Bream Creek Vineyard

Like our Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio or Schönburger?

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If you do, you’re not along!  In a recent tasting conducted by Winestate Magazine and published in their July/August edition, we receive the following great ratings:

  • 2015 Sauvignon Blanc – 4 stars Winestate Magazine (July/August 2016)
  • 2014 Pinot Grigio – 3.5 stars Winestate Magazine (July/August 2016)
  • 2015 Schönburger – 3.5 stars Winestate Magazine (July/August 2016)

We think these results show the suitability of Tassie for aromatic, cool climate white wines.  For the full reviews, click on each wine.

More success for our 2015 Riesling!

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If you’re a member of our mailing list, you’ll know that our Riesling (made from the oldest commercial vines in Tasmania at 43 years of age) is a regular award winner, and the 2015 vintage is no exception.

We’ve recently learnt that it was awarded 55.5 points out of 60 and a gold medal at the 2016 Boutique Wine Awards in Sydney (Class 3), with the trophy winning wine receiving only 0.5 mark more! So close!  The very next day, we found out that our Riesling had been awarded 4 stars in the July/August edition of Winestate Magazine, with the judges stating “The vibrant citrus nose has lovely hints of rose petals. Gorgeous long silky palate supported by a good juicy acid backbone.”

We’re very pleased with these results, which are on top of our 2015 Riesling being awarded 95 points by Wine Showcase Magazine in April.  If you’re interested in more details, click here.

Great Reviews for our 2012 Pinot Noir!

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We’re very pleased to have received two fantastic reviews for our 2012 Pinot Noir!

To kick things off, Gary Walsh (The Wine Front) gave our Pinot 95 points, stating “Dark cherry and rose oil perfume, mint chocolate, subtle earthiness and spicy oak. Medium bodied, with deep cherry fruit, cool well-bedded acidity and choice fine grained tannin. It’s fleshy and rich, but sappy, energetic and thoroughly charming. Length is excellent. Top example of Tasmanian Pinot.”

Then our Pinot was awarded 5 stars and equal top of category in the July/August 2016 edition of Winestate Magazine, with the judges saying that it was a “…lush and complex pinot noir that is still very fresh with beautiful berry fruit/coffee aromas and wonderful palate structure with a juicy integration of berries, dark fruits and oak.”

These reviews are on top of the many fantastic reviews our 2012 Pinot Noir has already received (and it has also won a trophy and 6 gold medals).  More details can be found here.

Vintage 2016 – harvest has commenced!

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We are well into picking one of the earliest and most compressed vintages I have seen.

The sparkling Chardonnay and Pinot Noir we recently picked from Bream Creek was absolutely perfect and some of the best fruit I have ever seen. Now we have table Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in our sights with some fabulous Schönburger fruit close behind. One of the surprising aspects of this vintage is just how early the Sauvignon Blanc grapes are for this time of the season – they are usually quite unpalatable at this stage! Riesling as well is far more advanced than usual and developing some magnificent flavours.

It looks as though 2016 will be among the best and most interesting vintages we’ve seen for a while!

Cheers

Fred

Our 2012 Pinot Noir is released

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Well, the wait is over – we have just released our 2012 Pinot Noir!  This is one of the most highly awarded wines we have ever released, with 1 trophy and 6 gold medals as well as 96 point reviews from James Halliday and Nick Stock – you can order through our website!

Vintage update – 2016

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This season is probably the direst I have seen in over 30 years.  We have been irrigating for months and are fortunate in having water still available.  The vines are obviously enjoying the heart and the crop looks great!

It’s gold in China for our Pinot!

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Yes, we’re also pleased to announce that our 2011 Pinot Noir picked up a gold medal in the 2015 China Wine & Spirit Awards.  This was our first entry in this show, and we think the result is a great testament to the cellaring potential of our truly cool climate wines.  Stock is still available to order through our online store.

New Releases!

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We are excited to announce three new releases!  Joining the Bream Creek family are the new vintages of our Chardonnay (2012), Pinot Rosé (2015) and our very rare Germanic varietal Schönburger (2015).  The Chardonnay has already been well received with 96 points from Wine Showcase (July 2015) as well as 5 stars and equal top of category in the recent Winestate Magazine Tasmania tasting (July/August 2015).   The Rosé is a lovely salmon blush in colour, with strawberries and cranberries on the nose and palate.  Finally, the Schönburger – we are very pleased with this wine, in fact we think it is the best vintage of this rare German grape we have ever made!  There are lovely rose petal and melon notes on the nose, with a rich but balanced palate full of guava and pineapple flavours – regrettably stock is very limited.  All three wines are now available through our online store!

Father’s Day with Bream Creek

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It’s the annual of celebration of Dad on Sunday 6 September – so why not get Dad a gift of wine for Father’s Day?  Some reds (maybe our new release Cabernet Merlot?), or whites (what about our 2014 Riesling?), or maybe a combination of both?  And to help Dad (and you!) celebrate the day in style we’ll send it to you freight free – just enter and redeem the coupon code DADDAY in our online shopping cart and you’ll be able to choose an option for free shipping. Once received we’ll ship your order with Australia Post as soon as possible!

Cheers

Fred

New Releases – Riesling and Cabernet Merlot!

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We have released the new vintages of our Riesling (2014) and our Cabernet Merlot (2012).  Both have already been well received – the Riesling has received 94 points from both James Halliday and Wine Showcase Magazine as well as being awarded 4.5 stars and equal top of category in a recent Winestate tasting (placing it in the running for Winestate’s Wine of the Year), while the Cabernet Merlot has received 4 stars from Winestate Magazine and 90 points from Wine Showcase Magazine.

Cheers

Fred

Bream Creek Wine Club

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We’ve almost finished preparations for the launch of the Bream Creek Wine Club!  Wine deliveries can be quarterly or half yearly, either 6 or 12 bottles and with a choice of red or white wines or a mixture of both.  We’ll be in touch soon with more details of the benefits and privileges of being a member – stay tuned!

Cheers

Fred

Vintage 2015

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The 2015 vintage concluded for us on Friday 8 May, when we picked Sauvignon Blanc from Block A as well as the Riesling grapes from our 40 year old vines in Block C.   Crop yields are, like last year, modest but we are excited by the quality we are already seeing across the board – especially Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay and Schönburger.  We expect to release our 2015 table Schönburger around the middle of September, and with many requests for this wine in our database we will be in touch a soon as it is available.

Cheers

Fred