These notes, which also appear in the Tastings section of the site, are grouped together here for easy reference.
Hay Shed Hill 2009 Block 1 Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc (4.5* $28) 65% Semillon 35% Sauvignon Blanc Free run juice from old dry grown vines fermented in old French oak has produced a pale straw style that's remarkably understated, brimming with subtle flavour and quite sublime summer drinking.
Hay Shed Hill 2009 Block 2 Cabernet Sauvignon (5* $50) Bright deep dense red in the glass, intense berries and blackcurrants on the nose and a complex palate built on a solid foundation of tightly wound tannins this wine provides ample justification for signing up to the Hay Shed Hill Four Seasons (four deliveries @ $180 each per year). Colour me highly impressed.
Hay Shed Hill 2010 Block 6 Chardonnay (4.5* $35) Early picked fruit from thirty-five-year-old dry-grown vines, free run juice, a total lack of malolactic fermentation (so not even a daub of butter in sight) and minimal exposure to oak delivers fresh apple, citrus and stone fruit aromas to the nose, concentrated flavours across the palate in an elegant understated style that's simultaneously vibrant and intensely fruity. Very easy to drink now, and could develop over the short to medium term, but stocks will, I suspect, be gone by autumn.
Hay Shed Hill 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon (4* $25) Dark red in the glass with varietal notes on the nose and across the palate, this one, which turned up unannounced and uninvited just prior to Christmas was pleasant flavour-packed drinking, though it's early days yet. While the donation to our festive celebrations was welcome current purchase priorities will have Hughesy anticipating the arrival of the Four Seasons Club Cabernet Franc from the same vintage in six months' time I could be inveigled into a bit more of this one if the right offer appeared.
Hay Shed Hill 2008 White Label Tempranillo (4* $30) Medium bodied elegant, silky style with full, soft, rounded tannins, gently spicy with tasty mouth feel. Very easy to drink. While it mightn't be the greatest Tempranillo going around it's a long way from being the worst.