Chapel Hill

Posted on June 16, 2014 By Eva Robinson Alcohol, Brands

About

What once was old Christian bible church and parish school, today represents a famous Australian wine house that produces some of the world’s best wines. The beginnings of the Chapel Hill vineyard dates back to 1973, when Tom Nelson decided to create a wine house from the ruins. Six years later, in 1979, the Chapel Hill brand was bought by the two families Sellick and Gerrard who continued to develop the winery. Not long after, Gerrard bought the second half of the winery from the Sellick family and he constructed a new one in 1994 with the capacity of 1000 tonnes, or around 80,000 cases of wine. The Chapel Hill winery was bought by Thomas Schmidheiny in 2000 and is since a family owned business by the Swiss family. Operating on around 44 hectares, Chapel Hill produces some of the best wines that come from the McLaren and Adelaide Hills regions. Due to its graceful cellar door, art gallery and beautiful landscape, the Chapel Hill winery was attractive for many tourists and local visitors. As a result, in 2006 the Schmidheiny family decided to make significant changes. Today the Chapel Hill winery is open for visits and attracts people with its delicious McLaren Vale wines and tasty food.

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Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Thanks to the meso-climate, Chapel Hill produces some of the best wines, like this Cabernet Sauvignon. The Chosen Gorge Block is an exceptional mix of blackberry pastille bouquet that gives an appealing savoury edge to the wine. What makes this McLaren Vale wine so special is the dusty but earthen character and licorice roots that give dry finish and superb grainy tannin.

Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Chardonnay 2012 – This Chapel Hill wine comes with an amazing smell and taste thanks to the French oak used in the production process. The Chapel Hill winery ferments the grapes in old French oak barrels to give the wine unique and full body flavours. This light-bodied Chardonnay is considered as one of the best wines from the Chapel Hill winery.

The Chosen House Block Shiraz – If you are looking for a deeper, longer and more formidable wine, then this Chapel Hill wine is the right choice for you. Outstanding notes of black and purple berries, lavender, char-grilled meats take this Shiraz to another level. You can feel savory palate and flavours that glide through your mouth with every sip you take. It is aged for 17 months in 100% French oak barrel to gain a unique character.

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Chapel Hill The Chosen Gorge Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Watch the video below to learn what makes the Chapel Hill wines so special. Michael Fragos talks about the fine structure and the intense flavour of various wines produced from this winery.