2021 Dry Red Wine No. 3
Medal One
Medal Two
Super lifted and complex on the nose. Lavender, satsuma plum and liquorice spice. Summer berries, plums and licorice spice of Touriga Naçional, the Tinta Cão brings bright and fragrant blue fruit energy. Tinta Roriz brings a savoury depth to the palate to compliment the Tinta Amarela’s floral and bay leaf herbal lift. To tie everything together the finesse of Alvarelhão and the acidity of the Sousão tightens, brightens and drives the long palate. Wonderfully complex and yet medium-bodied.
Reviews
Category Winner, Other Reds (& Blends) – Halliday Wine Companion 2024
1 Merit Wine – The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia
Trophy, Best Red Blend, 2022 Melbourne Royal Wine Awards
Trophy, Best Red Blend Wine of Show, 2022 Royal Queensland Wine Show
Trophy, Best Red Variety or Blend, Yarra Valley Wine Show 2022
Trophy, Best Red Wine in Show, Yarra Valley Wine Show 2022
Gold Medal – 2022 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Gold Medal, 2022 Rutherglen Wine Show
Gold Medal, 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show
Silver Medal, National Wine Show of Australia 2023
4.5 stars, 2023 Winewise Championship
97 Points – Halliday Wine Companion 2024
95 Points – Tyson Stelzer, Wine Business Magazine
Winemaking
The last fruit to be harvested from the vineyard. Hand-picked and destemmed together in a ‘field blend’ style retaining as many whole berries as possible. The first working of the must is with the feet as in a traditional lagar in Portugal to extract tannins from both skins and seeds. Gentle pressing and maturation in old oak barrels for 10 months.
Technical Data
Varietals: 35% Touriga Naçional, 35% Tinta Cão, 12% Tinta Amarela, 7% Tinta Roriz, 6% Alvarelhão & 5% Sousão
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Vines: Fruit was sourced from 1990 New Territories planting of classic Portuguese grape varieties on a rocky terraced hillside.
Cellaring: Drinking beautifully at present and will continue to evolve for up to 8 years under suitable cellaring conditions.
Alcohol: 13.5%