Our home is Hawke’s Bay – the second-largest wine-producing region in New Zealand and is home to some of the oldest wineries still in existence. The region covers a total land area of 1.4million hectares on 350km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Four major rivers flow down from the mountains and their meandering paths have created a range of soils.
Our three estate vineyards are all with the Hawke’s Bay’s Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing Region®.
In 2001, wine producers and winegrowers with land in this special area, formed the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association in order to, collectively, promote wines from this special area to the world.
Gimblett Gravels wines are based on the ultimate designation of their district according to a tightly specified soil type. The Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District, covering 800ha, is strictly determined by the gravelly soils laid down by the old Ngaruroro River, which was exposed after a huge flood in the 1860’s.
Located on Gimblett Road, this site is 10 hectares of stony soil within the Gimblett Gravels.
At 125 Gimblett we grow Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Marsanne and Cabernet Sauvignon, but the majority of the vineyard is made up of Chardonnay.
This vineyard is home to both our Single Vineyard ‘125 Gimblett Chardonnay’ and is a predominant element of our Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay.
Our Gimblett Stones Vineyard is located behind Roy’s Hill. It is exceptionally warm and sheltered, and home to Malbec, Tannat, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, and our Cabernet Sauvignon from our very special, “Prison Block”.
The Prison Block gets its name from a three-quarter-hectare section in our Gimblett Stones vineyard originally earmarked for the Hawke’s Bay Regional Correctional Facility. The Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon vines now planted there produce tiny berries with intense colour, concentrated, complex flavours, ripe tannins and balanced acidity; all the hallmarks necessary to produce a wine worthy of a single vineyard release.
Gimblett Estate is an 18 hectare block of vineyards also off Gimblett Road, and close to our 125 Gimblett site.
This vineyard is particularly stony, and home to 95% of our Syrah, as well as Tempranillo, Touriga Francesca, Viognier, Montepulciano and Cabernet Sauvignon. It also where you will find our Port wine varieties from Portugal; Touriga Nacional and Touriga Francesca.
This vineyard is also home to some of our oldest vines, original clones that were some of the first syrah vines brought to New Zealand.
Trinity Hill aims to foster long term relationships with our contract growers outside of the Gimblett Gravels, taking only the best produce from some special sites within Hawke’s Bay, and throughout New Zealand.
The wines we produce from these sites all reflect the unique properties of the vineyard, with minimal intervention from our winemaking team.
We are proud to sponsor the @hbmagpies and have three double passes to giveaway for Friday's game!
Tag a friend below that you'd like to go to the game with and be in to win a double pass. Every tag will give you an entry in the draw for one of three double passes to this Friday's game. Make sure you and your friend are following @trinityhillwines. Winners will be drawn at random on Thursday 11 August.
Go the Magpies!
Aug 9
@thewinecavenz is hosting a Gimblett Gravels Wine Tasting Night on August 10 in Auckland, NZ. This tasting will lead you to experience the French concept of Terroir through New World modern thinking of wines.
This will be a fantastic night with 10 Gimblett Gravels wineries taking part, book now via: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2022/gimblett-gravels-wine-tasting-night-2022/auckland/newmarket?_ga=2.107850375.488882480.1657159005-1770228499.1657159005
#hawkesbay #gimblettgravels #trinityhill #hawkesbaywine #nzwine Photo: @simonyoungphotographer #thewinecavenz
Aug 3
Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels wines are crafted from vineyards within this small, sub-region of Hawke’s Bay. Deposited by a wandering river, these unique, stony soils create exceptional wines.
We're incredibly proud of this unique range, so we’ve updated its label to better highlight its big personality.
Look out for our new look Gimblett Gravels range from 2021 vintages onwards.
#gimblettgravels @gimblettgravels #hawkesbay #hawkesbaywine #trinityhill #newzealandwine
Jul 27
This year’s Hawke's Bay Wine Auction will take place on Saturday the 17th September 2022 - This is your opportunity to walk away with some of Hawke’s Bay’s finest wines, including...
AUCTION LOT 17: From us at Trinity Hill. Two dozen bottles each of our Prison Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Thomson's Block Syrah 2019 and 125 Gimblett Chardonnay 2020 (our Trophy winning Chard!), plus one additional bottle of each wine for the winning bidder to take home on the day!
For more details, or to purchase tickets, visit https://hawkesbaywineauction.co.nz/event-details-2022/
@hawkesbaywineauction #hawkesbaywineauction Photo: Florence Charvin
Jul 20
We are excited to share some more international success today!
Last week, the International Wine and Spirits Challenge gathered members of their wine judging committee to re-taste all the 2022 gold medal winning wines, selecting only 20 wines as trophy winners - including Trinity Hill’s Single Vineyard 125 Gimblet Chardonnay 2020!
The IWSC judges noted of the wine, "A lovely and inviting wine whose crisp, multi-layered palate shows a beautiful balance of smoky, toasty oak over flavours of fleshy yellow and tropical fruits and a preserved lemon zip. Long, concentrated and complex."
Read more: trinityhill.com/news/
@theiwsc #iwsc2022 #hawkesbaywine #newzealandwine #nzchardonnay #gimblettgravels Photo: @burntbuttertable
Jul 13
Last Friday, Trinity Hill received the IWC Sustainable Trophy 2022 🌱
We’re proud to be a part of the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand programme (SWNZ), a proactive management system that facilitates high-quality wine production using sustainable practices in the vineyard and winery. SWNZ certifies all parts of the production chain including vineyards, wineries, bottling facilities, and brands. Continuously improving in these areas allows us to preserve our most valuable assets – our land and people – while having the lowest possible impact on the environment and human health.
Today, over 90% of the wine produced in New Zealand is processed in SWNZ certified facilities. This level of industry-wide participation in a sustainability scheme is a massive point of difference for wine produced in New Zealand.
@nzwinegrowers @internationalwinechallenge Photo: @simonyoungphotographer
Jul 10
Having already received 97 points, a Gold Medal and three trophies at the 2022 International Wine Challenge for our Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay 2020, Trinity Hill has been further honoured with the Champion White Wine, along with the Sustainable Trophy at today’s London awards ceremony!
A massive congratulations also to our UK distributor @liberty_wines who took home a flurry of awards at the IWC Merchant awards, receiving 7 major supplier awards, including the prestigious Supplier of the Year.
Read more at trinityhill.com/news/
@internationalwinechallenge #internationalwinechallenge2022 #gimblettgravels #hawkesbaywine #nzwine
Jul 8
Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori.
Matariki is a celebration in Aotearoa New Zealand that honours our season of winter under our stars. The rising of Matariki on the eastern horizon signals the start of a new cycle of life and the promise of new growth.
We wish to extend our welcome for you & your loved ones to celebrate Matariki at our Cellar Door, open tomorrow 11am-5pm.
Booking is encouraged via https://trinityhill.com/bookings or by phoning 06 879 7778
Photo: Richard Brimer
Jun 22
Truly great Chardonnay is exhilarating. When all the elements – ripe fruit, savory oak, refreshing acidity – are in balance, working together in harmony, the result is a sublime combination of richness and power coupled with sophistication and refinement. This is our vision when making Chardonnay, and what we feel we have captured in our Single Vineyard 125 Gimblett 2020.... and it's not just us...
- Gold Medal, NZ International Wine Show 2022
- 97 Points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 5 Stars, Cameron Douglas MS
- 5 Stars, Candice Chow
trinityhill.com #nzchardonnay #hawkesbaychardonnay #trinityhill #hawkesbaywine #gimblettgravels
Photo: @burntbuttertable
Jun 16
We're thrilled to say our Gimblet Gravels Syrah 2020 took home a Gold Medal at the Decanter Wine Awards 2022!
The judges noted, "Delicate, elegant smoky black fruits with delicious dark cherry, baked plums and layers of oak spice, smoke and leather. Youthful and quite powerful, excellent." Is your mouth watering too or just us? Don't forget to place an order while you can: trinityhill.com
#decantrewineawards2022 #decanterwineawards #gimblettgravels #nzsyrah @DecanterAwards
Jun 13
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