The best wines of Hunter Valley

Discover the best wines of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud as well as the best winemakers of Hunter Valley and estates of Hunter Valley to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Hunter Valley and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Hunter Valley by region

Looking for a good wine of Hunter Valley of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Hunter Valley. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Hunter Valley with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Hunter Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Hunter Valley

Red wines from the region of Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef in white wine, seven o'clock leg of lamb or pumpkin and bacon pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Hunter Valley

On the nose the red wine of the region of Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Hunter Valley. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Hunter Valley

  • 1997With an average score of 4.57/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.52/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.37/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Hunter Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot
  • Chambourcin
  • Zinfandel

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Hunter Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Hunter Valley.

Discovering the wine region of Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is unquestionably the best known and most highly prized wine region in NewSouthWales. Its most famous wine style is its distinctive Dry Semillon, while Shiraz, is also long-established. It is also regarded as a pioneer of Australian Chardonnay. Hunter Valley Semillon Semillon was first planted here in the 1830s.

Hunter Valley Semillons are renowned for their ability to improve with age. The better examples develop in bottle for more than 15 years. Classic examples are made simply from early picked fruit and bottled Young, with Alcohol levels between 10 and 12 percent. The wines start out with a fresh, grassy, citrus taste with tangy Acidity.

However they evolve into Golden wines with nutty, honeyed notes and a luscious mouthfeel. Though unoaked and not having undergone malolactic fermentation, they can be mistaken for oaky chardonnays, even by experienced tasters. The valley's relationship with Chardonnay is 100 years shorter, but no less significant. It was here that Australia's first Chardonnay was made – from vines planted by the Tyrrell winery of Pokolbin in 1968.

Great white wines of Hunter Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Hunter Valley

White wines from the region of Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of oven-baked sausage, sliced tuna with tomato sauce or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Hunter Valley

On the nose the white wine of the region of Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, yeast or oak and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or earth. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Hunter Valley. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Hunter Valley

  • 1994With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.39/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Hunter Valley

  • Sémillon
  • Chardonnay
  • Moscato
  • Cabernet Franc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Hunter Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Hunter Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Chambourcin

Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.

Great sparkling wines of Hunter Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Hunter Valley

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 the garbure, monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise or salmon steaks with cream sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Hunter Valley

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Hunter Valley

  • 2016With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.03/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Hunter Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Moscato
  • Sémillon
  • Chambourcin
  • Lambrusco
  • Malbec

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Hunter Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Hunter Valley.

The word of the wine: Film maceration

A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.

Great pink wines of Hunter Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Hunter Valley

Pink wines from the region of Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or rabbit with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Hunter Valley

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Hunter Valley

  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.72/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Hunter Valley

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Verdelho
  • Merlot
  • Sémillon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Grenache

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Hunter Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Hunter Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Great sweet wines of Hunter Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Hunter Valley

Sweet wines from the region of Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of quick salmon skewers, my chef's pot or very simple muffins.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Hunter Valley

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Hunter Valley

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.06/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Hunter Valley

  • Sémillon
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Verdelho
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Riesling

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Hunter Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Hunter Valley.

The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)

A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.

Great natural sweet wines of Hunter Valley

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Hunter Valley

Natural sweet wines from the region of Hunter Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, sweet desserts or pork such as recipes of fricassee of lambis, king's cake with frangipane or cassoulet of yesteryear.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Hunter Valley

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Hunter Valley. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Hunter Valley

  • 2015With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Hunter Valley

  • Verdelho
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Palomino
  • Tinta Madeira
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Hunter Valley

A wine route planned in the region of Hunter Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Hunter Valley.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

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