Established: 2021

Appellations: GI Tasmania, TAS

Proprietor: Justin Bubb and Anna Pooley

Winemakers: Justin Bubb and Anna Pooley

Wine Making Overview: A generally hands-off winemaking approach, with minimal added sulphur to facilitate wild-yeast ferments and natural malolactic conversions. Some whole-bunch inclusions for the red wines. Maturation in an assortment of vessels, including stainless steel, concrete ‘eggs’, older barrels and new French oak puncheons. All wines filtered, but bottled unfined.

Vineyard Area: 3 ha planted 24 yo vines (22 ha property)

Viticulture: Sustainable

Vineyards: Estate fruit from the White Kangaroo Road Vineyard. Additional fruit sourced from selected vineyards in the Coal River Valley and the East Coast of Tasmania.

Vine Density: 5 000 / ha

Average Production: 1 500 Dozen

Vegan Friendly: Yes

 

Bremley Vineyard is the northern most vineyard in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley.

Originally planted with 2 hectares of Chardonnay in the early 2000’s, the current custodians, James and Vanessa Bresnehan, have added Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Gamay to the mix.

Since purchasing the property in 2008, James and Vanessa have developed Vineyard area to its current 13Ha. Fruit had always been predominantly sold to other wine producers until the urge to create some iconic single vineyard wines presented itself. Having joined forces with famed winemakers Justin Bubb and Anna Pooley, the vision became reality.

The site itself is unique, with the vineyard laying beneath Gunnings Surgarloaf in a natural amphitheater protected from brutal summer north-westerly winds. Days during the growing season are long and warm, with the nights being cool due to the distance from moderating ocean influences. Site soils are mainly black cracking clays intermixed with dolerite.

Bremley is operated with a hands on approach. Both James and Vanessa manage the day to day running of the vineyard, which is based around a sustainable outlook, now and into the future.

WINE NOTES

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2024 Pinot Blanc
Just over one tonne of Pinot Blanc was hand harvested on the 27th of March. Fermented in old french barriques, spending 5 months on lees.

2024 Chardonnay - VERY limited
The Chardonnay was hand picked and whole bunch pressed on the 27th of March. The wine comprises of three parcels from differing blocks and aspects within the vineyard. Settled to tank overnight before being racked to oak for primary ferment. The oak regime is François Frères puncheons (35 - 40% new) and barriques.

2024 Gamay
The Gamay was hand picked and 100% de-stemmed, it then spent 15 days on skins. For maturation, 50% was placed into year old François Frères puncheons with the remaining 50% placed into stainless steel. It was the last of our fruit picked, on the 11th of April.

2024 Pinot Noir - VERY limited
Two different blocks make up the 2024 Bremley Pinot Noir. The first being our ‘Home Block’ which was planted in 2000 before we took ownership. We are not entirely sure of clonal makeup but indicators point towards 114/115. This was hand picked on the 21st of March and makes 30% of the blend. The remainder came into the winery on April 11th, this being from our ‘Tree Block’ MV6. The fruit was gently de-stemmed and underwent whole berry ferment with gentle daily pump overs. It spent 20 days on skins before being transferred to large format François Frères puncheons (25% new) for 10 months.