One of our favourite Eden Valley wineries, Poonawatta Estate, has been honoured with two of its wines being selected in the Top 100 for the Australian Wine Vintages Gold Book.
More than 3500 wines were tasted for the 2011 edition of the Gold Book, compiled by Master of Wine Rob Geddes.
The wines selected were the Poonawatta Estate The Eden Riesling 2009 and the pinnacle Poonawatta Estate The 1880 Shiraz 2008, which is yet to be released.
Andrew Holt and his family are the custodians of the unique Poonawatta vineyard, home to 1.8 hectares of vines planted in 1880.
When Andrew’s parents purchased the sadly neglected property in the 1960s, they set about restoring these treasures while the strongest canes were replanted by hand in the stony soil. Fruit from these vines go into The Cuttings label.
Both The 1880 and The Cuttings, along with The Eden Riesling, continue to score points in the mid to high 90s. View Poonawatta Wines