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Hamelin Bay Wines
from Drinks Guide 2016
by Racs Salcedo
SUPPLIER PARTNERS Hamelin Bay Wines
RICHARD DRAKE BROCKMAN, OWNER
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HAMELIN BAY
MARGARET RIVER
Established in 1992 by Richard and Roslyn Drake-Brockman, Hamelin Bay is a boutique family owned and operated winery. Located in Karridale, the most southern sub region of Margaret River, Hamelin Bay is close to both Southern and Indian oceans and enjoys a cool maritime climate. The terroir is blessed with sheltered warm north facing gravel soils and, coupled with the mild climate, produces wines of fresh, elegant varietal flavours. Hamelin Bay is known for its zesty citrus and minerality of its sauvignon blanc and semillon sauvignon blanc, tightly structured and elegant chardonnay, spicy shiraz and refined cabernet sauvignon.
Over the years, Hamelin Bay has built a stellar reputation for producing quality wines with 11 Royal Show trophies and medals too numerous to count. The wines are regularly included in Ray Jordan’s annual line up of Top 100 Australian Red and White Wines and have many times received the status of Best of the Best by the Variety in James Halliday’s Wine Companion.
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS
199 McDonald Road, Karridale, WA 6288 Tel: 08 9758 6779 Web: www.hbwines.com.au Key contact: Ros Drake-Brockman Tel: 0417 967 362 Email: ros@hbwines.com.au Key contact: Richard Drake-Brockman Tel: 0408 904 197 Email: richard@hbwines.com.au
DISTRIBUTOR/STATE OFFICE DETAILS
NSW
Inglewood Wine Merchants Key contact: Stephen Lovelock Tel: 02 9958 0466 Email: sales@inglewoodwines.com.au
VIC
Hamelin Bay Wines Key contact: Rachel Higgins Tel: 0419 589 633 Email: rachel@hbwines.com.au
SA
Festival City Wines Key contact: Joseph Rugari Tel: 08 8349 1200 Email: josephr@festivalcitywines.com.au
WA
Cellar Select Key contact: Jill Lyons Tel: 0411 254 524 Email: j.lyons@iinet.net.au
BRANDS DISTRIBUTED
Hamelin Bay Five Ashes Vineyard
Range: Chardonnay, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sparkling Brut, Rose
Hamelin Bay Five Ashes Reserve Range:
Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon Hamelin Bay Rampant Range: Rampant Red, Rampant White
TOP MEDALS/ACCOLADES AWARDED
James Halliday
• 97 Points/Best of Best by the Variety -
Hamelin Bay 2012 Reserve Chardonnay • 94 Points - Hamelin Bay 2010 Shiraz • 93 Points - Hamelin Bay 2014 Sauvignon
Sauvignon • 93 Points - Hamelin Bay 2011 Rampant
Red (Shiraz Cabernet Merlot) • 92 Points - Hamelin Bay 2014 Semillon
Royal Melbourne Wine Show
• Gold Medal - Hamelin Bay 2014 Semillon
Perth Royal Wine Show
• Gold Medal - Hamelin Bay 2013
Chardonnay
Other
• Ray Jordan’s Top 100 Reds 2015 – Hamelin
Bay 2012 Rampant Red • 95 points Wine Showcase Magazine -
Hamelin Bay 2012 Reserve Shiraz
Hamelin Bay
Blessed with mild weather, abundant sunshine and coastal breezes that produce complex fruit driven wines, Margaret River is West Australia’s famous wine growing region, three and a half hours south of Perth.
The Drake-Brockman family, owners of Hamelin Bay Wines, have a long history in the Margaret River region. Their family association with the region dates back to the first settlement by the Bussell family in 1830.
Richard Drake-Brockman’s great grandmother Grace Bussell is famous for her courage as a 16-year-old, when in 1876 with Aboriginal stockman Sam Isaacs, she rescued survivors off the shipwreck Georgette at Redgate Beach, not far from the mouth of the Margaret River.
Richard’s Great Grandfather Frederick, known for his exploration of the Kimberley, read about the feat in Perth’s press and rode 300 km on horseback to meet her. They married in 1882.
