Willoughby Bridge Vineyard, Colbinabbin, Heathcote G.I
Perfume and fruit explosion from a unique site.
Cherry red and a tiny touch cloudy.
Muddled raspberry, ripe strawberry, rosemary – absolutely delicious aromatics.
Serious tension on the palate. Tight phenolics pulling to the middle of the palate and small berries – cranberry, candied raspberry, fresh strawberry – pushing back out against the herbaceousness. Lots of energy across the palate. Acidity is lifted, and the wine has a beautiful, fine texture. It is very interesting, very delicious, and very easy to drink, although it invites a little more pondering over than in some years. A very cool iteration of the Super Juice.
Vineyard
A Block and C Block at Willoughby Bridge vineyard.
Both CVT230 clone Nebbiolo grafted in 2016 on very fine, iron and clay rich soils. N/S orientation.
Winemaking
MAT7 clone from C Block at Willoughby Bridge entirely destemmed and fermented at cooler temperatures with very gentle pumpovers for 12 days.
The wine is exposed to oxygen early to help yeast complete fermentation and for tannin resolution.
Once settled, the wine is racked to old puncheon, with only the most aromatic and slinky barrels kept for the Super Juice final blend.
Some so2 added this year.
