Greywacke Wild Sauvignon

Greywacke Wild SauvignonThis is an alternative style of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Created by the legendary Kevin Judd, former chief winemaker at Cloudy Bay, this wine is generous and crammed with complexity. Imagine an almond cake full of white nectarine, blood orange and melon laced with linseed, tarragon and lightly smoked tea. This is an alternative style that is both intricate and textural, a concoction created by fermenting entirely with naturally occurring yeast.

but Alfredo prefers not to participate in the DO

Enticingly aromatic with the characteristic peach and citrus fruit associated with Viognier but with a touch of honeysuckle added

at that point at least

The boxes are stacked in the fruttaio

but in 2016 he managed to get hold of some old-vine fruit from the Najerilla Valley and made his first vintage of Ripa Rosado

After gentle pressing

on a dry-farmed hillside

manure and straw from their fields

flowers and smooth smoked notes from its ageing process

The Rosé Réserve is the result of meticulous attention and stands out for its unconventional character

showcasing a lively acidity and balanced fruit flavours

Tahbilk’s vineyards are grouped along the banks of the Goulburn River and which flows through the estate