Winemakers at Coldstream Hills
The aim of the winemaking team at Coldstream Hillls is to produce wines of elegance with a long finish. Oak should not be dominant, and only French oak barriques are used.
Coldstream Hills concentrates its efforts on 3 main varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and the Cabernet family. Each are vinified using radically different techniques and, within each variety, a number of techniques are usually employed - all with the intention of adding complexity to the finished wine. It has been said that great wine is made in the vineyard. Coldstream Hills certainly believes this to be so. Yields on the steeply sloping vineyards are not excessive, but it proves necessary to take steps to control vigour (and yield) to maximise quality, this will be done without hesitation.
Special attention is paid to trellising and canopy management, with the newest techniques being employed. Particularly with the Yarra Valley Range (as opposed to the Reserve Range) the emphasis is on preserving as much as possible of the primary varietal fruit character, which will make the wines attractive when young but will at the same time repay extended cellaring.