Live From the Vines: Trinity Hill
Hosted by Michael Henley, Warren Gibson & Lucy Pearce
1993 saw the first vines of Trinity Hill being dug into the dusty ground of an ancient riverbed in Hawke’s Bay’s Gimblett Gravels. However, Trinity Hill’s story began a few years previously and thousands of miles away in London’s Bleeding Heart restaurant, when the establishment’s owners entered into a pact with the renowned winemaker John Hancock, all convinced of Hawke’s Bay’s untapped potential.
Michael Henley MW joins Incumbent chief winemaker Warren Gibson, who opens an exceptional selection of his wines which encapsulate the ethos of Trinity Hill and are available as a tasting kit to our digital members.
The pair discuss Trinity Hill’s pioneering first steps, its evolution into one of New Zealand’s principal producers, the diverse patchwork of Hawke’s Bay terroirs, and the Rhône accent which can be sensed in many of its wines, most notably the imperious Homage which is partially created from vine cuttings sent from Hermitage itself.
Trinity Hill Wines, Homage, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay 2018
Trinity Hill Wines, Chardonnay, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay 2019
Trinity Hill Wines, Marsanne Viognier, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay 2019
Trinity Hill Wines, Hawke’s Bay Syrah, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay 2020
Trinity Hill Wines, The Gimblett, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay 2019
Trinity Hill Wines, Gimblett Gravels Syrah, Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay 2019