Tower Winery Hunter Valley
61 2 4909 7100.
Tower winery hunter valley. 86 halls road pokolbin nsw 2320 phone. The combination is the passion of len evans ao obe. In oct 2013 the winery and lodge were purchased by karen and michael hope who had many years previously purchased rothbury estate renaming it hope estate. At their cellar door tasting you can compare a hunter valley shiraz with a barossa shiraz both made by tower estate but are two distinctly different wines.
We were at tower estate late afternoon around 4 30. The hunter is renowned for its full bodied white wines medium weight reds and some excellent ports. We are hunter valley locals who are getting married at peppers next april and had organised our wedding night along with numerous family bookings at tower lodge with the wedding co ordinator. The wines were very nice also but keep in mind that some of the wines on offer are not from the hunter valley.
This is boutique operation with only a small release each season. Pepper tree wines also offer a wine club so you can receive and taste their wines year round. Bimbadgen estate s iconic bell tower at has long been in a landmark in the region and the. This hunter valley winery s location alone is enough to warrant a visit and is best visited in the autumn months for those beautiful gold and red hues tinting the countryside hills.
Sourcing grapes from around australia each tower estate vintage starts in late january with the hunter valley semillon lasts until early may when pinot noir grapes. Tower estate was founded by the late len evans with the award winning 5 star tower lodge accommodation and convention centre a part of the development. We did notice recently that tower lodge winery etc was up for sale and we wondered how a pending sale would affect our wedding. Tower estate which comprises the 5 star tower lodge tower winery and roberts restaurant has now been ranked among the world s best being invited to join relais chateaux an exclusive collection of 475 of the finest hotels and gourmet restaurants in 55 countries.
Tower estate winery the luxurious tower lodge renowned robert s restaurant create the unique trinity that is tower estate. There is an lounge bar and a swimming pool available on the premises. Tower lodge is located 1 7 miles from constable estate vineyards and features a golf course a fireplace and a bar. The venue provides accommodation in pokolbin since 2000.
Their vineyard is one of the last places wine doyen len evans was involved with. Balmy afternoon breezes in summer overlooking vineyards or a cosy fire in winter whenever you decide to visit we have you covered.