Description
Technical Notes
Vineyard: Napoleone Vineyard
Soil type: Grey loam on clay base
Aspect: Northerly
Yeast: Indigenous
Whole Bunch: 100%
Oak: Old French Puncheons
Alcohol: 12.5%
$24.00
“This one called #GardenRed is equal parts Cab Franc, Gamay and Grenache but tastes of the most joyous elements of each. All whole bunches yet doesn’t look at all like it. Bugger all sulphur. Just lots of delicious, invigorating flavours delivering enormous bang for your buck.”
Patrick Walsh, Cellarhand
First contact is a burst of juicy fruit that surrenders to a seductive velvety palate, with a savoury, punchy tannin finish from the grenache.
– Tim Shand, Winemaker
Vintage
2021 was a mild and generous vintage. Frosty nights and heavy rains in winter delayed budburst. Flowering in cabernet franc in late spring occurred during a glorious run of warm weather. As a result the fruit grew and matured evenly. A wonderful ripe crop this year.
Winemaking
100 % whole bunch fermented; equal parts grenache, gamay and cabernet franc; blended and bottled young to capture its vibrancy. Matured briefly in old puncheons, not fined, minimally filtered, minimal preservatives. First contact is a burst of juicy fruit that surrenders to a seductive velvety palate, with a savoury, punchy tannin finish from the grenache.
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Technical Notes
Vineyard: Napoleone Vineyard
Soil type: Grey loam on clay base
Aspect: Northerly
Yeast: Indigenous
Whole Bunch: 100%
Oak: Old French Puncheons
Alcohol: 12.5%
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Under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 it is an offence: To supply alcohol to a person under the age of 18 years (Penalty exceeds $8,000); For a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or receive liquor (Penalty exceeds $700). Liquor Licence No. 32606886