Appellation

Hunter Valley

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About Hunter Valley

The Hunter Valley is one of Australia's wine regions. Located in the state of New South Wales and first cultivated in the early 19th century, it was one of the first Australian wine regions. As well as Hunter Valley Sémillon, the region produces wine from a variety of grapes including Shiraz, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Verdelho.

From the Wikipedia article Hunter Valley wine region, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hunter Valley is an appellation in New South Wales, Australia. We track 36 of its wines in stock at 15 shops, from 3 wine houses, from € 17.49; mostly white, red.

At a glance
Country
Australia
Region
New South Wales
In our wines
Sémillon, Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling
Styles
White 23 · Red 9 · Rosé 1 · Sparkling 1
Prices
from € 17.49 · median € 26.34 / 75 cl

Vintages

per year: wines in stock, prices, and the critics' scores the shops quote
VintageWinesFromMedian / 75 clCritics' scoreGrowing season
2026––––hotdry +1.4 °C · 2,485 GDD · 62 % rain
20252€ 19.69€ 20.56–hot +1.4 °C · 2,486 GDD · 97 % rain
20247€ 19.34€ 40.14–hot +1.3 °C · 2,455 GDD · 106 % rain
20233€ 19.11€ 21.42–cool −0.9 °C · 1,992 GDD · 98 % rain
20223€ 20.89€ 22.95–coldwetwet harvest −1.4 °C · 1,893 GDD · 168 % rain
2021––––coolwetwet harvest −0.8 °C · 2,018 GDD · 140 % rain
2020––––warmwet harvest +0.6 °C · 2,315 GDD · 108 % rain
20192€ 47.49€ 54.2598.0 (1 wine)hot +1.5 °C · 2,499 GDD · 86 % rain
20181€ 34.00€ 34.00–hotdry +1.4 °C · 2,493 GDD · 69 % rain
2017––––hotwet harvest +1.0 °C · 2,392 GDD · 88 % rain
20164€ 26.34€ 53.50–hotdry harvest +1.0 °C · 2,388 GDD · 98 % rain
20151€ 26.34€ 26.34–warm +0.5 °C · 2,295 GDD · 119 % rain
2014––––average +0.3 °C · 2,243 GDD · 91 % rain
2013––––average −0.2 °C · 2,153 GDD · 115 % rain
2012––––coldwet −1.6 °C · 1,837 GDD · 131 % rain
2011––––average −0.2 °C · 2,141 GDD · 111 % rain
2010––––warm +0.9 °C · 2,374 GDD · 97 % rain
2009––––average ±0.0 °C · 2,177 GDD · 114 % rain
2008––––coldwetdry harvest −1.3 °C · 1,914 GDD · 138 % rain
2007––––warm +0.5 °C · 2,281 GDD · 76 % rain
2006––––hot +1.0 °C · 2,395 GDD · 78 % rain
2005––––average −0.1 °C · 2,165 GDD · 113 % rain
2004––––average +0.4 °C · 2,274 GDD · 99 % rain
2003––––warm +0.6 °C · 2,303 GDD · 74 % rain
2002––––average −0.3 °C · 2,120 GDD · 96 % rain
2001––––averagewetwet harvest ±0.0 °C · 2,187 GDD · 133 % rain
2000––––coldwetwet harvest −1.3 °C · 1,905 GDD · 133 % rain
1999––––cool −0.8 °C · 2,026 GDD · 93 % rain
1998––––hotdry harvest +1.8 °C · 2,562 GDD · 73 % rain
1997––––cool −0.9 °C · 1,986 GDD · 93 % rain
1996––––colddry harvest −1.3 °C · 1,914 GDD · 92 % rain
1995––––cold −1.1 °C · 1,961 GDD · 86 % rain
1994––––cool −0.8 °C · 2,007 GDD · 88 % rain
1993––––cold −1.0 °C · 1,975 GDD · 99 % rain
1992––––cold −1.2 °C · 1,936 GDD · 124 % rain
1991––––warmdrydry harvest +0.9 °C · 2,369 GDD · 53 % rain
1990––––coldwet −1.3 °C · 1,918 GDD · 155 % rain
1989––––averagewet harvest −0.3 °C · 2,117 GDD · 124 % rain
1988––––coldwet −1.3 °C · 1,911 GDD · 141 % rain
19871€ 601.95€ 601.95–cool −0.7 °C · 2,038 GDD · 83 % rain
1986––––cooldry harvest −0.5 °C · 2,068 GDD · 95 % rain
1985––––average −0.4 °C · 2,097 GDD · 94 % rain
1984––––coldwet −1.6 °C · 1,845 GDD · 135 % rain
1983––––warm +0.9 °C · 2,361 GDD · 72 % rain
1982––––coolwet harvest −0.6 °C · 2,064 GDD · 124 % rain

Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Hunter Valley's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the appellation. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.

Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.

Wine houses

Margan 7 · Tyrrells 5 · Domaine Hunter McKirdy 4