The Wines
Kurrajong Vineyard
Desmond & Susan have a very small vineyard and winery making limited
quantities of premium wines. We have grown and used a wide variety of grapes so
our portfolio is a little unusual – we specialise in Rosés, and unique Reds and
Whites. We hand-make all our wines, including bottling, labelling and packing it.
Rosés
Rosé is vastly undervalued, it can be enjoyed with most ethnic foods, and with all
the light and fresh dishes that make up so much of today’s cuisine. We prefer dry,
savoury French Rosés, so that is the style we make. Our Merlot Rosé is an elegant
dry wine that brings back to us memories of floating down the tree-lined canals of
Southern France. In 2013 we have added a Cabernet Rosé, with a more complex
structure. In 2014 adde a Shiraz Rosé, with a fuller body and nose. All our rosés
are simply fantastic with salads and seafood.
Classic and Premium Wines
Our family loves some of the traditional Hunter varieties, and we hope you like
the way we make these wines. Red, white, and sparkling wines aiming to capture
the terroir of the Hunter Valley – its unique soil, climate, and traditional grape
varieties. From our oldest block of vines in Belford we make our Belford Semillon.
Growing in sandy soil next to Jump Up Creek, these old vines produce a lean
Semillon with exceptional ageing potential. From the blocks in Pokolbin we
produce our award-winning Soma Semillon and Verdelho, as well as our
Chardonnay, Merlot and Shiraz.
Premium-Reserve Wines
Our unique premium-reserve wines are each named after a poem by an Australian
pioneer bush-poet. The series includes a very traditional French blend of Cab
Franc-Cab Sauv-Merlot-Petit Verdot in the Bordeaux style, an Italian-inspired blend
of Shiraz-Barbera, a Spanish-inspired blend of Tempranillo-Shiraz, and an aged
Semillon made in a Croatian style.
© Kurrajong Vinyeard 2017
