Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 29/06-06/09/2022 (Page 36)

nsw what the locals are loving get the inside story on the top wines and producers trending in new south wales' vintage cellars stores by nick hadley his eponymous winery in southern nsw taken him through acclaimed wineries put him in good stead for setting up his own label in 2017 and while he was originally focused on fruit from the south-eastern town of wider to explore the rich diversity that the rest of the state has to offer - which means he is looking beyond the reds "from an initial couple of red wines chardonnay from orange and the hunter the state," says nick the diverse geography of the state means characterised by a wildly varying landscape with undulating snowy mountain foothills to the east and the murrumbidgee river sparkling to bright whites to rosé characterised by high-mountain soils which translates into fabulous chardonnay and the hilltops is another cool-climate as a "goldilocks" region that can grow almost vintagecellars.com.au nick spencer petillant naturel gundagai $25 single price an invigorating gloriously perfumed and vinous pêt-nat