| Region of production: | Hawke’s Bay GI |
| Winery Location: | Hastings, Hawke’s Bay |
| Year Established: | 1993 |
Vineyard Holdings
34 ha
Top Wines Produced & Inaugural Vintages
43 ha
- Gimblett Estate Vineyard (17 ha): Hawke’s Bay GI
- Gimblett Stones Vineyard (17 ha): Hawke’s Bay GI
- Tin Shed Vineyard (7 ha): Hawke’s Bay GI
- Winery and Hillside (7 ha): Hawke’s Bay GI
Average Total Production
- 360,000 – 480,000 bottles
Summary
- Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay (Hawke’s Bay GI): Fermented using indigenous yeasts in 500-liter puncheon barrels. Aged eleven months in barrel and four months in tank before bottling. Inaugural vintage 1997.
- Gimblett Gravels Syrah (Hawke’s Bay GI): 98% Syrah (25% whole cluster) co-fermented with 2% Viognier. Aged 14 months in pièces, both new and old, and 5,000-liter oak ovals. Inaugural vintage 1997.
- Homage (Hawke’s Bay GI): 100% Syrah. Fermented 30% whole cluster. Aged primarily in new French oak barriques for 15 months. Inaugural vintage 2002.
- “The Gimblett” Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay GI): Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Malbec, vinified by grape and parcel. Aged in French oak barrel, 35% new, for 16 months. Inaugural vintage 2004.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Trinity Hill is most widely associated with Syrah, for which a sizeable portion of whole clusters is used. The Northern Rhône is an inspiration for the full range, whether through the co-fermentation of Viognier (as in Côte-Rôtie) for the Gimblett Gravels Syrah, or through the Jaboulet cuttings that provide the material for the top-shelf Homage.
Producer Website: Trinity Hill