What does one buy for a husband of almost twenty years who buys for himself whatever he wants! A great Nebbiolo rivals Pinot Noir in its elusiveness and Ray loves nothing more than a challenge.
La Gauche is 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc. The 2021 vintage was cool and very long, making it exceptional for these varieties. Le Gauche is characterized by cassis aromas with concentrated tannin & structure.
Earthy, savory, red fruits, and chalky tannins. Up here in the Moorabool Valley it gets the cooler environment it needs to produce the fragrant lusciousness that makes Cabernet Franc “the gardeners’ Cabernet”.
The best examples of Gamay entice with crunchy red and blue fruits, with aromatic characters reminiscent of forest bushes. This is our Second Gamay wine produced from the vineyard at Lethbridge, we were very excited to make it and hope you discover some of the characteristics we described above, but mostly we hope you enjoy drinking it.
Grenache (60%) Morvedre & Syrah. Cool fermented in large open top wooden fermenters with wild yeast for 20 days. No maceration just gentle pigeage and hand plunging. Pressed off with pressings included, settled then transferred into 500L 2 year old French Oak puncheons for 11 months.
Hugo George is not often made but when it is, it’s an absolute delight. Savory notes of sour cherries, lavender, and plump, juicy Victoria Plumbs. The back palate has a woodfired, smokey finish with sweet spices and cured meat.
El Matador, being the slayer of the bull, is a powerful character with sanguine characteristics. The wine mirrors the muse, with great power, sublime structure and savouriness. Dark plum, sun dried prunes and black olives with hints of raspberry and dried rose petal. It has a ferrous aspect with a dense powerful core, gentle tannins and very long finish.
Dark cherry, satsuma plums and red berry aromas, savoury woodland earthiness with crunchy red berries and fine, firm tannins. It has an elegant mouthfeel and lingering fresh finish.
