Clyde Park Vineyard
5 Stars - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2011-2012
Bannockburn, Geelong, Victoria
clydepark.com.au
Clyde Park Vineyard’s uncompromising approach to winemaking and viticulture has put it to the forefront of the Geelong region’s growth as a premium wine region of Australia. This approach has seen Clyde Park Vineyard awarded the 5 star rating again in James Halliday’s 2011 Wine Companion, along with making his TOP 100 wines lists in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. With some of Geelong’s oldest vines in this cool climate region their approach in the vineyard is very much a ‘hands on’ technique, whilst in the winery they adopt a ‘hands off’ approach of allowing the fruit and terroir to come alive in every bottle.
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Clyde Park Vineyard
One of the ‘Best of the Best’ Wineries and 5/5 red stars
“…the quality of its wines is exemplary.”
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011-2012
Trophy – Best Exhibitor, Geelong Wine Show 2010
Clyde Park Vineyard ‘Estate’ Pinot Gris
Trophy (2010 vintage) - Best Aromatic Wine, Geelong Wine Show 2010
Top Gold Medal in its class (2010 vintage), Geelong Wine Show 2010
Gold Medal (2010 vintage), Geelong Wine Show 2010
94/100 points (2010 vintage)
“One of those rare beasts, a pinot gris with attitude, offering aroma, flavour, texture, structure, length and balance; not much more to say, other than that if you do want flavour descriptors, it’s a mix of ripe lemon, pear and apple, all sotto voce; lees contact and older French oak maturation. Screwcap. (…).”
James Halliday, www.winecompanion.com.au
4/5 stars (2010 vintage), Winestate, Sept/Oct 2010
Highest scoring Pinot Gris in its class (2010 vintage), Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2010
Clyde Park Vineyard ‘Estate’ Sauvignon Blanc
93/100 points (2010 vintage)
“At the top end of the flavour register, rich and mouth filling, with ripe tropical fruits embedded in the bouquet and palate alike; at its very best now. (…)”
James Halliday, www.winecompanion.com.au, Oct 2010
Clyde Park Vineyard ‘Estate’ Chardonnay
Best Buy Wines, $30 and under (2009 vintage)
“Situated about 30 kilometres north of Geelong close to the vineyards of By Farr, Farr Rising and Bannockburn, Clyde Park was first planted by Gary Farr in 1979 and has been expanded to 13 hectares since then. It was purchased by Sue and Terry Jongebloed in 1996. The estate produces two chardonnays with the cheaper being my preferred wine: it has oyster-shell complexity, is fresh and vibrant with creamy nougat characters, tight, fine and steely with an ultra-dry slaty, mineral finish.”
Peter Forrestal, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, Oct/Nov 2010
Recommended (2008 vintage)
“Fresh, bright, straw-coloured wine generously layered with citrus fruit and toasty oak.”
Winestate Magazine, March/April 2010
Clyde Park Vineyard ‘Reserve’ Chardonnay
94/100 points, 5 glasses, ‘Special Value’ (2009 vintage)
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2012
95/100 points (2007 vintage)
“Fine boned and fresh squeezed juicily fruited with almond/nougat character, flint, sulphides and melon with intense punchy river pebble acid and grapefruit flavours. Plenty of spicy oak. Marvellous intensity and great length.”
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010
Clyde Park Vineyard ‘Estate’ Pinot Noir
Silver Medal (2009 vintage), Geelong Wine Show 2010
92/100 points (2008 vintage)
“(…) Mulchy autumnal characters, plum and red fruits, spice and mint. It’s medium bodied, sappy and sour-cherried with attractive flavours and a good sort of finish. There’s some beetrooty/earthy regional characters in the mix too, especially in the aftertaste. Showing a slight confectionery character at the moment which should settle with bottle age. Nice sort of wine and a good drink. Liked it.”
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, Sept 2010
94/100 points (2007 vintage), James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2010
Clyde Park Vineyard ‘Reserve’ Pinot Noir
Trophy – Best Pinot Noir of Show (2008 vintage), Le Concurs de Vins 2009
2 Gold Medals (2008 vintage), Geelong Wine Show 2010 and Le Concurs de Vins 2009
94/100 points (2008 vintage)
“…the bouquet has ripe plum and black cherry aromas, which come through strongly on the palate; here the sweet fruit core has a crosscut of forest, stem, mint and spice…”
James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011
93/100 points (2008 vintage)
“(…) Cherry, spice, a bit of funk and a mint. It’s light but assured, if not a little stern, with a powerful combination of acidity and length. There’s some stemmy flavour and texture in there along with an attractive dryness and minerality – like graphite or similar. Struck me at the time as having ‘echoes of Burgundy’ in both structure and flavour…”
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, Sept 2010
