Broke Estate - 2000 Chardonnay
The best vintage in a decade. In the tradition of its multi award winning predecessors our 2000 Chardonnay is made in a method particular to Broke Estate using premium fruit, hand picked. Deep straw in colour with brilliant clarity; a beautifully balanced wine. A bouquet of stone fruit & melon with toasted, buttery flavours complementing fruit characters..

Broke Estate 2000 Chardonnay- WINEMAKER'S NOTES

Broke Estate 2000 Chardonnay
Growing
This wine was made from 100 per cent chardonnay harvested from our Broke Estate and Minimbah vineyards on February 28, 2000, at an average of 14.1ºBaumé. With its long, cool, dry spring and beautiful conditions throughout harvest, the 2000 vintage was one of the best ever in the Hunter Valley. Fruit was harvested in excellent condition and showing the rich varietal flavours associated with optimum ripeness.
Making
Various steps were taken to build complexity into this wine - 25 per cent barrel fermentation, 70 per cent malolactic fermentation, and maturation (with batonnage) on yeast lees. The wine was matured for 10 months in new and one-year-old Allier and Nevers oak prior to final blending and bottling (1000 dozen packaged in 2000 packs of six)
Analysis:
Alcohol 14.2%
pH 3.31
Total Acidity 7.05g/L
Residual Sugar 2.45g/L
Enjoying
The Broke Estate 2000 Chardonnay has a deep straw colour. The primary aromas are of stone fruits and melon, with butterscotch malolactic characters and oak providing a complexing background. The palate is well balanced, showing delicate, restrained fruit, excellent integration of oak and a creamy softness derived from malolactic fermentation. A combination of persistent fruit, low pH, high acid and high alcohol provide the structure to ensure that the wine has a cellaring potential of at least five years.
Show Record:
The wine has only been shown once, winning a gold medal at the 2000 Hunter Valley Wine Show.

Broke Estate - 2001 Semillon
In the tradition of Broke Estate premium boutique wines our  2001
Semillon has been bottle aged in the family cellars for 4 years prior
to release.    A distinctive style with a lime nose, tropical fruit and
honey flavours balanced by flinty acid.  Our Semillon is made with
fruit grown on 16 year old vines on the sandy banks of Wollombi Brook
at Broke Estate Vineyard.

Broke Estate 2001 Semillon - WINEMAKER'S NOTES

Broke Estate 2001 Semillon
Growing
This wine was made from 100 per cent semillon harvested from our Broke Estate vineyard on February 11, 2001, at an average of 11.4ºBaumé. With its long, cool, dry spring and warm, dry summer, the 2001 vintage was an excellent one for semillon in the Hunter Valley. Fruit was harvested in excellent condition and showing the rich varietal flavours associated with optimum ripeness.
Making
To help ensure the fineness of the style, the fruit was whole-bunch pressed and only the free-run juice included in the ferment which was temperature controlled to retain freshness and delicacy of flavour. The wine was bottle in July, 2000 (500 dozen).
Analysis:
Alcohol 11.2%
pH 3.25
Total Acidity 7.26g/L
Residual Sugar 2.12g/L
Enjoying
The Broke Estate 2001 Semillon is a pale straw colour with green tinges. It shows distinctive grassy, lemon-leaf, capsicum and gooseberry characters on the bouquet and palate, which is crisp and racy and finishes with a lingering citruslike acidity. The wine is drinking very well now but will also repay 5-7 years cellaring.
Show Record:
Not yet shown.

Broke Estate - 2003 Cabernets Sauvignon
Our flagship wine, winning more than one hundred trophies and medals over its nine year history, including intervin 1992 International Gold and NSW Best Red in 1997. 1998 was a fabulous vintage, producing a wine deep red in colour, intense Cabernet characters, lifted spice aromas and vanilla wood affectation, as a result of twelve months under new and one year old American and French oak. Produced at our Broke Vineyard, from ninety percent Cabernet Sauvignon and ten percent Cabernet Franc, the wine is recommended for medium to long term cellaring. Recognized as the benchmark in Hunter Valley Cabernet.

Broke Estate 2003 Cabernets Sauvignon - WINEMAKER'S NOTES

This single vineyard wine has been made from 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc grapes harvested from the Broke Estate property. It displays an intense deep red colour, aromatic varietal fruit with attractive underlying oak. Maturation was in one and two year old oak, complementing the blackcurrant fruit and adding length and roundness of flavour. This Cabernet blend has attractive, accessible fruit and while excellent drinking now, it will develop further complexity, length and flavour with mid term cellaring of 5-10 years.

Broke Estate - 2000 Lacrima Angelorum
A unique, luscious style this trellis dried Sauvignon Blanc was developed without botrytis in the Tuscan style. We went further than just late picking the fruit.  
During the final ripening stages, we severed Sauvignon Blanc vines at the trunk, leaving the fruit to dry on the trellis to almost sultanas.
Selective hand picking further reduced the quantity by two thirds.
Enjoy chilled as a traditional dessert wine or aperitif. Jasmine nose with intense poached stone fruit and honey nectar flavours.

Broke Estate 2000 Lacrima Angelorum - WINEMAKER'S NOTES

Vintage Conditions:
Good warm, long vintage. The trunks were cut in late February and the fruit was harvested on March 25 at 21.5° Beaumé
Blend:
100 per cent Sauvignon Blanc
Maturation:
Not applicable
Alcohol: 12.6%
Residual Sugar: 87 grams/litre
Quantity: 250 dozen
Winemaker: Matthew Ryan/Monarch Wine Services
Viticulturist: Matthew Ryan
Medal Tally: Not shown

Ryan Wines - 2001 Free Run Chardonnay
An exceptional vintage for this Broke Estate grown chardonnay. The fruit was harvested at optimum ripeness and stored in stainless steel tanks prior to fermentation in order to preserve the wine's exuberant primary fruit flavours. The wine is a mid-straw colour with lime hints. Fresh fruity aromas of melons, peaches and grapefruit dominate the bouquet. The fruit freshness continues onto the palate, which is beautifully balanced with persistent acidity highlighting the tropical and citris fruit flavours.

Ryan 2001 Free Run Chardonnay - WINEMAKER'S NOTES


Fruit:
The wine is made from chardonnay grown entirely on the Ryan family's own vineyards in the Broke-Fordwich district. The fruit was harvested at optimum ripeness and in excellent condition on February 5 and 9 at 13.1º Baumé.

 Winemaking:
After crushing, the free-run juice was drained immediately into stainless-steel tanks for cold-settling and racking prior to a temperature-controlled fermentation. After fermentation the wine was immediately racked off yeast lees and clarified. The wine was bottled May 5. The emphasis throughout the winemaking process was maximum preservation of the wine's exuberant primary fruit flavours.

 Tasting Notes:
The Ryan 2001 Free Run Chardonnay is a mid-straw colour, with lime hints. The fresh fruity aromas of melons, peaches and grapefruit dominate the bouquet which also shows touches of butterscotch and mown grass. The fruit freshness continues on to the palate, which is beautifully balanced with persistent acidity highlighting a wealth of intense tropical and citrus fruit flavours.

Ryan Wines - 2000 Single Vineyard Cabernet's
- WINEMAKER'S NOTES
This wine is made from 60 percent Cabernet Franc and 40 percent Cabernet Sauvignon harvested from a single block on the Broke Estate vineyard. After fermenting on skins in stainless steel with the aim of retaining maximum fruit flavour, the wine was matured for seven months in French and American barriques. The colour is brilliant red. The bouquet shows typical Cabernet characters - blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrants and a touch of herbaceousness - intermingly with light oak. The palate is fresh and lively, showing excellent length, structure and fruit flavour.

Ryan 2001 Single Vineyard Cabernets - WINEMAKER'S NOTES

Fruit:
This wine is made from 60 per cent cabernet franc and 40 per cent cabernet sauvignon harvested entirely from a single block on the Ryan family's original Broke Estate vineyard. The fruit was harvested at optimum maturity and in excellent condition on March 29 and April 1 at between 14º and 14.5º Baumé.

 Winemaking:
After crushing, the juice was fermented on skins at controlled temperatures in stainless steel, with the aim of retaining as much primary fruit flavour as possible. The wine was matured for seven months in old French and American oak barriques. The wine was bottle on May 5, 2001.

 Tasting Notes:
The Ryan 1999 Single Vineyard Cabernets has a brilliant, youthful bright red colour. The bouquet shows a range of typical cabernet characters - blackberries, raspberries, blackcurrant's and just a touch of herbaceousness - intermingling with light oak. The palate is fresh and lively, showing excellent length, structure and fruit flavour.