2024 Field of Mars Viognier B1

The Family Collection

2018 The Doctor Shiraz

This wine is named in honour of my father, Dr. Harold William Tulloch.

Whilst Harry is a renowned viticulturalist and PhD, the word Doctor actually originates from the Latin word Docere - "to teach". In so many ways throughout my life, Harry has been my teacher. 

In exceptional red vintages, I taste through the best barrels of Hunter Valley Shiraz with Harry. His favourite barrels are kept aside, blended and bottled in extremely limited quantities. In a way, this wine is more his taste than mine - a bold, rich expression of Hunter Shiraz more a tuned to the old school than the new school, but brimming with quality. 

Tasting Note

The aromatic expression is matched precisely on the palate, tense and latent, yet delivering opulent richness from start to finish.

Flavours are phenomenally energetic and long, multi-layered with black cherry, cola, and liquorice, brightened with hints of juniper and cranberry, astride a foundation of full deluxe oak-spiciness with plush balance.

This is definitely a wine to watch. It has the inky intensity and balance to cellar for more than a decade, if not two.

Limited release only 155 dozen made                                                                           

96 Points Wine Companion

Technical Data

Alcohol 14.6%

pH 3.38

FIELD OF MARS - Single Vineyard Range                            

Field of Mars  Block 2 Semillon  2022

Variety:   100% Semillon

Region:    Pokolbin, Hunter Valley

Vineyard: Field of Mars Vineyard

Vine age: Vines planted in 1968

Soil:         Fine, sandy alluvial 

Tasting Note 

Planted in 1968 on the finest alluvial sand; this vineyard generates lovely purity of fruit with a beautiful fresh acid profile and extraordinary flavour length, the result of mild weather conditions and a longer ripening season.
Classic aromatic signatures of Meyer-lemon are matched with the cooler growing and ripening aromas of orange grapefruit provide real lift and energy. The bouquet’s fruit intensity jumps immediately from the glass: slightly tropical with zest and pith, yet completely satisfying with juicy yellow-citrus ripeness.
Jasmine perfumes are present too, but the zesty citrus dominates now with absolute clarity.
These same citrus fruits fill the palate with terrific focus and vibrant tension, harmonising this lovely fruit ripeness with saline dryness and energy. This Semillon’s balance is fine and bright, delivering the classic line-and-length of the very best, finishing with hints of mineral plus subtle “Gin & Tonic” savouriness.
A great future ahead, with a delicate yet exuberant pure fruit expression from the very first sip, this has the timeless vibrant freshness of a classic in the making.
Keep for 5 to 7 years to enjoy at its early maturity, or after  to 15 years to see at its greatest.

Limited Edition - only 160 dozen made

Drink: now – 2040                                   

95 points Halliday Wine Companion

TECHNICAL

Alc: 10.2

pH: 3.0

TA: 7.3

Single Vineyard Range

2022 WCD Shiraz

Variety:     Shiraz (100%) 
Region:     Hunter Valley

Vineyard:  WCD Vineyard

This fruit comes from a vineyard located less than 14km from our cellar door, on Wine Country Drive in central Pokolbin. This site enjoys balanced weather influences, gifting the site with slightly cooler Summer days with slightly more Easterly breeze. Soils are deep brown clays with flecks of red ironstone.

The Shiraz fruit from here has imposing ripeness yet also expresses a tinge of dark spice and ferrous savouriness, something of a classic hallmark for Hunter reds.

The aromas express dense blackfruit compote, mixing the freshness of black cherry and blood plum in even unity, plus deeper aromatic swirls of rotundone, juniper, and black Ceylon tea; on the palate, Ripe Shiraz fruit again delivers a rich seamless balance of plum and cherry, soft already onto a long finish. This inky blackfruit core is harmonised with notes of fine oak spice and cedar, and the finish delivers equally harmonious hints of graphite and black chocolate laced with licorice.

The WCD Shiraz is a charmer with bold expression yet refined soft tannins. 3 to 5 years in the cellar would be ideal, or if drinking before then decant for early reward.

Drink: Now to 2032

Only 157 dozen made

95 points Wine Companion

Technical Data

Alc 13.5%

2024 Hunter Valley Semillon

Variety:     100% Semillon
Region:     Pokolbin, Hunter Valley
Vine Age:  Planted in 1969

Vineyard : Keith Tulloch Hermitage Road 

Tasting Notes

100% Estate-grown fruit from the Field of Mars vineyard established in 1968 and our Latara vineyard established 1978. The mix of alluvial sand and richer clay soils from these two top Semillon sites delivers lovely fruit purity, along with bolder, richer depth of yellow and green citrus character.

Bright aromas of fully-ripe and freshly-squeezed Meyer-lemon and Tahitian lime are clear and powerful signatures, full of zest and energy. 

Flavours are equally zesty and direct – tangy and juicy and ripe from the initial taste through to a long-lasting and vibrant persistence. The mid-palate fruit focus is opulent lime and lemon, unwavering and full of potential with an almost endless fine balance. The finish and persistence are right on-point, showing delicious ripe-acid freshness plus hints of crunchy grapefruit and savory lemon-pith.

 

It shows terrific potential for cellaring beyond 10 years, but is so easy to enjoy now that we recommend drinking from now until 2040.

Drink: Now to 2040.

Technical Data

Alcohol: 10.5%