Nose
Juicy ripe red fruits with plenty of flesh on the bones. Tempranillo gives you the sweet, fragrant pepper spice, and a little milky creaminess on the nose. The Teroldego comes over the top with density – dark chocolate, deep blackfruits, steak & mushroom, red pepper and salty blackberry. Light dances with dark here and fragrant leafy basil can sit comfortably with dense briary scrub, earth and meat.
Palate
The palate is all ripe blackberry, creamy redcurrants, dark cacao, leather and earth, tomato leaf, with a nice little vanillan thread... and some powdery tannins that will settle in the months following bottling.
Growing Conditions
Yallingup sub-region
Soil: Sandy, lateritic gravel, well drained
Elevation: Approx. 150m
Harvest
Tempranillo – March 25th, 2021
Teroldego – April 3rd, 2021
Both handpicked
Bottling
August 2021. Unfined, unfiltered.
Winemaking
The base of the wine is formed via Tempranillo (50%) and Teroldego (30%), both from the same patch of dirt in Yal-lingup, in the north of the region. The remainder is a smattering of other grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Marsanne, Chenin and Verdelho, for complexity and flesh. All parcels were naturally fermented separately in open bins prior to pressing, maintained in their own aged oak barriques/hogsheads for 3 months maturation. The components were blended just prior to bottling in August 2021. Unfined, unfiltered.
Organically produced. Vegan Friendly.
Aging
All parcels matured in aged oak barriques/hogsheads for 3 months.
Appearance
Ruby red
Food Pairing
Drink young and vibrant with pizza or pasta.
