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'Alexander Munro' Shiraz

'Alexander Munro' Shiraz, named in honour of winemaker Rhys Eather's great-great grandfather is the Meerea Park flagship wine and is made from our best parcel of 'individual vineyard' Shiraz each vintage. It is 100% Shiraz made from old-vines and matured in French oak. It is made in a style that demands cellaring to show its best. There was no 2000 vintage released.

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'Alexander Munro' Shiraz - Aged Release

The re-release at 10 years of our flagship wine is only done with the very best Hunter shiraz vintages. The 1998 vintage is the first to be offered as an Aged-Release.

1999   1998  



'Terracotta' Shiraz

'Terracotta' Shiraz like the Semillon is made from fruit grown on the red basalt/clay soils of Pokolbin. A small amount of the white grape variety Viognier is co-fermented with the Shiraz before being matured in French oak. The first release was from the 2000 vintage and it quickly gained a 5 star ranking in the GOLD BOOK by Robin Bradley.

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'Hell Hole' Shiraz

The 'Hell Hole' label was inspired by the severe drought conditions of the 2003 vintage. The word Pokol (as in Pokolbin) means purgatory or hell in Hungarian and it is believed many an early settler to the area were taken aback by the extreme climatic conditions they faced with temperatures that can range between freezing and 50°c and floods and drought.

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'XYZ' Shiraz

A limited production Shiraz, initially made as an experimental wine. A portion of stalks are used in the ferment which adds complexity and structure to the finished wine. A modern Shiraz style.

2008   2007  



'The Aunts' Shiraz

The 1995 'The Aunts' Shiraz was the first red wine Meerea Park released and since then the label has amassed over 60 wine show medals including 6 Gold medals. Old-vine fruit is a prerequisite for 'The Aunts' which is the only Shiraz we mature in American oak.

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Shiraz Viognier

The 2001 vintage was the first Shiraz Viognier blend from the Hunter Valley and still remains the benchmark of its style. Evolution over the vintages has meant that the Shiraz is now fully co-fermented with the Viognier adding greater complexity, finesse and drinkability to the wine.

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Shiraz

This is our entry level Shiraz and a great value wine at that. Even though it is exceptionally well priced, it still receives our full attention in the winery enjoying maturation in used French and American oak barrels. A blend from vineyards in the Hunter Valley and the cool climate Hilltops region in New South Wales.

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Latest News

2010 Hunter Valley Wine Show

20 Aug 2010

Meerea Park has had another successful Hunter Valley Wine Show winning 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 8 Bronze medals. 2010 is the 8th year in a row that we have won at least one Gold medal in this Wine Show. 

Below are the medal winning wines.

2004 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - Gold - Class 15
2007 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - Gold - Class 27
2006 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - Gold - Class 32
1999 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - Silver - Class 22
2009 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - Silver - Class 32
2010 Verdelho - Bronze - Class 6
2009 'XYZ' Semillon - Bronze - Class 10
2009 'XYZ' Chardonnay - Bronze - Class 11
2006 'Howard Vineyard' Shiraz - Bronze - Class 13
2005 'Terracotta' Semillon - Bronze - Class 15
2006 'Alexander Munro' Shiraz - Bronze - Class 31
2008 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - Bronze - Class 32
2009 'Alexander Munro' Chardonnay - Bronze - Class 33

2011 Australian Wine Companion

29 Jul 2010

The 2011 edition of James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion was released yesterday with Meerea Park again being very highly awarded. Below is a summary of the ratings with the full reviews available at each individual wine's page.

2005 'Terracotta' Semillon - 96
2007 'Alexander Munro' Shiraz - 96
2008 'XYZ' Shiraz - 95
2009 'Hell Hole' Semillon - 94
2005 'Alexander Munro' Semillon - 94
2007 'Hell Hole' Shiraz - 94
2007 'Terracotta' Shiraz - 94
1999 'Alexander Munro' Shiraz - 94
2007 'The Aunts' Shiraz - 93
2008 Shiraz - 93
2009 'Alexander Munro' Chardonnay - 93
2009 'XYZ' Chardonnay - 93
2009 'XYZ' Semillon - 90

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2010 Verdelho

2010 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

2009 Shiraz

2005 'Alexander Munro' Semillon

2005 'Terracotta' Semillon

2008 'XYZ' Shiraz

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Latest Reviews

"Today, Meerea Park's wines are some of the finest in the region, in fact the whites are some of the best of their type in the country".

Tim White - Australian Financial Review - 14th August 2009


"Delicious green-gold colour. Perfect mix of primary and secondary flavours. Hay, lanolin, lemon zest and lime. Great complexity. Great freshness. Length is good. The marvel of good Hunter Valley semillon? This is an example."Rated : 93 Points

Campbell Mattinson - The Winefront - 3rd September 2010

2002 'Alexander Munro' Semillon


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