What the Hunter Valley and David Hook does so very well - meduim bodied reds that have good savoury length and nice integrated tannins.

Mike and the team at De Iuliis have made some sensational Rosé in recent years, and this is another example, made from a mouth-watering mix of Sangiovese and Merlot.Pale salmon pink. Fresh red fruit, watermelon and rose water aromas. A restrained and savoury expression with a tight core of bright red fruit, attractive wet rock minerality, zesty acidity and a fresh, lively finish.

De Iuliis Hunter Valley Verdelho is full of rich tropical fruit characters, including pineapple, passionfruit and rockmelon. A vibrant acid backbone complement the fruit nicely to produce an undervalued food-style wine.

A fruit-driven style made from estate grown Shiraz and Merlot, this wine displays aromas of raspberries and sweet red cherries.

Recognised as one of the first vineyards in the Hunter Valley, Audrey Wilksonson has a long and storied history in the region. They continue today to produce wines of region character with fine craftsmanship. Their Hunter Valley Shiraz is a wine in perfect harmony. Majority French oak is used to mature a wine that has flavours of intense cherries and violets overlapping powerful mulberry and that traditional Hunter character of forest floor and earth.

In the glass: Fine straw with a faint hint of green.On the nose: A super-ripe mix of nectarine, melon and fig with fine oak spice. On the palate: A very smartly made expression of Chardonnay thats super-ripe, fresh and crisp throughout with velvety soft texture and deluxe oak harmony.