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2023 Fiori $30.00
Current ReleaseThis inspiration for this wine comes from the success of our 2021 Arancia (Riesling fermented on Muscat skins), combined with our desire to include an aromatic white blend into our portfolio of wines. Fiori is an Italian word which translates to flowers and sums up the stye of this wine – an aromatic, floral, pretty wine and lighter on the alcohol.
The Fiori is an evolving wine. From its beginnings as the 2021 ‘Arancia’ to the 2022 Geographe / Margaret River Fiori which was a predominant base of Riesling blended with portion of co-harvested Muscat and Chenin Blanc. This wine has always focused on aromatics and tries to also combine a textural element. The 2023 ‘Fiori’ is all Margaret River fruit and is predominantly a conferment of Muscat and Sauvignon Blanc this vintage with some barrel fermented Chenin Blanc blended in to round out the aromatics and balance the wine. The wine still has a slight orange / onion skin-tinged colour from some short skin contact with the Muscat which provides a phenolic lift and some spicey interest. This is a fun wine. It is dry, crisp, pretty with a lot of charm and appeal.
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2022 Arancia $35.00
Current ReleaseEach year we experiment with a new variation of an orange wine – our Arancia!
This vintage, our ‘Arancia’ has been made from single vineyard Pinot Gris that was fermented on skins until dry then basket pressed and barrel matured. This wine highlights the brillant amber colour of the grapes whilst accentuating the interesting phenolic line. From grape to glass our craft is providing wine enjoyment and every bottle celebrates a little of what we love about the south west.
Floral. Fleshy. Frisky.
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2022 Pinot Grigio $30.00
Current ReleaseOur 2022 single vineyard Pinot Grigio was co-harvested and fermented with a small portion of Pinot Bianco. The dominace of Pinot Grigio highlights the liveliness of the fruit, whilst the Pinot Bianco brings finesse and roundness to wine. From grape to glass our craft is providing wine enjoyment and every bottle celebrates a little of what we love about the south west.
Fruity. Vibrant. Crisp.
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2022 Chenin Blanc $40.00
Current ReleaseWe jumped on the Chenin craze in 2020 and haven’t looked back! Since then, we have experimented with a number of different styles and winemaking techniques – skin contact, tank ferment, barrel ferment, short maturation, longer maturation, newer oak, neutral oak, MLF, oxidation, residual sugar…. That is the amazing thing with Chenin, it is so versatile and malleable.
2022 is our third vintage of Chenin, and we are still getting to know this amazing varietal. This vintage we have embraced the Margaret River fruit and made it in a Margaret River chardonnay esq style – because why not!
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2022 Cabernet Sauvignon $45.00
Current ReleaseOur 2022 Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from the Wilyabrup subregion. The 20 year old Houghton clone grapes were selectively harvested, fermented on skins for 14 days and pressed to a mix of new and old French oak barriques for maturation for fifteen months prior to bottling.
Deep crimson colour in glass. The nose is a hints of regional aromas. Ripe rich berries with some light, distinct leafy and brambly characteristics come together. This wine has a powerfully pretty elegance to this full-bodied wine which is both soft and rich. On the palate it has well rounded tannins with concentrated fruit flavours, supporting oak characteristics, and length on the finish.
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2022 Rosso Bianco $35.00
Current ReleaseOur 2022 Rosso Bianco (Red / White) is a blend of Pemberton Pinot Noir & Margaret River Chenin Blanc. This wine is perfect for those days where you struggle to decide between white or red. Chilled or not chilled, choose your own adventure with the Rosso Bianco – there are no rules. From grape to glass our craft is providing wine enjoyment and every bottle celebrates a little of what we love about the south west.
Vibrant. Lively. Fun.
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2023 Grenache $35.00
Current ReleaseSometimes inspiration comes in the form of a rare and exciting fruit offering. This is that case. Good friends from the Swan Valley approached us and asked if we would like to share a block of organic, old bush vine grenache for vintage 2022, which if course we immediately jumped on. Being able to source fruit from a vineyard that has 68 year old bush vines, was originally horse ploughed and is currently run by the third generation of family growers is a dream situation and one that we wanted to continue in 2023. Our intent with this Grenache is to produce a light and bright style with a crunchiness that differs from the typical Frankland River or South Australian styles.
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2022 Sangiovese $40.00
Current ReleaseAgain, we continue to the challenge the norm for expected varietals grown within the south west region by producing our forth vintage of Sangiovese. Although our vintage in Tuscany seems like a distant past memory, the taste of a great Chianti is still very fresh in our minds and although we are not trying to replicate a Chianti, we are drawing on the traditional techniques we acquired from our time in Tuscany and putting our new world, Margaret River contemporary spin on the varietal.
This is a rare West Australian expression of this variety and made in tiny amounts. Our Sangiovese aims to showcase a fruit forward wine with present tannins and great natural acidity. By embracing carbonic maceration our Sangiovese earns the title of ‘Juicy Banger’ and is the perfect fresh, juicy wine to go with friends and food.
Vivacious. Juicy. Playful.
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2022 Vagabondo (Cab Merlot) $35.00
Current ReleaseIn 2022 we were offered fruit during harvest that didn’t have a home. The vineyard we source our Chardonnay fruit from, also features Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot which had recently come out of a ten-year contract. Having a great understanding of the vineyard itself after working it for three years, we decided to jump on the opportunity to give this red fruit a new home.
With a working appreciation of the vineyard, we wanted to express this fruit in a different style. As both reds have a very even ripening on this vineyard we decided to treat the fruit as a field blend (co-harvest and then co-ferment) to get a different expression as opposed to individual fermentation and then cuvée blending.
Co-fermentation produces a handful of benefits – colour and preservation, complexity of texture and tannins, ripeness and aromatics. By blending the juice before fermentation, we have the opportunity to change the chemical makeup of the must and can produce something truly unique – avoiding having to manipulate wines to tweak colour, alcohol level or other attributes prior to bottling. This process fits with our philosophy of reducing intervention in the winery where possible.
The name ‘Vagabondo’ describes the fruit with no home and the different approach and style to fermenting these varietals to show a fun, brighter, vagabond expression.
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2023 Pinot Noir $40.00
Current Release2023 marks our sixth vintage of making Pinot Noir. This year marks the second consecutive vintage sourcing fruit from the same vineyard in the Pemberton area within the Southern Forest region. This Pinot Noir is a conferment of two clones – 114 and 115. Over the six vintage we have been fortunate to work with a number of Pinot Noir clones and after a couple of years of understanding 114 and 115 we feel the Aristotle phrase, ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ applies here with the 114 providing the aromatic line and the 115 providing the structure to combine and produce a delicate and joyful expression of Pinot Noir in a bright and lifted style.
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2022 Nebbiolo $60.00
Current ReleaseThis is a rare expression of Margaret River Nebbiolo due to the relative scarcity of the variety within the region and our aim was to showcase the high-toned brightness and vibrancy of fruit whilst still integrating complexity and interest through structure and developed tannins to create an earlier, approachable Nebbiolo thoughtfully balanced with sweetness, savouriness and ultimately freshness.
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2022 Super Margs $60.00
Current ReleaseOur 2022 ‘Super Margs’ continues to draw influence from the highly sought after and respected Super Tuscan wines of Italy, which are typically made from Sangiovese and blended with non-indigenous varieties, in our case, the king of the Reds in Margaret River – Cabernet Sauvignon. This is out forth vintage of this wine and we have ‘upped the ante’ and taken it a step further by sourcing and then hand selecting the best fruit and barrels for this wine. This vintage all the fruit has been sourced from the Wilyabrup sub region of Margaret River. The wine is again bottled with cork to highlight the rare expression, elegance and sophistication of this wine style as well as giving the old world style a little nod.
