Cricket Pitch Red
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years of vintage release to appreciate its fresh fruit character.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled lamb chops, classic beef burgers, roasted duck
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The story of Brokenwood's Cricket Pitch Red is intimately tied to the winery's playful and community-minded origins. In the early 1970s, the founders cleared a portion of their newly acquired Hunter Valley land not just for vines, but also to construct a cricket pitch—a site that quickly became a legendary social hub for local winemakers. First released in the mid-1980s, this wine was created as an approachable, vibrant red blend. Typically marrying the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the plush fruit of Shiraz and the softness of Merlot, it represents a classic, easy-drinking Australian style. The fruit is sourced from premium vineyards across South Eastern Australia, then carefully blended and matured in seasoned oak to preserve its bright forest-berry flavors and soft, approachable tannins.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Brokenwood Wines blev grundlagt i 1970 af Sydney-advokaterne James Halliday, John Beeston og Tony Albert på en fire hektar stor parcel i Pokolbin, som oprindeligt var tiltænkt en cricketbane. Vinhuset ligger i det sydlige Hunter Valley op mod Brokenback-bjergkæden, hvor terroiret er præget af alluviale lerjorde og tung lerjord under indflydelse af et varmt, subtropisk klima med kølende havbriser. Selvom ejendommen historisk set har haft sit anker i den berømte Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, har Brokenwood opnået mindst lige så stor international anerkendelse for sine rene og bemærkelsesværdigt lagringsdygtige hvidvine. Markerne dyrkes efter certificerede principper under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, og i kælderen videreføres arbejdet i dag af chefvinmager Stuart Hordern efter Iain Riggs' skelsættende æra. Blandt husets ikoniske benchmarks er den fadløse ILR Reserve Semillon, som er berømt for sin stringente energi, lave alkohol, sprøde citrussyre og komplekse ristede toastnoter opnået gennem flaskemodning, foruden enkeltmarksvine som Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon og mineralske cool-climate chardonnayer fra Beechworth og Orange.
🍇 Druer
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.0%