Sacred Hill Wines Ltd
Sacred Hill was established in 1986 by the Mason Family. The winery's name was derived from the translation of Puketapu (meaning sacred hill in Maori), the small village close to the Mason family property "Dartmoor".
Sacred Hill Wines have experienced enormous growth from its small beginnings. Its modern winery is dominated by the very latest in state of the art winemaking machinery and equipment, coupled with quality new French and American oak barrels.
A strong commitment to quality, both in the winery and the vineyard, matched with winemaker, Tony Bish's deft ability to combine traditional and modern winemaking techniques has meant that Sacred Hill has built a reputation for producing handmade quality wines of distinction.
Sacred Hill has long recognized the enormous potential in the Gimblett Gravel's area and in doing so have made significant steps to securing sites for future plantings.
Currently Sacred Hill has access to fruit from existing vineyards within the area and processed the first of its Gimblett Gravel grapes in the 2001 vintage. Although the initial quantities of grapes will be moderately small, this quantity is set to increase quite significantly within the next 5 years with Sacred Hill expecting to process in excess of 250 tonne of Gimblett Gravel fruit during the 2005 vintage.
The varieties will be Bordeaux predominant with a large percentage being Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and some Chardonnay. A large percentage of the Gimblett Gravel fruit that Sacred Hill will process during the 2005 vintage will come from estate owned vineyards. This wine will be used to strengthen the company's brand portfolio and ensure the ongoing progression of producing quality Hawke's Bay wines from only the best vineyard sites in the region.
Contact
Phone: +64 6 8798760
Fax: +64 6 8794158
Postal
Address: 		Rochfort Place RD 5 Hastings
Delivery
Address: 		1003 Dartmoor Road Puketapu RD6 Napier
Staff
Owner: David Mason
Manager: David Mason
Sales: Duncan Elliott
Marketing: Duncan Elliott
Producer Details
Opening Hours: Winery sales & tastings: Dec-Feb 11am-5pm seven days (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year's Eve).Winery restaurant: Dec-Feb 11am-5pm seven days (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year's Eve). Bookings essential.
Production: 75000
Winery Tours: No
Facilities: Restaurant
Newsletter: Yes -
Wineclub: No
Sales
Cellar Door: Yes
Internet: Yes
Direct Mail: Yes
Via Retailers: Yes
Wines from this Producer
Sacred Hill Barrel Fermented Chardonnay | 2002
Sacred Hill Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc | 2002
Sacred Hill Basket Press Merlot | 2001
Sacred Hill Central Otago Vineyards Pinot Noir | 2003
Sacred Hill Helmsman Cabernet Merlot | 2000
Sacred Hill Marlborough Vineyards Riesling | 2002
Sacred Hill Marlborough Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc | 2004 | 2002
Sacred Hill Riflemans Chardonnay | 2000
Sacred Hill Whitecliff Estate Pinot Gris | 2003
Sacred Hill XS Noble Selection | 2000