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| Apsley Gorge Vineyard | Bream Creek Vineyard | Brook Eden Vineyard | Home Hill |
| Meadow Bank Estate | Moore's Hill Estate | Moorilla Estate | Pirie Tasmania |
| Apsley Gorge Vineyard | |
 | The Winery The vineyard was established in 1989 on a 300 acre property inland from Bicheno on Tasmania’s East Coast. The vineyard is situated at the end of a valley near the entrance to the Apsley Gorge and the location is ideal for the production of quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. A marginal spring ensures late budburst and a longer ripening period which allows the fruit to reach full sugar and flavour ripeness. The owner, Brian Franklin took over the wine making in 1998 from Andrew Hood and established a winery in an old fish factory at The Gulch in Bicheno. With superb views over the ocean and the fishing boats bringing in fresh harvest of lobster and scallops the winery has to be the most spectacular in the world! The two Burgundian wines, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay have received high acclaim, not only at shows around Australia, but are highly regarded by wine writers worldwide. The Wine Apsley Gorge is a dedicated Chardonnay and Pinot Noir producer, and considerable work has been done in identifying the various micro climates and soil types within the vineyard. Constant monitoring has resulted in much better fruit quality and the newest Pinot Noir vines are producing an average berry size of 0.8 grams compared with 1.0 grams from the original site. Brian spent time working vintages in France, at Gevrey Chambertin with both Jean-Marie Fourrier and Phillipe Charlopin and this is evident in the beautifully handcrafted wines which are now widely recognized as being amongst Australia’s top wines. Tasting Notes - Apsley Gorge 2005 Pinot Noir This wine has a rich, fruit driven nose reminiscent of wild cherries, with slightly charred oak overtones. The palate is youthful, with silky tannins enveloping the rich mid-palate fruit to produce wonderful mouth-feel giving the wine a stunning Burgundian complexity rarely seen in an Australian Pinot Noir of this age. The wine is long on the palate, very well balanced & leaves a powerful aftertaste - signalling some longevity. |
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