Margan Family Winegrowers

A minimalist approach allows each wine variety to speak for itself...

Margan SEMILLONS

STYLE RANGE SEMILLON FRIZZANTE
Semillon grapes were selected from our Home vineyard which produces a leaner grassy style, handpicked at low sugar and 100% estate grownr. The juice was fermented under temperature controlled conditions to maintain all fruit characters and the ferment stopped to keep the balance between the sugar and the natural acid and alcohol. Natural CO2 was kept after ferment to provide light fizziness.
Vintages: 2010 -
Margan Frizzante Awards

VINEYARD RANGE SEMILLON
The Margan Semillon allows for a touch more ripeness than most Hunter Semillons and whilst this ensures the wine can be enjoyed as a young wine, the great structure ensures its longevity. It is characterised by an intense citrus and lemongrass nose and a generous middle palate with a long, crisp finish.
Vintages: 2009 -2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Semillon Awards

WHITE LABEL LIMITED RELEASE SEMILLON
This traditionally styled Hunter semillon is made from 70 year old dryland vines from our Belford vineyard. Enjoy now as an aperitif, or cellar for a decade or more. It has pure fruit characters on the nose, a lean middle palate and a long, crisp finish.
Vintages: 2008 -2007 -2006 - 2005
White Label Semillon Awards

WHITE LABEL AGED RELEASE SEMILLON
Beltree Vineyard was planted in the 1930’s by the Elliot family and is typical of a dryland Belford Semillon. Light alluvial soil on yellow clay  creates wines from the Semillon variety of lean citrus austerity. Toasty, vanillan hints wrapped around a strong acid backbone are typical of the style as it agest. Citrus fruit and mineral finish to balance the emerging middle palate.
Vintages: 2005 -2003
Margan Aged Release Semillon Awards

STYLE RANGE BOTRYTIS SEMILLON - DESSERT WINE
From the same old vines that we produce our dry Semillon we also produce a Botrytis Semillon dessert style wine. This wine has won its share of awards, including the trophy for best sweet white wine at the 2004 Decanter World Wine Awards. This wine is beautifully balanced and unique in its structure.
Vintages: 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Botrytis Semillon Awards

Margan VERDELHO

VINEYARD RANGE VERDELHO
Picked in three distinct lots, our Margan Verhelho features a lifted, perfumed, tropical fruit nose with a rich palate, crisp clean finish with a touch of spiciness. Margan Verdelho was honoured as the third best Australian Verdelho at the AGT Wine Magazines Top 20 Verdelhos.
Vintages: 2009 -2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Verdelho Awards

Margan CHARDONNAY

STYLE RANGE CHARDONNAY PINOT SPARKLING
Made using traditional Methode Champenoise techniques.  It is a blend of Chardonnay from the Hunter Valley and Pinot Noir from the high altitude, cool climate Orange wine region.  Enjoy the fine bead, creamy complex palate and delicate nose of berries and toasty cashews.
Vintages: 2008
Margan Style Range Chardonnay Awards

VINEYARD RANGE CHARDONNAY
Growing at less than one tonne to the acre, our Chardonnay provides us with excellent ripeness and complexity. Fermented in a mixture of brand new and one year old French oak barriques, the wine is characterized by rich, powerful fruit integration.
Vintages: 2009 -2008 -2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Chardonnay Awards

WHITE LABEL LIMITED RELEASE CHARDONNAY
Ripe full bodied fruit is the norm from the Hunter and it takes a lot of winemaking to turn this full bodied wine into a more complex balanced and textured wine of interest. This wine was picked at lower sugar to keep its leaner structure and citrus overtones.
Vintages: 2009
White Label Chardonnay Awards

MARGAN MERLOT

VINEYARD RANGE MERLOT
Margan Merlot is a rich, fruit driven style with soft, silky tannins. It has been selected by AGT Wine Magazine as being among Australia’s top twenty merlots.
Vintages: 2007 -2006 -2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Merlot Awards

MARGAN SHIRAZ

STYLE RANGE SHIRAZ ROSE
We also produce a rosé style wine – Margan Shiraz Saignee.Old vine Hunter Valley shiraz turned into a dry rose style using the saignee method.
Vintages: 2009 -2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001
Margan Shiraz Saignee Awards


VINEYARD RANGE SHIRAZ
Shiraz from the Hunter Valley is recognized as one of the great wine styles of the world. Our Margan Shiraz is distinguished by a rich, ripe palate of berries and spice, unique tannin structure and earthy complexity.
Vintages: 2007 -2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Shiraz Awards


WHITE LABEL LIMITED RELEASE SHIRAZ
This is our flagship red wine and the 2007 is a cracker! It is all fruit with just a touch of new French oak subtely integrated. A complex of black fruits, spice and tar, with a big tannin finish - just made for long term cellaring. Only 150 dozen to be released and that won't go far!
Vintages: 2007 -2006 - 2005
White Label Shiraz Awards

WHITE LABEL AGED RELEASE SHIRAZ
The grapes for this wine were picked from forty year old vines growing on the red basalt volcanic clay of the “Fordwich Sill” on our Timbervines Vineyard.   With an average yield of only one tonne per acre the fruit for this wine was intensely concentrated in flavour.  This wine is of full bodied density and displays a subtle combination of spicy pepper and tar like characters.
Vintages: 2005 -2003
Margan Aged Release Shiraz Awards

WHITE LABEL LIMITED RELEASE SHIRAZ MOURVEDRE
This is only the second release of this wine and it is one of the first to sell out. The sleek dusty characters of the mourvedre are a great complement to the spicy fruit of the shiraz. This will mature beautifully, but is a bloody good drink right now!
Vintages: 2008 -2007 - 2005
White Label Shiraz Mourvedre Awards

Margan CABERNET SAUVIGNON

VINEYARD RANGE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
We crop our Cabernet at super low levels to achieve full ripeness. The wine has a rich, vibrant palate of cassis, blueberries and chocolate and dusty tannins providing savoury structure.
Vintages: 2008 -2007 - 2006 -2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000
Margan Cabernet Sauvignon Awards


WHITE LABEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON
With 15 acres of 40 year old Cabernet Sauvignon vines available to us, we have access to some of the best Cabernet in the Hunter (don't tell Max Lake though). This has been in new American oak and has some great cedar and forest berry fruit characters.
Vintages: 2007
White Label Cabernet Sauvignon Awards

MARGAN BARBERA

WHITE LABEL LIMITED RELEASE BARBERA
Our Barbera was the first planted in the Hunter Valley and originates from Italian root stock. The wine shows lifted aromas of herbs, berries and earth and a great combination of Italian varietal definition with Hunter terroir influences.
Vintages: 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002
Margan Barbera Awards