Red Shed Café Open
The Red Shed Café is now open and operating within the cellar door complex. The cafe is run by the Wilson’s daughter Fran and her friend Maggie McKeand. The girls have established a loyal customer base and the feedback has been extremely positive .The café was recently favourably reviewed in “The Age Epicure “ supplement.
Along with offering all day breakfasts the girls offer a menu that aims to compliment our range of Medhurst and Red Shed wines.
The café is open Friday through to Sunday 8.30am to 5.00pm. The girls can be contacted on 03 5964 9022.
Cellar Door Open:
Extending from the native bush, the Medhurst Cellar Door enjoys glorious
views over the vineyard to the Yarra Ranges. Its understated design,
which utilises timber and floor to ceiling glass, enables the quiet
enjoyment of the wines while contemplating the vines from which they
originate.
Cellar Door Manager, Amanda Ruck welcomes visitors and is happy to share his love and knowledge of wine. Wines are available for tasting or can be purchased by the glass while taking in the serenity and beauty of this unique site.
Opening hours are 10am - 5pm from Friday through to Sunday or by appointment (Tel: 03 5964 9022). Address: 24 Medhurst Road, Gruyere, near the junction with Maddens Lane. Melway 282 J6
New Release:
We were pleased to be reviewed recently by James Halliday in his 2008 Australian Wine Companion where he gave Medhurst 4 and a half stars, and described it as a “Excellent winery able to produce wines of high to very high quality.
2005 Medhurst Pinot Noir
This wine was awarded a silver medal at the 2006 Yarra Valley Wine Show. In his 2008 Australian Wine Companion James Halliday described this wine as “having an extremely complex bouquet and palate, with spice, rhubarb and plum aroma’s; a potent intense and long palate with stem-forest-spice notes underlying clear pinot fruit;impressive” rating 94/100.
From the Vineyard:
As forecast, summer has been dry and the soil and dams have little
water, necessitating careful management of this precious resource.
The fruit is looking great with the hot and dry conditions favouring our red varieties. The small berries of the cabernet promise concentrated flavour. And the cooler new year temperatures mean the pinot noir and chardonnay berries will retain their more volatile and aromatic flavours.
With the prospect of an early vintage, it will not be long before we will harvest the results of another year in the Medhurst vineyard.
Finding our wines:
As well as buying online, you can visit our new vineyard cellar door to
taste and purchase our wines. Because we want you to be able to enjoy
our wines when dining out we have appointed Woods Wines as our wholesale
distributor. For those in the trade please contact Libby Woods
on 03
9381 2263
