2023 Dry Red Wine No. 3
Medal One
Medal Two
Super lifted and complex. Lavender, satsuma plum and balsamic. Summer berries, cherries and plum weight with the 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
Best Red Blend Wine of Show, 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Awards
Gold Medal, 2024 Royal Queensland Wine Awards
Gold Medal, 2024 Yarra Valley Wine Show
97 Points – Halliday Wine Companion 2026
96 Points – Ray Jordan, Winepilot
95 Points – Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
93 Points – Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com
Winemaking
The last fruit to be harvested from the vineyard. Hand-picked and destemmed some varieties 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. After this first working of the must, all handling is gentle with careful extraction of tannins during the fermentation and finally gentle pressing of the wine from the skins. Maturation in old oak barrels for 10 months.
Technical Data
Varietals: 38% Touriga Naçional, 30% Tinta Cão, 10% Tinta Roriz , 10% Tinta Amarela , 6% Alvarelhão, 6% 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: 12.5% Alc.