is bustling with new products and the team are eager to show you the latest vintage release wine. Phone ahead before your next visit and indulge in a private tasting in our Members’ Tasting Lounge aloft the Cellar Door or stay a while and enjoy a cheese or antipasto platter amidst our luscious gardens.

We look forward to visiting Canberra, Brisbane and Sydney in the coming months for our wine club dinners, as well as hosting our ever-popular Winemakers Table Luncheon, Pooch Picnic, and new-look Spring Food & Wine Celebration on-site. Check out page seven to see what’s coming up on the event scene or join us on the Pepper Tree grounds for one of our monthly Sunday Sessions held on the last Sunday of every month.*

As an added bonus to our loyal Wine Club members’, Slattery Helicopters are now offering 10% off all scenic flights and tours, simply visit slatteryhelicopters.com.au or phone 0408 649 696 and quote your Pepper Tree membership number to enjoy the discount.

Cheers,

The Pepper Tree Team

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Don’t forget to tag us or #PepperTreeWines when enjoying your next glass or bottle!

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WINE REVIEW 2014 ‘Elderslee Road’ Single Vineyard Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon The Elderslee Road vineyard is home to our best Cabernet. Elderslee Road runs along one of the ancient dunes or shorelines that make up the Wrattonbully landscape. These ancient dunes harbour the famed red “Terra Rossa” topsoil over free draining Gambier Limestone, perfectly suited to growing great Cabernet.

Flavours of blackberry integrated perfectly with spicy French oak. A marvellously rich palate packed with sweet ripe berry fruits balanced by French oak. Fine ripe tannins provide great structure and depth to the long and generous palate. A full bodied Cabernet of distinction.

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Retail Price (RRP)

$42.00

Vintage is now over. We pressed off our final red – 2017 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon – on Wednesday May 24th marking the official end of vintage after 130 days straight.

The winery team is delighted to be returning to two day weekends and incredibly proud of all of the hard work and dedication they have shown this year to make some absolutely delicious wines.

Club Member Price

$35.50

‘Q4’ Member Price

$33.60

2013 ‘Block 21A’ Single Vineyard Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon

Our aromatic whites are now in glass, with the 2017 Hunter Verdelho and 2017 Alluvius Semillon included into our Harvest Lunches. The Chardonnays are all resting safe and sound in oak, and the Sauvignon Blanc is getting prepared for bottling. Cabernet, Merlot and Shiraz from Wrattonbully and Coonawarra are showing great colour, fine tannins and restrained fruit this year – a hallmark of a cooler, more elegant vintage. These wines will be put to oak over the next two months where they will remain for another 20 months.

Block 21A has been the source of some of the best Cabernet on our Wrattonbully Vineyard for many years. It has been bottled separately as a single block wine. Block 21A has a very thin layer of ‘Terra Rossa’ sandy loam overlying soft limestone. The vines grow roots that penetrate deep into the rock.

Big bold flavours of cassis and blackberry integrated with spicy oak. A full rich palate packed with sweet ripe berry fruits balanced

by French oak. Chalky fine tannins provide excellent structure and depth to the long and generous palate that will live for many years.

This single vineyard wine is a full bodied Cabernet of distinction that can be enjoyed now or will benefit from further cellaring.

Now we are onto the cleaning and maintenance of the winery.

Trying to remove every last grape skin from the shed will take us a while!

Cheers, Gwyneth Olsen

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Our annual Pooch Picnic will be held on the Pepper Tree grounds Sunday August 13 from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

Bring along a picnic rug and chairs, and enjoy a fun and relaxing day with the entire family. Wine and food will be available for purchase from our Cellar Door and Contango Espresso Roasters.

Watch trick shows and training demonstrations from the Wonderdogs and peruse market stalls from local pooch friendly vendors.

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ENTRY gold coin donation to be donated to Dog Rescue Newcastle.

Visit www.peppertreewines.com.au or email michellep@peppertreewines.com.au for further information.

Sunday Sessions

Join us on the Pepper Tree grounds from 11am - 2pm the last Sunday of every month for live music, wine, cheese and antipasto platters.

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