The vineyard consists
of a number of grape varieties:
Our Shiraz grapes
are used for a full-bodied, rich table Shiraz and also
a premium
Forbidden
Shiraz when
the vintage
allows for prolonged ripening. Dusty Hill also produces "Dusty
Chill", a fruit-driven style wine, and a fortified
Shiraz Port is made from grapes that are left to ripen
further on the vines.
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Ripe plum, blackberry and mulberry nose with hints
of cedar wood, chocolate and Cuban tobacco are
just some of
the descriptors from the aroma of this powerful
red. The flavours of the nose come through on the
palate
with concentrated blackberry fruit and an array
of flavours that marry on the palate with a deep
peppery
finish. |
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This Shiraz has a clean
youthful nose with a pinch of sweet spice and oak derived
vanilla. Initially the
palate is dry with stylish oak infused juicy wild
berry flavours, backed by an appropriate sweet alcohol
finish. |
This Shiraz with its slight
residual sugar and softer flavours is designed for red
wine lovers to drink chilled
as a refreshing summer drink.
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The Cabernet Sauvignon are used for medium and full-bodied
table reds and also a traditional style dry Rosé that
is perfect for the Queensland climate, and matches cuisine
such as seafood and picnic platters. |
This easy drinking red is
a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is
ready to drink now but will
age gracefully in the cellar for several years.
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| Behind the soft colour of this dry red lurks sweet ripe
fruit flavours and timid tannins with tender acid: this
gives the wine a feminine, almost "pretty" structure
and flavour. |
Low-yielding Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were hand picked
from the Dusty Hill vineyards at 12.6 Baumé. Crushed
and pressed the same day, the juice was then fermented
at cool temperatures. This wine has been made to retain
the early ripened berry flavours captured at harvest.
We believe we have retained the aim of developing our
rosé to tantalise the most discerning of palates. |
| This Rosé has a stunning vibrant red colour.
The nose has a clean delicate Juniper berry fragrance.
The palate has a steely crisp backbone supporting a fine
fruit structure through the palate length. The wine has
a stylish dry finish with a spicy complexity that lingers
on. This is a serious wine for serious wine drinkers
and lovers of fine Rosé. |
The Merlot grapes are used for Medium to Full-bodied
Merlot table red
A classic mellow Merlot with good fruit flavours and
taints of tannin. An enjoyable light red for alfresco
dining. |
Our Verdelho grapes are used for full-flavoured fruity
white wine. James Halliday has recently noted that the
top Verdelho in Australia comes from Queensland, and
the South Burnett is proving to be particularly suited
to growing this grape variety. Dusty Hill is also about
to produce a fortified Verdelho, dessert style wine. |
Dusty Hill's Verdelho was hand-harvested
on the 19th of January at 13.7 Baumé. This wine
has dried herb notes supported by a fresh lime citrus
nose. The palate is full weighted, and has slight residual
sugar, good natural acid and fine tannins. Verdelho grown
in the South Burnett has shown great potential, this
wine is and exciting example of what is to be expected. |
Our Semilon grapes are used for a dry medium to full
flavoured white |
| Dusty Hill's Semillon was hand harvested on the 21st
of January at 11.7 Baumé. This wine has a ripe
peach and pear nose that is followed by an off dry, medium
bodied, juicy ripe peach flavour with a dry finish. |
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Our Muscat grapes are used for a Fortified Muscat (liqueur) |
Joe selected several different muscats from the Rutherglen
region in Victoria. After careful ageing then blending,
he has created this fine liqueur. The next release of
Joe's Muscat will include both barrel aged fortified
Black Muscat hand picked from the Dusty Hill vineyards
and Rutherglen fortified Brown Muscat. |
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