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ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $40.00
CSPC: 866861
2022 VILLAGE PINOT NOIR
This wine features Pinot Noir from four vineyards: Monomeith, Little Creek, Wilsmore, and Scary Gully. These sites feature a staggering range of clones: MV6, D5V12, Pommard, 114, 115, 777, Wadensville, and Martini. The grapes are dominantly destemmed and fermented on skins for three weeks, although a minor component is fermented as whole clusters for a shorter period. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels for eight months, 10% of which are new.
2022 VILLAGE CHARDONNAY
This wine comes from three vineyards: Scary Gully (50%), Piccadilly (40%), and Ashton (10%). The grapes were whole-cluster pressed into tank, and after a night of settling, the juice is racked off into a variety of barrels (10% new) for fermentation and élevage.
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $40.00
CSPC: 866864
2022 VILLAGE BLANC
This new cuvée features a blend of Sauvignon Blanc (Summertown and Ashton), Riesling (Scary Gully), and Chardonnay (Ashton). The grapes were whole cluster pressed into stainless steel where the must settles overnight. The juice is then racked into neutral barrel for fermentation and an eight-month élevage.
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $40.00
CSPC: 884921
2022 VILLAGE RIESLING
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $40.00
CSPC: 866863
2022 VILLAGE SANGIOVESE
The grapes for this new project come from Turnbull Vineyard in Charleston. The 23-year-old vines are on a north-facing slope comprised of sandy loam over siltstone and sandstone. The grapes were destemmed and fermented in tank for three weeks. The tank is then sealed for a three-week post-fermentation maceration. The wine is pressed off into puncheon for an eight-month élevage.
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $30.00
CSPC: 826280
2022 RAINBOW JUICE
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $30.00
CSPC: 826282
2022 VIN DE SOFA
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $59.00
CSPC: 827184
2021 SCARY GULLY CHARDONNAY
Scary Gully’s combination of elevation (620m above sea level) and aspect (South) maximize diurnal swings and, in a cool year like 2021, allow for much longer hangtimes. The 27-year-old vines are rooted in quartz, siltstone, sandstone, and clay. The grapes were whole-cluster pressed into tank, and after a night of settling, the juice is racked off into a variety of barrels (20% new) for fermentation and élevage. 145 cases were produced this vintage. 12.7% ABV, 3.34 pH, 6 g/L TA
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $59.00
CSPC: 827185
2021 SCARY GULLY PINOT NOIR
This site is 600m above sea level in the Basket Range. The 38-year-old vines are rooted in siltstone, sandstone, and clay, with chunky pieces of quartz making up the remainder. The aspect is southeast to southwest, an oddity for the southern hemisphere. The grapes are predominantly destemmed (80%) and fermented in open top tank for three weeks. The wine is then pressed off into barriques (15% new) for an eight-month élevage. 190 cases were produced. 13.5% ABV, 3.71 pH, 5.1 g/L TA
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $59.00
CSPC: 839292
2021 PICCADILLY CHARDONNAY
Piccadilly, the most centrist Chardonnay comes from their oldest vines (38 years old). The site is west-facing on loamy clay over sandstone with schist and quartz. The grapes were whole-cluster pressed into tank, and after a night of settling, the juice is racked off into a variety of barrels (20% new) for fermentation and an eleven-month élevage. 165 cases were produced this vintage. 13.2% ABV, 3.35 pH, 6.1 g/L TA
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $59.00
CSPC: 839291
2021 ASHTON CHARDONNAY
Ashton tends to yield their most powerful Chardonnay thanks to its soils (typical loamy clay over sandstone but with additional schist and quartz) and its purely North facing aspect. At 500m above sea level, over 100m beneath Scary Gully, the 26-year-old il0v1 clones experience less drastic diurnal shifts. The grapes were whole-cluster pressed into tank, and after a night of settling, the juice is racked off into a variety of barrels (20% new) for fermentation and an eleven-month élevage. 120 cases were produced this vintage. 12.9% ABV, 3.41 pH, 5.5 g/L TA
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $70.00
CSPC: 866869
2021 FATHERS MILK PINOT NOIR
This wine is a collaboration with Ochota Barrels. Gareth teamed up with Yari, Taras’ father, to make a cuvée in his late son’s style. Pinot Noir from Monomeith was whole-cluster fermented in tank before being pressed off into neutral barrel. After an eight-month élevage, the wine is bottled. Only 90 cases were made. 13.3% abv, 3.5 pH, 6.4 g/L TA
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $59.00
CSPC: 866865
2021 LITTLE CREEK PINOT NOIR
Planted in Norton Summit in the Adelaide Hills, these 34-year-old vines take root in a complex combination of quartz, siltstone, sandstone, and clay. High plant density and dry farming lead to concentrated flavours, and dominantly whole cluster fermentation further highlights this site’s aptitude for savouriness. After élevage in barriques (35% new) the wine is bottled with minimal SO2. Only ~200 cases were made.
ESTIMATED RETAIL PRICE: $59.00
CSPC: 866867
2021 MONMEITH PINOT NOIR
The grapes for this project come from Monomeith Vineyard in Ashton. The plots are east and west-facing on loamy clay over sandstone. The 26-year-old vines are comprised of various clones: MV6, 777, 114, and 115. Gareth ferments part of the wine entirely as whole-clusters while the other component is entirely destemmed. The wine is pressed off into barrel (30% new) for an eight-month élevage. 190 cases were produced. 12.8% ABV, 3.68 pH, 5.2 g/L TA