The ultimate lifestyle property

Hinton Bay’ vineyard, the ultimate lifestyle property, lies nestled in rolling acreage just 25 minutes drive from Launceston in the Tamar Valley. Superb views of the Tamar River are yours as you sit by a large open fire in winter gazing across the expanse of water to Paper Beach. If a change of pace is your dream, then watching sea eagles circle in the cove below is for you. A home boasting five bedrooms, two bathrooms, two living areas and a five bay carport, complete with landscaped grounds, awaits. All this coupled with an income from the twenty year old, 1.5 hectare vineyard which has consistently produced grapes for award winning high end Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines. Live the dream.

“Hinton Bay Vineyard is for sale including all machinery and equipment to continue production and includes all rights to the label name. For detailed lists of machinery, equipment and cropping history, please make your request via the email link”.

The Vineyard
The vineyard which is planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines was first established in 1990 with the planting of approximately 3000 Chardonnay vines. The clones planted are 8126 and Penfolds which are two of the ultra premium clone varieties for low yielding premium quality production.
In 2002 the second block of 3000 Pinot Noir vines was planted with the industry recommended clones of 114, 115, MV6 and 777. The clones are the best Bordeaux derivatives, stocks were sourced from Yallumba where material is all DNA tested for clone purity.
The vineyard has approximately 6000 vines planted at 1.2 meter spacing’s and 2 meter row widths covering an area of 1.3 Hectares 65% of which is located on the land title and the remainder on a leased portion of ground belonging to an adjacent neigh bough. The block will produce up to 12-14 tonnes of fruit in a good year with 50% of each variety.

The Wines
At Hinton Bay, we have placed great emphasis on producing premium quality fruit for making ultra premium wines. Everything is done by hand in very traditional French practices from the vineyard to the bottle, which has resulted in stunning examples of cool climate wine production. Both the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir featured in the medal count at the highly acclaimed Royal Hobart International Wine Show in 2007.

Hinton Bay Chardonnay is a superb example of what cool climate viticulture is all about. We have capitalised on the advantage of, a warm location in the Tamar valley producing wonderful ripe melon and citrus fruit and the long season giving vine complexity and lingering acid for great cellaring potential. Wines are produced by professional winemakers and aged in French oak with partial mololactic fermentation to maximise the complexity of this sophisticated wine style.

Hinton Bay Pinot Noir is a wonderful blend of the four most successful cool climate Pinot Clones. The wine is “Big” and could be described as the Coonawarra Shiraz of Pinots. Massive up front fruit of ripe berries coupled with deep colouring and mouth filling tannins, are complemented by 14% plus alcohol and an appropriate use of French Oak. This wine can be comfortable consumed after two years and will still be around in more than ten.

Hinton Bay’s unique label which won a gold medal in the Labelling Industry awards is for sale with the property.
2008 wine stocks are currently bottled but not labelled, so any new name could be added to this stock which would be ready for market in 2010 (wine stocks are for sale in addition to the property contract).

Asking Price - $1.3 Million
For more details or direct contact with the owner, please call Tony Bissett on 0427 140 365