The Hesket Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Macedon Ranges to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Hesket Estate wines in Macedon Ranges among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Hesket Estate wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Hesket Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Hesket Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of skate wings with capers, coconut chicken curry in thermomix or brownies with nuts.
On the nose the white wine of Hesket Estate. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.
Coolest region of the Australian continent (Victoria, 300-800 m, ~1 hour north of Melbourne): signature Pinot Noir as ruling red — fresh, vibrant and elegant with signature cherry, raspberry, delicate spice and naturally preserved acidity, finesse compared to Burgundy. Racy Chardonnay as ruling white — chiselled fine lines with citrus, stone fruits and minerality. Premium sparkling in blend. GI 1997, ~64 wineries, cool marginal climate.
How Hesket Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, deer stew or duck breast with goat cheese and local ham.
On the nose the red wine of Hesket Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Hesket Estate. is a with a nice freshness.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Planning a wine route in the of Macedon Ranges? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Hesket Estate.
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
