Nick Haselgrove Wines

Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly Chardonnay

This vintage of Blackbilly Chardonnay sourced from a single vineyard in the Adelaide zone, specifically the maritime Currency Creek vineyard. Distinctive in varietal aromatics and flavours with complexity generated from winemaking techniques – including use of old French oak hogsheads with vineyard yeasts, high solids, 100% malolactic fermentation influence and lees stirred for 15 months

Product Description

Colour: Medium straw with a slight green and yellow hues
Nose: White peach, lemon curd with a waxy cashew nut note. Buttery complexity and some funky aromatics from the winemaking techniques. Should develop a flinty note with cellaring.
Palate: Clean, crisp acid with stone fruit and lemon zest/pith/curd. Some light phenolic lift from the oak adds interest and appeal. Needs a little time to meld together.

Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre

Blackbilly wine is produced using the famous vineyards of McLaren Vale known for wines of richness and diversity. Using modern and traditional winemaking techniques we craft wines of exceptional value and flavour for drinking and enjoyment.
Blends of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre is McLaren Vale’s signature blended wine. Old vineyards, a Mediterranean climate and classical winemaking, which includes the use of oak ensures a wine of substance and style.
This is a regional blend using the varieties Grenache — from a vineyard planted in 1910 — (58%) and used for its fruit, Shiraz (38%) – used for its structure & colour and Mourvedre (5%) – for spiciness. These varieties have underpinned the region’s wines and many of the grapes come from prized old vines.
After fermentation, the individual wines are matured in a mixture of old larger format oak with a smaller portion of smaller seasoned oak for complexity. Rich and savory and with life, this wine will suit many elegant to full flavoured foods, particularly Mediterranean cuisine.

Product Description

Tasting Note December, 2023
Colour: Burgundy with brick red, purple hue.
Nose: Turkish delight, blueberry and cherry around a core of plum and light spicy aromatic.
Palate: Medium bodied style. Crisp, fresh acidity and a fleshy palate are showcase the region with lingering fruit notes.

Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly Old Vine Grenache

This wine is our third release and showcases the region of McLaren Vale and its old vine legacy.

As a legacy of the once gone (almost!) fortified wine era, our region is blessed with plantings of vineyards that are now very old and in unique ‘terroirs’. Old bush vines, this wine from a single vineyard (over 100 years old), with tiny crops and berries are harvested by hand then crafted with minimal intervention to preserve the characters.
After open fermentation with a small influence of whole bunches, the wine is matured old larger format seasoned French oak puncheons (500L) until final assemblage from selected barrels. Time in barrels was around 24 months with a rest in tank to preserve freshness.

Product Description

Tasting Note – November, 2023
Colour: Gleaming ruby red with a light brick red hue.
Nose: Rose Petal, herb and musk with a whiff of white cherry freshness.
Palate: Led by acidity with late palate fine grain tannin. Cherry and light candied orange complex with crisp acidity. Long palate that will develop further nuances.

Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly Pinot Gris

Blackbilly wine is produced using the using modern winemaking and traditional winemaking techniques allowing us to craft wines of value and flavour for drinking and enjoyment Pinot Gris (synonym: Pinot Grigio) is an emerging variety in Australia but is famous in
other regions of the world (France & Italy). This variety’s name comes from the fact that the grapes berries have a ‘grey/pink’ colour to them which allows a range of styles to be produced from dry crisp whites to full, rich textured styles.
This vintage of Blackbilly Pinot Gris is made in a crisp, slightly off dry style that is varietal but with texture that develops with a little bottle age.
It is intended to be drunk as a young wine, served chilled. with seafood or as an aperitif. A versatile style.

Product Description

Colour: Medium straw green with a ‘grey’ tint
Nose: Nashi pear, lemon zest with a zingy muscat like note.
Palate: Fresh with medium weight fruit and balancing residual sweetness. Long and complex.

Nick Haselgrove Blackbilly Shiraz

This 18th vintage release of Blackbilly uses an older vineyards from heavier soils in McLaren Flat to produce a beautifully scented wine. Full and round tannins are a highlight of the palate aptly combined with ripe fruit complexity. The partial use of American oak hogsheads for barrel fermentation (~10%) and a mixture of older French oaks provide a complex character in harmony with the fruitiness of the wine.

As this wine has been treated with respect in our cellar, a harmless crust may develop with maturation. Decant and allow to breathe on opening. Medium term cellaring is recommended to enjoy the regionality this wine provides.

Product Description

Tasting Note — Released June 2023
Colour: Dark magenta with purple hue and tinge of brick red.
Nose: Blueberry, satsuma plum with lifted cedar oak and light briar and forest floor.
Palate: Fresh and crisp with proud tannin with solid blue fruit. Coffee grounds and oak notes on finish.

Nick Haselgrove Clarence Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

A mixture of vinification techniques, touched by tradition, are used to capture the vineyard’s character. Harvested ripe with good acidity then vinified in pump over style fermenters then matured in a mixture of oak and tanks.

Crafted to be fresh and lively this Cabernet sauvignon shows all the highlights of the grape and the places it is grown.

Nick Haselgrove Clarence Hill Shiraz

A mixture of vinification techniques, touched by tradition, are used to capture each vineyard’s character.
The wine is matured separately in oak vats and tanks with a smaller portion in small barrels before blending.

The aim is to produce a fresh style of Shiraz with structure and supple tannin. To achieve this a small amount of old vine grenache of a lighter style was used in the final assemblage.
Clarence Hill Wines are made to capture classic varietal notes – they are ‘Naturally Blessed Vineyards’.

Nick Haselgrove The Old Faithfull Black Tip Shiraz

McLaren Vale is home to some of the most treasured old vine plantings in the world today, with the earliest known plantings dating back into the 19th century. We affectionately refer to them as “The Old Faithful”. They are a resource we treasure dearly.
The Old Faithful, founded by wine mates in 2005 is an artisan producer of small quantities of exceptional wines from older, exceptional single vineyards. We look for vineyards that are expressive of McLaren Vale, the vintage and the variety and only release our wines when the wines display these finest characters. With the Rhone as its inspiration – Shiraz and Grenache grace our portfolio. Made to age gracefully, we believe in and recommend our wines and hope you can enjoy the magic of ‘The Old Faithful’.
This second release Shiraz (our nickname is ‘Black Tip’) is blended from two expressive sites in McLaren Vale and captures not just select barrels but the context of a regional blend. After harvesting, the grapes undergo open tank ferment slowly over a week or more. On pressing the wine was transferred to new French oak puncheons to complete fermentation and add structure to the wine and then slowly mature for complexity and tertiary expression. Only the best barrels were selected for the final wine. Bottled with light filtration, no fining.

Product Description

Colour: Dense purple with dark burgundy edges.
Nose: Complex black fruits and light toasty oak notes which include cedar and light forest floor.
Palate: Strong and forward with dark fruits, bramble and hi toned oak notes. Hints of creamy nougat oak with spices and lifted oak complexities.