TASTING NOTE

“The nose opens with an intriguing fruit and matchstick character, a deep sense of the underlying power to follow on the palate. It says ‘this wine is not for the faint hearted’. The palate is a powerful amalgam of peach fruit cut with wood and an edge of minerality. The finish is long and penetrating, requiring some appropriately flavoursome food such as char grilled swordfish. Just starting to drink really well now, it should last for some years yet.”
-Rick Kinzbrunner, April 2011

WINEMAKING

Whole bunch basket pressing. Full malolactic fermentation with substantially all wild yeasts. Aged in French oak barriques for 18 months

FRUIT: Yarra Valley fruit, hand-picked from a select site on our Dixon’s Creek vineyard. Cropping levels adjusted to 1.5 to 2 tonnes per acre.

MADE AT: Giaconda
QUANTITY: 350 Dozen
ALCOHOL: 14.2%
CLOSURE: Screwcap

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