Wines by Coldstream Hills

With well in excess of a hundred hectares under vine, estate owned and/or operated, Coldstream Hills can exercise their options to source grapes from a litany of Upper as well as Lower Yarra Valley vineyards, ensuring that only the best quality fruit is included into their exemplary regional Chardonnays. In lesser years, Coldstream does not release a Reserve, directing all their finest fruit into this very wine. "Lean and lithe, with a strong spicy character that layers over a modest core of pear and citrus flavors, lingering impressively!" -Winespectator.com

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The Yarra Valley's cooler, slow ripening climes make the most distinctive wine. Chardonnay typifies the Coldstream Hills style, with varietal characters foremost on the bouquet and palate. There is an emphasis placed on showcasing the fruit and deriving length of flavour. The aim is to construct a Chardonnay wine characterised by elegance and finesse, enhanced by subtle oak complexity. Grapes are selected on the basis of heightened flavour profiles, good balance between natural sugar and acid. Barrel fermented and matured in a combination of new and seasoned French oak barriques with occasional lees stirring, the wine is vinified without any malolactic treatment to remain an essentially fruit driven style. Approx 14.0%

Colour is a pale straw green. The nose shows attractive characters of citrus, nectarine and quince with underlying toasty oak. White peach, nectarine and lemon characters dominate the palate, with cashew nut barrel ferment characters, toasty French oak and slatey minerality providing additional complexity. Coldstream Hills represents a classic cool climate style of Chardonnay with excellent intensity of fruit, rejuvenating acids and tightly reined in, well controlled oak. "A lovely, complex wine. The nose is nutty with pleasant peach and floral notes and toasty/biscuity oak underneath leading to a long, viscous and complex palate with ripe varietal fruit flavours and rich, toasty oak!" -Winestate.com

Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir 2008

Yarra Valley

Coldstream Hills is the quintessential Yarra Valley Pinot Noir, developed and complex. A gamey, earthy proposition displaying all the requisite varietal characters, a stylish wine of varietal intensity, fine textures and great length of slowly ripened flavours. "Grins at you right from the glass, this eminent Yarra Valley celebrant with velvet textures and lovely, musky fruit, crafted to an impressive itinerary of esoteric techniques. Long lovely and pleasantly plump palate finishes to earthy impressions of fraises de bois, campfire and stalk!" -Ozwinenews.com

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Coldstream Hills was established in 1985 by James and Suzanne Halliday. From its initial vintage of 450 cases it has grown to become one of Australia's leading small wineries with a reputation that belies its size. Situated in the cool Yarra Valley east of Melbourne, its steep, closely planted vineyards have become a signature of the region. So too have its wines, most notably a Pinot Noir which reflects a climate cooler than Bordeaux and slightly warmer than Burgundy. Grapes are vinified to a variety of burgundian handling and fermentation techniques, including the use of whole bunches. Matured for nine months in a mixture of new and reused French oak. Alcohol 13.0%

Medium red with vibrant purple hue. Fragrant cherry and blueberry fruit aromas with underlying gaminess and spice. Toasty oak is evident adding further complexity. Vibrant fruit characters on the palate of cherry, strawberry and blueberry alongside stalky savoury notes and spice. Toasty oak is evident but does not dominate. An elegant medium bodied style with silky tannins and fine length to accompany, venison, hare and duck. "Bright and tangy, with raspberry and black cherry notes against black olive flavors, lingering tightly!" -Winespectator.com, "Continuing its track record as a benchmark, value level Pinot Noir, ample length at this price point. Lots to like about this!" -theWiningpro.com

Coldstream Hills Reserve Cabernet 2004

Yarra Valley

Extremely Limited

Founded by the great James Halliday, Coldstream Hills is as fastidious today under the stewardship of it's highly respected winemakers, as it was in the halcyon days of the re-emerging Yarra Valley boutique wineries. Vintage conditions permitting, Coldstream Hills releases a Reserve in excruciatingly restricted quantities, assembled from the most exceptional barrels of elite Cabernet Sauvignon wine. The intensive handling of this robust Cuvée includes fermentation under new French oak, followed by extended maceration and ageing

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Coldstream Hills Reserve Cabernet is in most years, entirely based on fruit from a 3.6-acre block on the home vineyard planted. 2005 began with good rains early in the season and bud burst was followed by great flowering and fruit set. The summer was wet and cool, allowing the vines to thrive. The rains stopped in January and perfect conditions followed, in fact some of the best on record. The vines ripened quickly with the fruit showing great colour, intense flavour, good structure and excellent natural acid levels. This wine was matured for fifteen months in a combination of new and prior use French barriques, resulting in a fine balance of oak against elegant cool climate fruit. Alcohol 14.0%

Dark medium red with purple hues. Aromas of dark chocolate, blueberry and toasty French oak;, the nose shows classic cool climate characters of blackcurrant and dark cherry with underlying cedaryness. Toasty oak harmoniously provides background complexity, the tongue is greeted by blackcurrant and dark cherry fruit flavours with toasty violin like strokes of fine milky wood, vanillan and cocoa, essences of dark brooding liqueurs and dark chocolate. Medium bodied yet excitingly complex and flavoursome, the fine yet persistent Cabernesque tannins go to great lengths engaging the fruit, stylish and elegant, Coldstream Hills is an excellent example of Lower Yarra Valley Cabernet from a mild vintage

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Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay 2006

Yarra Valley

The pinnacle of cool climate winemaking and viticulture, made from a very strict selection of the best grapes, with a component from the low yielding House Block. Produced only in years where the quality is deemed to be exceptional, from a selection of mature, low yielding vineyards. Stylistically, the wine display attractive cool climate fruit characters of stone fruit and citrus. Oak plays an important role, but does not dominate. Secondary characters of barrel fermentation and soil/ grape solids derived minerality add further layers of complexity

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The culmination of a strict selection process, where the quality of the final wine is paramount. In addition to the twenty year old House and G Blocks,the Briarston Vineyard provides an outstanding resource of French Bernard clone which adds elegance and length. Gentle handling practices, including whole bunch pressing are carried out, with each batch undergoing barrel fermentation in new and used French oak. Wines remain on yeast lees post fermentation for approximately ten months until assembling. In order to maintain natural acidity, malolactic fermentation is not encouraged. Matured for eleven months in a combination of new and one year old French oak barriques. Alcohol 14.0%

Pale straw with a tint of green. The nose shows attractive white peach, quince and citrus notes with underlying toasty oak and minerality. A tightly structured wine with good acid line and length. The palate exhibits attractive stonefruit and citrus combined with cashew nut barrel ferment characters. Flinty, minerally notes are evident in the background and will continue to develop as the wine ages. Completely barrel fermented in French oak, an exemplary cool climate Chardonnay, with exquisite complexity and fine length. "An accord of nectarine, grapefruit and meal layered over spiced buttery oak that fills the mouth. A finish of mineral and creamy lees as perfumes of nut and acacia linger!" -Tastesofwines.com

Coldstream Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Yarra Valley

Situated in the cool beautiful Yarra Valley, the steep aspects and closely planted Coldstream Hills vines sprout vitally fresh Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The wines here are quite literally hand made, and not withstanding the skill of the winemakers, there has been no significant change in the viticulture. The aim is to produce a definitive Yarra Valley Sauvignon Blanc, characterised by elegance and finesse, by silky supple texture, length of flavour, and the ability to offer sophistication and complexity, within a forward drinking fruit driven style

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Forming an integral part of the Coldstream Hills varietal range, Sauvignon Blanc is vinified from fruit grown to cool sites in the Upper and Lower Yarra. In some years, a percentage of Semillon is blended to add texture. There is an emphasis here on varietal fruit and length of flavour, which the cool climate bestows on each grape variety. Coldstream Hills was femented in temperature controlled tanks to retain the vivacious, crunchy nature of Sauvignon Blanc fruit, and to preserve the influence from the Coldstream Hills vineyard. A small portion went through fermentation in seasoned French oak for added texture and complexity. Bottled immediately after blending to retain fruit freshness. Alcohol 12.5%

Pale straw with a green tint. The nose shows fragrant gooseberry characters with underlying passionfruit and lychee aromas. Minerally, stalky notes are evident and provide additional complexity. Varietal characters of passionfruit pulp and gooseberry dominate with hints of lemon peel in the background. A fine and elegant style with zesty lemon acidity and length. "Fresh and appealing, with modest lime, herb and pear flavors. Finishes with intensity!" -Winespectator.com, "I like this wine, it shows me all of that yummy crisp sauvy-blancness without the soapyness of unripe fruit. Curvaceous, well proportioned with both tropicality and greenness, one for the books!" -Winewrite.com.au

Since its first vintage in 1985, Coldstream Hills has grown to be one of the Australia’s leading small wineries, with a reputation for producing an outstanding range of wines

Coldstream Hills was established in 1985 by James and Suzanne Halliday. As a winemaker for over 30 years, James Halliday expressed his passion through involvements with other winemakers, devoting his time to crafting some of Australia's most memorable labels. From its initial vintage of 450 cases, Coldstream Hills has grown to become one of Australia's leading small wineries, its wines sold in some 16 countries and a reputation out of all proportion to its size. Coldstream Hills maintains its small winery essence with most of the wine literally being hand made. Situated in the cool and beautiful Yarra Valley, about one hour's drive east of Melbourne, its steep, close-planted vineyards have become a signature of the region. So too have its wines (most notably Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs) which reflect a climate cooler than Bordeaux and a little warmer than Burgundy.

France also provides all the oak barriques (1500, but increasing year by year) and no small amount of inspiration for the winemaking team. To create the specialties of the Coldstream Hills winery each year outstanding parcels of grapes are earmarked for special attention during making, using new French barriques.


The emphasis at Coldstream Hills is on the varietal fruit and length of flavour which the Yarra Valley bestows on each grape variety. The varietal wines are designed to be enjoyed upon release - attractive when young, but will certainly reward careful cellaring. The wines are quite literally, hand made, mainly using small open fermenters (of three to four tonnes capacity) for the red wines, while the white wines are barrel fermented. These techniques are directed to making wines which are characterised by elegance and finesse, by silky supple texture, length of flavour, subtle oak and the ability to develop extra dimensions of complexity with bottle age. These are not weighty, extractive, tannic or alcoholic styles, however impressive well-made examples of these may be. When the resulting wine is regarded as outstanding it forms the strictly limited quantity of wine bearing the Reserve label. While the fruit remains the driving force, there is more focus on structure and complexity. The Reserve wines are designed to improve for at least five years, and live for a decade or more.	Coldstream's founder James Halliday, is one of Australia's most distinguished wine journalists, consultants and judges. With two other Sydney lawyers, he founded Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley in 1970. After moving to Melbourne for his law firm in 1983, he and his wife established Coldstream Hills in 1985. He worked as a hands-on winemaker at Brokenwood, at Coldstream Hills, and several stints in France, before increasing age persuaded him that jumping in and out of open vats could be a terminal health hazard. As a journalist he has written over 45 books and several thousand newspaper and magazine articles, winning a number of major wine writing awards in Australia and the United States. He was also awarded Australia's most prestigious wine award - the Maurice O'Shea Award - for Outstanding Contribution to the Australian Wine Industry in 1995.
Not withstanding the glory and success, there has been and will be no significant change in the winemaking techniques or philosophies inherent to Coldstream Hills. The fruit is hand pruned and partially hand picked; the wine is made mainly using small open fermenters (of three to four tonnes capacity for the red wines, while the whites are principally barrel fermented). Winemaking techniques and philosophies haven’t changed with the growth in production either; all designed to produce elegant wines with a long finish.

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