A further extension into the fresh young red space from our Joven starting point, Pimpernel takes us where angels fear to tread. Suzi especially wanted to explore a whole bunch fermented reductive style and Trousseau is the perfect vehicle. Just a minimal SO2 add and bottled en casa this is natural wine in anyone’s language. Previously we have used the old vine Trousseau/Bastardo in our Joven blend and I have seen it as dark fruits, Mulberry, Blackberry but in this wine it seems to me more red fruited and rhubarby, nice herbal from the whole bunch and fitting the brief of juicy, smashable, complex and interesting.
Vegan friendly

Product Description
This dornfelder is from a single vineyard in the north west, predominantly whole berry, 5% whole bunch, natural yeast, pressed to and matured in oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting Notes
Intense deep colour. Aromatics of rich blackberries and anise. Dusty mouth-filling tannins, precise acidity.

Vintage
2019

Product Description
Fruit from White Rock vineyard in the North West, picked between 11 and 11.5 baume. A novello red made from Dornfelder (50%), Pinot noir (25%), Riesling (15%), and Chardonnay (10%). Co-fermented with one third whole bunch Dornfelder on top of whole berries. Bottled unfined, unfiltered with no added sulphur. Alc 12.5%

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Tasting Notes
Aromas of blackberries, wild strawberries, cranberries and florals. Soft tannins, bright acid and mouth filling juicy fruits make for a nourish wine that will suit a light chill.

Vintage
2020

To celebrate the coming of the new season we have crafted a white from chenin blanc and riesling, fermented on skins for 75 days and matured in oak for 60 days. Bottled unfined, unfiltered with no added sulphur.

A darker, richer Pet-Nat crafted with whole bunch pressed Dornfelder
Fermented in Bottle
Unfined and unfiltered
Only 2616 bottles produced

Malvasia is a variety we’re really excited about - big bunches, intense fruit flavour, late ripening and holds onto acidity in hot weather – perfect for The Riverland! The fruit for this wine was hand picked and then vinified in two different ways - one third was whole bunch pressed, the balance fermented on skins for 14 days. Each parcel was aged separately in used French barriques for about 8 months, before being racked once and blended back together prior to bottling. This wine sees no additions of any kind save for a small amount of SO2 at bottling.

Working with the fruit in this way has allowed us to create a layered and very unique wine, with length and drive, funk and clarity. Its super aromatic on the nose, and while initially you get that pop of intense stone fruit sweetness, its balanced out by the savoury, briney, almost saltiness imparted by time on skins. The acid line holds beautifully to cut through all this and provide the length and drinkability required. Allow fish and chips, or spaghetti with swordfish and capers, to find a new friend.

Perfect drop to enjoy in the sunshine with your best mates.
Crisp and refreshing
Unfiltered and unfined

Natural Ferment
Fruit spent extended time on skins for added flavour + texture
Classic riesling consumers, hold on to your hats!