Bidgeebong Wines Australia
About
Bidgeebong is an award winning winery located in Southern New South Wales. It produces high quality and distinctive wines from some of Australia’s newest and diverse wine regions, Tumbarumba, Canberra, Hilltops and Gundagai.
These four regions are beginning to emerge as the source of some of Australia’s most interesting and exciting premium and super premium wines.
Within these regions our vineyards are meticulously managed and groomed to produce grapes of optimum flavour and acidity which allow us to maximise the quality in both our red and white table wines. We use mechanical and hand harvesting to get the best from our vineyards, protecting the flavours throughout the process and into the bottle.
Some industry commentators believe the wine regions from which Bidgeebong derives its fruit have the potential to become the leading wine grape producing area of Australia due to its diverse terroir which is suited to the production of a wide range of wine grape varieties and hence wine styles.
The source area for Bidgeebong Wines encompasses four distinct districts: the cold climate Tumbarumba, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, the cool to mild climates of Canberra and Hilltops districts and the warm Mediterranean climate of the Murrumbidgee plain around Gundagai.
The expertly made Bidgeebong wines utilize both traditional and modern winemaking methods that are managed within a clean and modern winery facility. New oak barrels, natural and controlled primary fermentation techniques along with judicious use of malolactic fermentation in white wine are some of the methods that allow Bidgeebong to produce delicious wines with great depth and complexity.
The name Bidgeebong is a combination of Murrumbidgee and Billabong. The Murrumbidgee River is the lifeline of the region. Billabongs, meaning ‘places of still water’ in the Wiradjuri language, were the gathering or meeting places of the original owners of the area, the Wiradjuri tribe.
Bidgeebong winery is located in the city of Wagga Wagga, and close to the world famous, major wine science teaching and research centre, Charles Sturt University.
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The Icon Series
2006 Icon Series Chardonnay: Low yielding vines and an outstanding vintage has allowed the production of this elegant chardonnay. The juice was fermented naturally (wild) in 2 year old French barriques. The wine is lean and steely with intense flavours and aromas. The wine has superb integration of varietal stone fruit characters and vanillan oak.
2005 Icon Series Shiraz: The best fruit from two distinct regions were blended to create this full bodied intense shiraz. The palate is rich and long with complexity derived from new oak maturation. The wine has lifted mint and berry flavours and aromas.
Regional Series
2006 Tumbarumba Chardonnay: Made from special parcels of fruit grown in vineyards throughout th e Tumbarumba region. The wine has attractive lychee and melon flavours complimented by a crisp refreshing finish, characteristic typical of good cool climate chardonnay.
2008 Tumbarumba Merlot: Cool climate merlot grown in a vineyard high in the Tumbarumba region. The wine shows attractive violet aromas, the flavours of the wine include black olive and spicy earthy tones.
2005 Tumbarumba Shiraz Viognier: A soft full bodied blend of Shiraz and Viognier. The wine is rich and generous on the palate with evidence of pepper and spice complimented by the tang associated with premium Viognier.
2007 Gundagai Shiraz: A soft, well balanced, richly flavoured shiraz made from low yielding grapes grown at our Alabama vineyard. The wine is rich and generous typical of Gundagai shiraz it has attractive fruit flavours and fine textured tannin.
Bidgeebong Varietal Collection
2008 Tempranillo by Birks: After many vintages in Spain and Portugal , Andrew Birks felt that Tempranillo , the great Rioja varietal was perfectly suited to the soil
types and climate of the south western slopes of NSW and set about introducing it to the Bidgeebong varietal collection. The result is a classic 'old world' wine made with 'new world' techniques by a winemaker who happily crosses the divide of European tradition and Australian inventiveness. This wine is soft, subtle and savoury in the European tradition and clean, fresh and polished as are the best Aussie reds.
2006 Verdelho: Single vineyard in Cowra specifically selected for the production of this premium Verdelho. This delicate wine shows complex melon and nutmeg characters. It is fresh, well balanced with a clean flavoursome finish.
Triangle Range
2008 Triangle Chardonnay: A great match for any occasion, fresh lifted aromas lead to a clean and flavoursome chardonnay. The wine possesses an abundance of tropical fruit flavours and aromas.
2007 Triangle Sauvignon Blanc: An elegant sauvignon blanc. The wine is crisp clean and flavoursome. It has citrus, lemon and lime flavours with a zesty acid backbone.
2008 Triangle Shiraz: Outstanding quality fruit from the regions of Tumarumba and Gundagai has been meticulously crafted to produce this sensational shiraz wine. It has rich full flavoured varietal characters which highlight the high quality of our climatically diverse Bidgeebong Triangle.
Non Vintage Sparkling: A clean fresh blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wine has a crisp acid back bone and elegant citrus flavours.
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