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Iron Gate Vineyards

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(02) 4998 6570 Oakey Creek Road
Pokolbin, 2320
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sales@iron-gate-estate.com.au
www.iron-gate-estate.com.au

Hunter Valley Wines Pty Ltd purchased the land as a paddock in 1996. We planted Semillon, Verdelho and Shiraz vines the same year. Chardonnay vines were planted a year later, and more Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon the year after that. Our land is 40 acres with 25 acres under vine. We crop at around four tonnes to the acre, which means we crush around 100 tonnes each year from which we produce between 5-6,000 cases (60,000 to 70,000 bottles). There are around 1,000 vines to the acre which means that each vine produces on average 4 kilos of grapes to make 3 bottles of wine. The first vintage was in the year 2000 while the cellar door and tasting area were under construction. The cellar door opened in September 2001. The roof tiles were imported from Spain, and the floor tiles in the cellar door are also Spanish. The tiles below the bar and on the seat in the courtyard are hand painted by John Cliff of Newcastle University. The gates from which the Estate bears its name are handmade by Paul Simpson in Queensland Read more »

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  • Verdelho

    History of the grape: Verdelho has existed on the island of Madeira in Portugal at least as far back as the 15th cent...

  • Syrah

    The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...

  • Chambourcin

    Little is known about the exact parentage of Chambourcin. It was a hybrid developed by Joannes Seibel in the Loire Va...

  • Sémillon

    History of the grape: Little is documented about the early years of this grape, which is surprising due to its distin...

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

    “King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...

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  • June 2013

    Hi everyone!Yes, OT, ACME is GREAT!   One of my best stops of the trip!  In addition to my Petite Abeille, I picked up a 2011 Hirsch Vineyards The Bohan-Dillon Sonoma coast Pinot noir and 2012 Azur Rose (from Fairplay of all places!!).  I don't remember the woman's name who assisted me (I am terrible with names), but she was very helpful and inf... Read More

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  • June 2013

    So I am going to Napa tomorrow for a few days.  I have some prearranged plans that cannot be changed, but have some limited  time for tasting.As "napagirl", I should already know exactly where to go.  The problem is, I get stuck into that rut of going to the ones I like, the old faves, over and over.  I would love to hear your recommendations an... Read More

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  • December 2012

    I was going to put this in the Whatcha Drinking Tonight thread. But since there was some Syrah talk going on I thought I'd start a new thread on Cool Climate Syrah.Tonight I'm visiting a wine I haven't had in since May and wanted to see how it is progressing. It comes from high up atop the Yorkville Highlands in the Anderson Valley  which is in ... Read More

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  • March 2010

    When I tasted a line-up of Pinot Noir last year that contained only one from Oregon (the winner of the tasting, by the way), I received quite the shellacking from lovers of Pac West Pinots. You can see what I’m talking about here. I love getting this kind of feedback, and love responding to it even more. I knew I had to start focusing my attenti... Read More

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