Established in 1978, Allandale Winery’s 30 year history is a story of growth and success. Allandale has created an acclaimed portfolio of wines made from their own and selected vineyards in the Hunter Valley, Mudgee, Orange, Hilltops, Goulburn Valley and McLaren Vale areas of Australia.
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In 30 years the winery has only ever had two winemakers. Bill Sneddon began his career in winemaking in 1983 at Allandale and became the Chief Winemaker in 1986. Vintage after vintage he and the team at Allandale have been responsible for producing hundreds of award winning wines.
Bill worked a vintage in the Napa Valley in California and whilst there visited many other wine growing areas in California. He has also travelled extensively in the Burgundy and Rhône regions of France. Bill’s philosophy is to focus on producing new world wines of distinctive quality drawing on the values of old world styles.
Allandale makes all of its wines on-site using state-of-the-art winemaking equipment. The wines are of the highest quality and consistency, renowned for their distinctive varietal characters and superb balance of flavours.
The fruit for Allandale Beechworth Chardonnay 2012 was sourced from a high quality sought after vineyard in the ‘up-and- coming’ region of Beechworth, Victoria.
Cold fermented in stainless steel, finished in high quality French oak then left to mature for 11months.
Stone fruit and fig aromas dominate complemented by cashew nut from the high-end French oak. Extended ageing on yeast lees adds a creamy/bready complexity on the palate underscored by a touch of citrus fruit.
Allandale Winery
Address 132 Lovedale Road, Lovedale NSW 2325
Telephone 02 4990 4526
Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm Sunday 10am to 5pm
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