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Get @reshare_app • @hawkesbaywineauction 🍇 GIMBLETT GRAVELS WINEGROWERS ASSOCIATION – LOT 9

Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association 2025 Assemblage Field Blend by winemaker James Ostergren.

Full Barrique (288 bottles).

Specially created for the 2026 Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction, this very special wine is an assemblage ‘field blend’, donated by members of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association. From the 2025 vintage, each winery has selected the best red grape variety and the best parcels of fruit that the vintage delivered, with each member’s component expertly blended by winemaker James Ostergren.

Members contributing to this wine comprise: Beach House, Church Road, Craggy Range, Čuvar, Elephant Hill, Esk Valley, Mills Reef, Mission Estate, Pask, Smith & Sheth, Squawking Magpie, Trinity Hill, Villa Maria 💫.

Founded in 2001, the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association brings together some of New Zealand’s finest wine producers with a fervent respect for the concept of terroir, combined with modern-day thinking to define, protect and market wine.

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5 days ago

Only a handful of tickets left! Taste our Gimblett Gravels 2025 Assemblage Field Blend, specially created for the Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction.
Get @reshare_app • @hawkesbaywineauction 🍷 AUCKLAND, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU. 🍷 For the first time ever, the Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction is heading north!

Join us, and our friends from @wineauctionroom, for the inaugural Auckland Preview + Tasting - an exclusive evening showcasing some of Hawke’s Bay’s finest wines, extraordinary auction lots, and the stories behind them.

📍 Caro’s Wine Merchants, Grey Lynn
📅 Tuesday 28 July
⏰ 6.00pm – 7.30pm

Meet the winemakers. Taste 20 of the wines featured in this year’s auction. Get a first look at some of the rare and remarkable experiences, collections and barrel lots set to go under the hammer in September.

For wine lovers, collectors, syndicates and anyone curious about the Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction, this is a rare opportunity to experience the event before auction day arrives.

This intimate event is strictly limited and expected to sell out quickly. Grab your tickets from our website or via Eventfinda. ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago

25 years young! Established in 2001, the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association counts more than 20 wine producers as members. Here’s a blast from the past…recognise anyone? #gimblettgravels ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

Something to shout about! Gimblett Gravels wines scooped a Best in Show and 4 Gold medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Up there with the world’s best! #gimblettgravels
• 2021 Villa Maria Ngakirikiri (Best in Show)
• 2024 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay
• 2024 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Syrah
• 2024 Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay
• 2021 Pask Gimblett Gravels Merlot ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago

Drum roll please! Revealing the Gimblett Gravels 2024 Annual Vintage Selection:-

• Craggy Range Sophia
• Mission Estate Jewelstone Antoine
• Smith & Sheth Cantera
• Squawking Magpie The Nest
• Trinity Hill The Gimblett
• Villa Maria Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
• Craggy Range Le Sol
• Čuvar Guardians Syrah
• Elephant Hill Stone Syrah
• Sacred Hill Wine Thief Syrah
• Squawking Magpie Stoned Crow Syrah
• Villa Maria Cellar Selection Syrah
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2 months ago

The colour of Gimblett Gravels goodness 🍷 #gimblettgravels Unison Vineyard ... See MoreSee Less

2 months ago

Get @reshare_app • @chateaugarage_ollie Foot stomping Cornerstone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon on the back of a trailer in the garage - nothing quite like it.

AMPHORA Cabernet Sauvignon 2026 here we come.

📸 @indiamosespowrie

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4 months ago

Get @reshare_app • @chateaugarage_ollie Officially a TRIPLE BANGER !

Often the amazing vintages in Hawke’s Bay come in twos but no…. 2024, 2025 and now 2026…. All absolute stunners, from Albariño (I would say that 🤣) to Chardonnay, right through to the late reds like Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese.

Now that’s something to celebrate I reckon!

We picked our Gimblett Gravels Cabernet Sauvignon today. Thanks Becky for your towing wagon!

Harvesting in great weather and grapes in mint condition! What could be better.

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4 months ago

When you’re searching the archives and stumble across a very youthful (but somewhat grainy 😉) pic of Gimblett Gravels vigneron @chateaugarage_ollie #gimblettgravels ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

Gimblett Gravels Merlot looking sublime #gimblettgravels ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

Today’s a perfect day for lunching in the Gimblett Gravels 😊Sundays are for sharing with friends and family. Ian Thomas will be making his legendary Paella as always plus come and try the new menu. Just saying the lasagne croquettas are a creative sensation 😋 ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

Get @reshare_app • @qtsommsclub Gimblett Gravels Selection 2023

The usual 12-bottle lineup was reduced to just 6 for this vintage — a reflection of the challenging 2023 vintage. The selection includes 2 Syrah and 4 Cabernet/Merlot blends.

Many of the flagship wines were not produced. Yet these bottles prove the enduring magic of Gimblett Gravels: fewer wines, but great quality.

The two Syrahs stood out with elegance, power, and structure, while the Cabernet/Merlot blends delivered vibrant fruit, gentle oak complexity, and impressive value.

A smaller lineup, but a clear reminder of what makes Gimblett Gravels so special.

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4 months ago

Get @reshare_app • @winetimelondon #WineSocial – Talking @gimblettgravels
I recently had the pleasure of speaking with @winebyjennydobson about the remarkable story of Gimblett Gravels.
With more than 40 vintages of experience, Jenny shared her insights openly, reflecting on both the challenges and triumphs that shape this extraordinary wine region.
Many wrote of the 2023 vintage in the context of the season’s dramatic weather events — cyclones, heavy rain, and the undeniable force of nature.
Yet these wines, and the people behind them, demonstrate that with exceptional vineyards and skilled producers, it is still possible to prevail and craft wines of focus, elegance, and precision.
Rather than highlighting a single bottle, what stood out to me across the 2023 wines was their remarkable purity of fruit. The poise and clarity Jenny spoke about during our conversation truly show in the glass.
Whether it’s Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, fruit-forward Merlot and Malbec, or savoury, umami-driven Syrah, each wine reflects both the character of the vintage and the resilience of the region.
I would love to see more Gimblett Gravels wines in people’s glasses.
They are truly special wines that speak not only of the land they come from, but also of the people who craft them.
One day I hope to visit the Gravels myself and experience these wines in their home — this beautiful corner of New Zealand.
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4 months ago

Thank you @thecandicewinechat @qtsommsclub #gimblettgravels ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago

Get @reshare_app • @paskwines Harvest morning on the Gimblett Gravels are hard to beat!

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4 months ago

Happy 30th vintage Nick Picone! #gimblettgravels ... See MoreSee Less

5 months ago