Jasper Hill is a small family business, founded by Ron and Elva Laughton in 1978. They moved to Heathcote in 1980 with their two young daughters Emily and Georgia to build a new life in the country. Ron with a background in Chemistry and Food Technology along with Elva who had been a Milliner, began with their first vintage in 1982. Now with the business in the hands of their daughter Emily and her husband Nick, operations are continued with enthusiasm, maintaining the high levels of quality set out by their forbears.

Situated in Heathcote, central Victoria, one and a half hours north of Melbourne. Two vineyard sites one kilometer apart, Georgia’s Paddock and Emilys Paddock, were planted in 1975. Subsequent plantings of Shiraz in 1987, Nebbiolo Grenache and Viognier in 1991 completed the vineyards. The Viognier was grafted into Fiano in 2014 while sadly the Grenache was burnt out in 2012 and never replaced. Emily’s Paddock faces east while Georgia’s Paddock faces predominately west, both vineyards are unirrigated and yield small quantities of organic fruit. They sit 300m above sea level and are grown in soil of broken-down basalt from the Cambrian era, 650 million years old.

Tasting Note

"Bright crimson colour, powerful floral bouquet of violet and rose, rounded off with a red berry finish. Initial weight on the front palate creeps up on you to end with surprising length. Cherries, aniseed and charred oak. Soft subtle tannins allow this Nebbiolo to be consumed early; it will be exciting to see how it evolves over time. 1-by-1 branded cork-taint-free cork sealed, 15.0% alcohol". Jasper Hill