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.
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
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 duck breast with black figs, rougail sausage or zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato.
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.
![Talits Estate - Été [Summer] Rosé + Bubbles Pinot Noir](/image/wine/talits-estate_ete-summer-rose-bubbles-pinot-noir_100.webp)
