Nils Gustaf Lindgren wrote:
> After a hasty lunch, we scooted over to Brokenwood on our own. We had a
> meagre hour to visit the unlisted wineries, so we asked our driver (Klaus)
> which was the best and he said Brokenwood. We footed over the vineyard (saw
> two Crested Pigeons en route, BTW) and dived in. No worries.

Nice. Had gone there with a friend on a separate day trip, after first
spending a couple of hours at Tempus Two.

> With the tour proper, we visited Irongate (uninteresting), Audrey Wilkinson
> (good Merlot, good Dessert Semillon, some acceptable whites), and Ernest
> Hill.

Skipped Iron Gates for Mount Pleasant, which IMO is definitely worth
visiting for the dessert semillon alone. Had picked up a couple of
bottles of the 98 late harvest at very reasonable prices, and they were
quite stunning. Would suggest putting it on the agenda if there's a
trip back to the Hunter in the future.

Liked Wilkinson, particularly the dessert semillon and the liqueur
verdelho. Was the Merlot in question their 03 Coonawarra Merlot?

Salil