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JAMES HALLIDAY – AUSTRALIAN WINE COMPANION 2020For the 12th year Mistletoe Winery has again been rated a 5 star winery in this newly released publication – August 8th 2019.This honour was first bestowed on Mistletoe in 2007 and places Mistletoe in the Top 8% of all wineries in Australia for the consistent quality of the wines.Following are ratings for the wines featured in this edition.

• MISTLETOE GRAND RESERVE SHIRAZ 2017 RATING 97 points to 2047. • MISTLETOE MUSEUM RELEASE RESERVE HUNTER VALLEY SEMILLON 2009 BARGAIN. Screwcap.10.6% alcohol RATING – 96 points to 2041.• RESERVE HUNTER VALLEY SHIRAZ 2017 RATING 96 points – to 2036. • MUSEUM RELEASE RESERVE HUNTER VALLEY SHIRAZ 2011 RATING 96 points – to 2036. • RESERVE HUNTER VALLEY SEMILLON 2018 RATING 95 – to 2028. • HOME VINEYARD HUNTER VALLEY SHIRAZ 2017 RATING 95 – to 2047. • HOME VINEYARD HUNTER VALLEY SEMILLON 2018 RATING 94 points – to 2033.

ALL OF THE ABOVE WINES RECEIVED HALLIDAY’S SPECIAL VALUE SYMBOL INDICATING EXCELLENT VALUE. At our extra special member’s prices they are even more attractive!

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Christmas Newsletter 2019SEASONS GREETINGS! from MISTLETOE WINES in the Hunter Valley.Well, another year nearly has just about gone and what have we achieved?

It has been an extremely busy year at Mistletoe which kicked off with a very hot and dry period leading into Vintage 2019.

Because of our export sales to China we had one of the largest vintages ever.

The Hunter fruit was excellent overall with the whites and rosés being the standouts. The Hunter reds are very good but not good enough to produce a Reserve or Grand Reserve wine. Some great red material from Young (Hilltops) rounded out the vintage by mid-March.

Gwen and I then travelled to China for a series of wine presentations with our importers. An absolutely amazing trip travelling to Beijing, Dandong and Chengdu.

On our return, we started work on numerous bottlings and export orders which carried us through to the end of June when we left for Italy just after stocktake.

We had our Chinese importers travelling with us in Italy as we assisted them in sourcing Italian wine for shipment back to China.

It was very cold dry Winter at Mistletoe with a large number of frosts compared to earlier years. The substantial rain we received in late March tided us over into Spring. We have really only had one significant fall of rain this Spring when we got over 100mm in late September. This was enough to get everything going and the Valley looks stunning at the moment. It has remained cool right through to the last week of October and I reckon growth-wise we are about 2 weeks behind recent years.

We are now completing our bottlings for 2019 and getting ready for the Christmas Season. Only 6-7 more weeks to 2020 and it all starts again.

Warm regards, Ken

MISTLETOE WINES Christmas Wine List 2019

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2018HUNTER SHIRAZ

From the great 2018 vintage. Our entry level Shiraz . This is in the same class as previous years with beautiful balance, smooth tannins and a nicely weighted palate. It is plummy and spicy with typical Hunter earthiness and a long finish.Food match – Chinese pork and black bean hotpot. Drink to 2029.


2019HUNTER ROSÉ

Our ever popular sweeter style Rosé – 22nd vintage for this wine. A perennial favorite. Perfumed floral bouquet reminiscent of Turkish Delight. Light strawberry and red berry flavours on the palate with the sweetness balanced by refreshingly crisp acid. Great with spicy Asian cuisine. Drink now to 2023.


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2018WILD CHARDONNAYOur second Wild Chardonnay made in

response to repeated requests. A bit of a reversion to the old “Dolly Parton” style Chardonnays albeit with a bit more finesse using older French oak rather than oak chips as was the case back in the 1980’s. Full bodied with heaps of grunt and flavour.Food match – Mushroom Risotto with Parmesan. Drink to 2024.


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2019PETILLANT “BUBBLY” ROSÉSame popular style as the previous 10

vintages. Sweet strawberry characters on the front of the palate are balanced by a long dry finish. A great aperitif style. Perfect for Easter and Christmas celebrations,or any other day you feel like it. Great with spicy Asian cuisine. Drink – now to 2022.


2018T-ROSEThis is an un-oaked, dry, paler pink

style, made from Hunter Shiraz. It has a wonderful floral perfumed nose, is mouth-filling (not lean) and although dry has stacks of clean red fruit flavours.Who needs food when it tastes as good as this? However it is an ideal accompaniment to a huge range of food styles from Asian to Mediterranean and is particularly great with char-grilled seafood! An ideal seduction wine! SPECIAL MEMBERS PRICE $21

2018TUMBARUMBA RESERVE PINOT NOIR

Grapes from one of the oldest plantings of Pinot Noir in NSW. Hand harvested single vineyard wine from a near perfect year. Older French Oak barrels support, do not dominate the beautifully ripe fruit flavours. Not a fruit bomb like NZ Pinots, just lovely savoury, spicy dark fruit flavours with great length and balance. Decant for 30 minutes if drinking young or cellar with confidence to 2028.Hopefully we can make another one as good as this in the future.


Free freight for all deliveries to NSW, QLD and VIC.Owing to much increased costs there is a freight surcharge to other states.

SA – $15 per cartonWA – $24 per cartonNT – $24 per cartonTAS – $20 per cartonSame charge for either 6 or 12 bottle packs.

2018RESERVE SEMILLONFrom the fantastic 2018 Vintage this is

another cracker Mistletoe Reserve Semillon. Classic, intense lemon, lime, and grapefruit flavours combine with crisp balanced acidity to make this wine a joy to drink as a youngster.However, it’s real beauty will become apparent if cellared for 5 years or more.Food match – Seafood in any form but killer combination with oysters or sashimi.Cellar to 2029.

2018HILLTOPS PINOT GRIS 750ML

Our first Pinot Gris, it won’t be our last! Long cold ferment with half of the wine in older French oak puncheons for 7 months.Typical Pinot Gris bronze tinge with flavours of spiced pear and honeysuckle. Food match – Chinese braised pork ribs/Asian vegetables. Drink now to 2022.

2019 CHRISTMAS CHEER MOZCATOSTANDARD BLUE LABEL ALSO

AVAILABLE. The same wine as our blue label Mozcato but this version is dressed up ready for Christmas and The Festive Season. Beautifully fragrant, full of flavour, bubbly but not too gassy, or too sweet like most commercial Moscatos. Great drink for the warmer weather and perfect for Christmas gifts. Low in alcohol at just 6% - you can drink this Christmas morning and still be able to do lunch! Now bottled under screwcap for better keeping and resealing.


2019HUNTER CHARDONNAYExcellent fruit, hand harvested, with

whole bunch pressed juice then transferred to older French oak puncheons for fermentation, and maturation, until bottling September 2019. It is fruit driven, showing the typical melon and white peach characters of Hunter Chardonnay. Serve chilled – not too cold! Drink now to 2027.Ideal food match: Pasta Carbonara or Roast Chicken.


2019HILLTOPS CABERNET MERLOT

This wine is an excellent example of the synergy of blending the more tannic, fuller bodied Cabernet with the softer, but very well structured Merlot. On the palate there are spicy black cherry and cassis flavours which are complemented, not dominated, by balanced French oak. It is fruity, elegant, and earthy, with excellent balance and fine tannins. Drink – now to 2025.

SPECIAL MEMBERS PRICE $212019SILVEREYE SEMILLON

Traditional Semillon too dry? Then this is the wine for you. Light honey in colour with tinges of green.Bouquet of tropical fruit, green apples, citrus and grass. The palate is soft and lemony with pronounced sweetness. Clean acid finish leaves the palate refreshed. Excellent aperitif, complements Asian cuisine or spicy food. Cellar for 3-5 years, but best to drink young. Serve well chilled. A low alcohol wine. 9.4%.

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2018HOME VINEYARD SEMILLONAnother high quality Semillon from the

Mistletoe Home Vineyard. Hand harvested from low cropped 28 year old vines, cold fermented without any oak influence. Bottled early to retain the crisp acidity and lemony grapefruit characters typical of this vineyard. Drink now or cellar with confidence to 2027. Low alcohol style – great luncheon wine.

2017WILD SEMILLONMistletoe’s 2nd Wild Semillon. The use

of an indigenous (Wild) yeast from the vineyard for fermentation, combined with malolactic fermentation, and some time in older French oak barrels have yielded a left of field Hunter Semillon. It is a much bigger wine with a broader palate. It still retains those lovely citrus flavours of Semillon but these are tempered by a delightful honey character on the nose and palate.Food match – Chicken pie or casserole.Drink now to 2025.

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Single vineyard wine made from grapes grown on the Mistletoe Home Vineyard.

This vineyard was planted in 1991 and now produces very high quality grapes year after year. It is finer and more delicate than the Hunter Shiraz (due to 25% whole bunches in the ferment) and exhibits great palate weight and length.Food match – Oven baked Ratatouille. Drink now to 2030.

2017HOME VINEYARD SHIRAZ


MISTLETOE WINES Christmas Wine List 2019 Continued

Rich super ripe grapes from Hilltops were crushed and then fortified with beautiful 8 year old Australian Brandy.It is drinking beautifully for such a young wine but will develop beautifully in the bottle over th next 10 years.Great drink by the fire on a Winter night.Drink, now to 2025.

2016 LHS VINTAGE FORTIFIED SHIRAZ


2018RESERVE CHARDONNAYPerfectly ripe, hand-harvested, clean fruit,was whole bunch pressed directly to

a combination of new, one and two year old high quality French oak puncheons where it remained until bottling in August 2018. It shows a very well balanced, full flavoured palate with mineral, melon stone-fruit flavours and hint of creamy oak. Our flagship wine, only made in the years when the grapes are perfect. A wine of character and finesse. Drink now to 2026.


Our third wine ever to wear the Grand Reserve mantle. Single vineyard wine from

just 10 very low cropped rows at the top of the Mistletoe Home Vineyard. Hand harvested followed by traditional destemming, crushing and small batch fermentation including some whole bunches. The wine then received 18 months maturation in a combination of new and old French oak puncheons. Intense, concentrated red and black fruit flavours abound on a beautifully balanced palate. Very proud of this wine.Food match – Rare Roast rib of beef. Drink now to 2040.

2017GRAND RESERVE SHIRAZ


2017HILLTOPS SANGIOVESESingle vineyard wine. Made in our

onsite winery from grapes grown in the Hilltops region. Sangiovese 100%. Traditionally destemmed and crushed and fermented in small open fermenters. Maturation in older French oak barrels prior to bottling in July 2018. Deep purple/red in colour. The bouquet shows a combination of black and red fruits with subdued background oak .Chalky silky tannins add balance to these rich fruit flavours. Drink now to 2025.


2017HILLTOPS VIOGNIER

This is a dry Viognier made from grapes grown at Young in the Hilltops region of NSW.It shows a perfumed spicy bouquet. It is a moderately rich, well balanced, mouth fillling wine displaying spicy, floral, apricot, pear and lychee characters.Perfect with fuller bodiedand spicy Asian cuisine.Drink – now to 2025


Shiraz grapes, crushed and chilled with 12 hours on skins for colour and character. Completely fermented and matured in older French oak puncheons.This is a classic dry rosé. Pale strawberry in colour, with pronounced dark cherry characters on the nose. The palate is fruit driven but finishes dry with nice weight and length. A serious complex Rosé. Drink now to 2023.

2017 BARREL FERMENTED ROSÉ


Our first Reserve Shiraz since 2014. Hand harvested,destemmed and crushed prior to

small batch fermentation with 30% whole bunches included.Deep brick red in colour with intense red and black fruits on the palate. Non obtrusive oak and soft tannins complement the long and balanced palate.Food match – Charcoal grilled Chimchurri lamb chops. Drink to 2032.

2017RESERVE SHIRAZ


2017HILLTOPS CABERNET MERLOT 187ml

Exactly the same wine as in the 750ml bottle of this vintage.In this smart little bottle it is perfect when you feel like just one glass of really good wine.


2014METHODE TRADITIONELLE SPARKLING CHARDONNAY- PINOT NOIR

This wine is a blend 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir. Grapes sourced from Hilltops cool climate grape growing region. With secondary fermentation taking place in the bottle in which it is sold, the wine spent over 2yrs on yeast lees prior to disgorgement in Nov 2016. Light, bright straw in colour, very clean, dry, and refreshing aperitif. Serve chilled!


2017HILLTOPS PINOT GRIS 187ml

Exactly the same wine as in the 750ml bottle of this vintage.In this smart little bottle it is perfect when you feel like just one glass of really good wine.


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N/V MISTELA


Mistela has been made by the addition of fine brandy spirit to freshly crushed and pressed Semillon juice. Mistela was then matured in French oak barrels that were previously used to store brandy - this has added extra bouquet and complexity to the finished wine. Serve chilled, have over ice as an aperitif or at the close of a meal together with cheese and fresh or dried fruit.

2014NOBLE VIOGNIER


Early Autumn rain resulted in a solid botrytis infection of the grapes used for this wine.The meagre amount of juice produced from the very dehydrated grapes was fermented cold.It is luscious, with crème brulée characters, and flavours of apricot, marmalade and orange peel.Drink now to 2022 and beyond. Great with stewed fruit or cheese and fruit platters.

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Why buy Mistletoe Wines?

In the current economic environment we should all be endeavouring to buy “Australian Made” whenever we can.

When you purchase wine from Mistletoe you are supporting a 100% Australian family owned business that is located in a rural community.

A large amount of romance and mystique surrounds the production of wine but at the end of the day our industry is agricultural based. We are basically grape farmers.

No crop, no wine, simple as that.

As such we are also adversely affected by droughts such as the one we are currently experiencing. Reduced rainfall means lower crop levels and less production. With the current economic climate we are not able to pass on virtually any cost increases at all, we just have to absorb them.

Buying wine direct from winemaker and grape-growers such as Mistletoe makes a huge difference to rural communities.

The dollars you spend with us go to our employees and contractors and our loyal grape-growers and then flow into our regional economy through the likes of vineyard workers, grape-pickers, agricultural suppliers, truck-drivers, and the people who work on the bottling lines and in packaging, agricultural supplies etc.

These people in turn shop locally and support other local businesses and this assists in bonding, and binding, our rural community as well as slowing the workforce drift to the larger cities.

We particularly take great pride in the fact that we pay our grape-growers, unlike many large wine companies, prices that enable them to survive.

This may mean that our wine costs a little more but we are comfortable with the knowledge that our growers will prosper and assist us to continue producing great wine in the years ahead.

Australian wine is one of very few commodities that is produced 100% in Australia.

The dollars you spend on Australian (Mistletoe) wine stay in Australia helping to secure the futures of many, including your /our children and grandchildren!

Please remember,when you buy wine from Mistletoe you are buying high quality, hand-crafted, award winning wines, direct from one of Australia’s leading small wineries, and at fantastic prices!

“Direct from the Producer” - no middleman involved - no profits going to overseas wine companies or international investment shareholders.

Your purchases help to support, and maintain, regional Australian communities.

ANOTHER REASON TO BUY FROM MISTLETOE.

Mistletoe Winery has been a long-term supporter of the Cedar Creek Wombat Rescue Inc. and Hospital which is a not-for-profit organisation that is recognised as a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. It operates solely on donations, and contributions from its founders, Roz and Kev Holme.

Mistletoe has collected donations in excess of $5000 on behalf of Cedar Creek thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

With the drought biting here in the Hunter Cedar Creek has been inundated with more distressed wildlife than usual and has been hit with increases in the cost of the feed and water that they provide for the animals they nurture back to health. As well as wombats they care for orphaned wallabies, kangaroos and all species of birdlife. They do an absolutely amazing job at major personal cost.

To learn more about Cedar Creek visit their website at https://www.cedarcreekwombatrescue.com/To further assist Cedar Creek Mistletoe extends the following offer to our members.

For every case of wine purchased from Mistletoe Christmas Newsletter, up until January 17th 2020, we shall donate $10 to Cedar Creek.

These people do an amazing job without any government assistance and we support them as we know the money donated goes directly to the provider without any costs being absorbed by wages, overheads, commissions etc. as so often is the case with many charities.

In other words you can rest assured that 100% of the money donated goes directly to assisting injured wildlife.

If you wish to add to the Mistletoe donation you may do so when placing your orders either by phone, email or online.

Mr Magoo caught raiding the food storage bin (again) at Cedar Creek

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our loyal members and followers for your very much valued support of Mistletoe Winery.We wish you, your families, and loved ones, all the very best of wishes for a safe, happy and fun-filled Christmas and a rewarding and healthy 2020.Our warmest regards,Gwen, Ken, Rob, Cassandra (aka The Golden Child), Jessica and Natane.We look forward to welcoming you on your next visit to Mistletoe.

ITS THAT MISTLETOE TIME OF THE YEAR, the perfect time to stock your cellar with some great wines for the Festive Season and the Summer ahead.

This year we have a very comprehensive list of wines and as you know they are offered to you, our loyal members, at extra special pricing which includes FREE DELIVERY to most areas.

Our ever-popular Christmas Cheer Mozcato and Sparkling Rosé are the perfect start for Christmas Day and make gifts that are very much appreciated.

Crisp low alcohol Semillons are also the go for Christmas Day and Summer drinking and you simply cannot go past chilled Rosé for Sundowners.

Check out the New Releases in the wine list pages as well as the extra special pricing on clearance stock.

N.B. You may place your orders by phoning Mistletoe TOLL-FREE on 1800-055-080 between 9am and 6pm any day of the week. If you wish to order from our online shop please remember that you must create an account first.

This pretty straightforward but if you encounter any problems please email Ken directly at [email protected]

Please don’t forget, as a Mistletoe Mail List member you are entitled to very special pricing on the full Mistletoe Wine range.On a price paid to quality ratio Mistletoe Wines offer BETTER VALUE FOR MONEY, and BETTER DRINKING, in comparison with nearly all online bottle shops. Purchases Include FREE DELIVERY to most areas so you really are on a good thing.You also get to deal directly with the winery where you will be certain of receiving courteous and friendly attention from one of the Mistletoe family members.

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