Small batch. Single vineyard. Handmade. Varietal Composition: 75% Vermentino, 25% Nero d’Avola Region: Riverland Vineyard: Bassham Family Organic Vineyard, Barmera Yeast: Wild Bottling Date: April 2024 Barrel or Stainless: Stainless tanks Harvest: February 2024 Soil: Red sandy loam over limestone Output: 19,200 bottles Alcohol: 9.5 % Residual Sugar: 0g/L Winemakers Comments: Vintage 2024 was just about the perfect vintage. Warm but not too hot, and bone dry during the growing season, was welcome change from the past couple of years, allowing the fruit to ripen steadily. Meanwhile, cool nights kept acids and freshness high. With decent yields across the board, we had flexibility in our winemaking, selecting the best parcels and blending to make a suite of wines we are super stoked with, and excited to share with the world. Each variety was picked, pressed off straight away and fermented separately. Blended and bottled, the last bit of primary fermentation was finished in the bottle to create the “petillant naturel” style. Style/Palate:Cracking fairy floss pink in the glass, pomegranate molasses on the nose, and a soft, creamy fizz plants this firmly in “chuggable” territory. Aormas: Bright and clean, red fruit dominates – sort of link pink lemonade – but with a bitter citrus undertone that ramps up the moreish appeal. Award/Score : Wine Front – 88 point (2023 Vintage)