Hawkes Bay / Shepherds Croft Wines

Below are Wine Notes for wines no longer available from the Cellar Door but which may be still available in the trade or peacefully resting in your cellar. We call these "Library Wines". The notes can be down-loaded & printed. You will see that the format for our wine notes changed for many of the wines from the 2002 - 2004 vintages onwards.

The HAWKES BAY (and earlier "SHEPHERDS CROFT") label presents a diverse range of fruit-driven, earlier-drinking wines. Grapes are drawn from a number of sites. These wines are great value-for-money, best drunk young or cellared for only a few years.
Although there may have been earlier vintages of wines listed, notes are included only for those wines falling within the recommended cellaring period. Please contact the Winery if you need further information.

White Wines

 Chardonnay 
20022003,   2004,   20052006

 Sauvignon Blanc
 200420052006

 Riesling
 199819992000200120022003

 

Red Wines

 Rose
  20042005

 Merlot /Cabernets/Syrah
 2002 2003     

Montepulciano
 2004200520062007

  Pinot Noir
  200420052006

Shiraz / Syrah
2003200420052006