WILLIAMSTOWN – BAROSSA VALLEY
(FORMERLY THE ‘ROHRLACH VINEYARD’)

93 points – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front :
“Gee, I liked this wine. It’s from the Wild South vineyard, nee Rorlach. Cherry, strawberry, a bit nutty and oxy, dry for sure, yet has fruit. Sports a pleasing chalky feel, a little earthy even, plenty of blood orange like the fizzy Italian one you might know, with a cinch of bitterness. Finish is good too. I liked this a whole lot. Touch and go for 94 really.”

The Wine

Visually bright, it glistens in the glass like pink gemstone.
Nose of candy-floss, fresh hops and mint leaps out.
Flavours of white peach, strawberries and cream, finish with a thirst-quenching quinine character.
The mixed flavours remind us of an Eton Mess – like summer in a glass.
Organically grown and made (uncertified).
Enjoy while fresh and young or within two years.

Alcohol - 12.5% alc/vol
Sugar/GF – Bone dry/<0.1g/L
Released August 2023

The Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT winery, Carey Gully.
100% Organically grown and made (uncertified).
Harvested 20th March 2023.
Short cold-soak then pressed and wild fermented cool and slow in stainless steel. Occasional lees stirring for texture and mouthfeel. Partial wild malo-lactic fermentation. Unoaked.
Bottled July 2023. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard
Formerly the ‘Rohrlach Vineyard’ and newly named the ‘Wild South Vineyard’, our Mencía is grown by Matthew Rohrlach in Williamstown (also the home of our old vine Shiraz and Mencía). This wine is the sister to our red Mencía made from the same grapes. 

The vineyard is located on the southern fringe of the Barossa Valley wine region, just a couple kilometres from the boundary of the Adelaide Hills wine region.

The Wild South Vineyard has fully converted to organic and regenerative farming practices from 2021 with full Organic Certification to follow.

Vineyard: Owned and farmed by Matt Rohrlach with his parents Dennis and Carolyn.

Location: Williamstown – Kaurna + Peramangk Country – Barossa Valley

Elevation: 320m
Aspect: East facing
Planted: 2019 & 2020
Map: 34°41'12.4"S 138°53'58.0"E
Soil: Dark loam and dense clay scattered with Mica and fool’s gold, making the soil sparkle in the sunlight.

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