Discover the top 100 best sparkling wines of Hunter Valley of Hunter Valley as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sparkling wines that are popular of Hunter Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Cradle of Australian viticulture (1825), 160 km north of Sydney. World signature: dry low-alcohol Sémillon (10-11°) with fresh citrus notes in youth, evolving after 10-15 years to candied lemon, toast, honey and beeswax, spectacular ageing. Medium-bodied "Hunter style" Shiraz, supple and earthy (leather, plum, sweet spices), capable of decades. Also Chardonnay and Verdelho.
Humid subtropical climate.
Structured, taut whites with precise acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, orange peel), dried fruits, toasted almond, Mediterranean herbs and pronounced saline notes. A historic pillar of medium-dry Madeira (one of the island's four classic noble grapes) where it develops complex oxidative notes. Also as structured dry whites in Douro DOC and Australia (Hunter Valley). Native Portuguese grape, unrelated to Spanish Verdejo.
sparkling wines from the region of Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits, monkfish armorican style or tuna and goat cheese pie.
On the nose in the region of Hunter Valley often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, red fruit or oak.
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