Briar Ridge Hand Picked (Formerly Rock Pile) Chardonnay
Lower Hunter Valley
Price Range at Release: $20-$29
Vintage: 2013
Alc %: 13.0
Last Date Tasted: 22/7/2014
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2013
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89 | 16.7 | 2015-2018+  | |
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2012
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88 | 16.4 | 2014-2017 | |
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2010
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89 | 16.7 | 2012-2015 | |
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2008
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87 | 16.2 | 2010-2013 | |
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2007
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89 | 16.7 | 2009-2012+ | |
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2006
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90 | 17.0 | 2008-2011 | |
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2005
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90 | 17.0 | 2007-2010+ | |
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2005
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87 | 16.2 | 2007-2010 | |
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2004
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88 | 16.4 | 2006-2009 | |
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2003
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76 | 13.8 | 2003-2004 | |
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2002
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90 | 17.0 | 2004-2007 | |
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2001
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90 | 17.2 | 2003-2006+ | |
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2000
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87 | 16.0 | 2002-2005 | |
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1999
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82 | 15.0 | 2001-2004 | |
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1998
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90 | 17.0 | 2000-2003+ | |
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1997
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88 | 16.5 | 1999-2002 | |
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1996
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93 | 18.0 | 2001-2004 | |
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1995
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93 | 18.0 | 2003-2007 | |
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1994
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90 | 17.2 | 1999-2002 | |
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1993
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93 | 18.1 | 1998-2001 | |
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1992
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86 | 15.8 | 1994-1997 | |
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1991
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80 | 14.5 | 1996-1999 | |
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1990
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91 | 17.4 | 1995-1998 | |
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1989
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92 | 17.9 | 1994-1997 | |
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1988
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80 | 14.5 | 1993-1996 | |
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1987
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90 | 17.0 | 1992-1995 |
Winery
Briar Ridge
Briar Ridge is one of my favourite small Hunter makers. Its wines are very true to the regionŐs long- held traditions of elegance and complexity, although in honesty there's some smart, contemporary winemaking behind these wines as well. I have been a long-time fan of the Stockhausen wines and the recently introduced individual vineyard wines from the Dairy Hill site. Of these, I am very impressed with the succulent, finely crafted and delightfully balanced Semillon which, like many others from the region, delivered its best form in 2014.
Chief Executive(s):
Steve Davis
Winemaker:
Alex Beckett
Viticulturist:
Belinda Kelly, Liz Riley
Production Dozen:
8000
Tonnes Processed:
150
White Wines
Chairman's Selection Chardonnay
Dairy Hill Semillon >Early Harvest Semillon
Hand Picked (Formerly Rock Pile) Chardonnay >Signature Release Chardonnay
Stockhausen Semillon >The Briar White Blend
The Squire Chardonnay >
Address:
593 Mount View Road , Mount View , New South Wales 2325 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Lower Hunter Valley
Telephone:
(02) 4990 3670
Facsimile:
(02) 4990 7802
Website:
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