Aroma
Undeniably aromatic, this is truly a smashable style of Tempranillo.
With distinctive notes of mulberry and plum, hints of dried herbs
and aromas of cherries and sweet spices.
Maturation
Matured in oak for a further 12 months.
Palate
A juicy, medium
bodied wine with a savoury palate and long firm tannin.
This is definitely a fresher, vibrant style of Tempranillo
but not lacking in structure or concentration.
A fleshy yet medium bodied palate
making it very drinkable.
Vinification
Gentle handling of the fruit to ensure freshness, texture and depth.
I harvest in the cool of night, ferment in open vessels with hand
plunging or gentle pumping over to ensure even maceration,
press gently, and run to aged American oak barrels for
natural malo-lactic fermentation.
Food Matching
Great drinking all year round, especially with a platter of Spanish or
Italian cured meats, good green olives and caper berries,
Manchego cheese and crusty bread or rich tomato
dishes such as pizza & pasta..
Region Notes
Grapes are sourced from our Langhorne Creek "Kilpuruna' vineyard.
With warm days & cool nights, Langhorne Creek provides ideal
growing conditions for this gluggable grape variety.
There is lifted cherry & spice with a bright balanced
acidity on the palate, layered with a generous
earthiness with ripe plum & blackcurrant's
& the quotidian soft, long tannins.
