Reviews and Scores
94 POINTS - FALSTAFF INTERNATIONAL GRÜNER GOES GLOBAL FEATURE SPRING 2022
”Moss, asparagus, green bell pepper and indeed white pepper spice make for a totally enticing nose. The palate is wonderfully concentrated and has a lovely, pithy, phenolic edge as well as lime zest spikiness. This is quite a little pleasure bomb - just made to enliven simply everything. What energy!”
92 POINTS - CAMPBELL MATTINSON, THE WINE FRONT
”Arguably the most textural of CRFT’s three Gruner releases from 2021. This has some serious grip. Apple skins, yeast, cider-like notes, pepper spice and more. It’s a super-dry style with good intensity and length. It’ll be interesting to see where this one goes. Personality plus. Drink 2022-2026.”
The Wine
Perfumed with floral notes of rose petal and blossoms then fresh ripe stone fruit. Classic Gruner flavours of canned peach, fresh dill, and a rich and creamy mouthfeel.
Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age.
Cellar 5 years, possibly beyond.
Serving temp 9-11C, serve cooler in hot weather.
Alcohol - 13.5% alc/vol
Released – 7th October 2021
The Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT winery in Carey Gully.
100% NASAA Certified Organic Piccadilly Valley Grüner Veltliner.
Harvested 26th March 2021. Hand-picked.
50% whole-bunch pressed to tank, the remaining fruit destemmed and left to skin contact for a limited time prior to pressing.
Both batches then blended together for wild fermentation on full solids.
Fermented cool and slow in stainless steel. Part way through tank fermentation a portion was transferred to older neutral French oak for barrel fermentation followed by time on lees, with the aim to build texture and complexity without picking up oak flavour.
Occasional lees stirring in tank and oak, with partial wild malo-lactic fermentation.
Bottled July 2021. Vegan friendly.
The Vineyard
The Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016 and is now NASAA Certified Organic (February 2019). Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995-1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills). The 2021 vintage Grüner was dry grown.
Elevation: 545 meters
Aspect: East facing
Planted: 1995-1998
Map: -34.969564, 138.760102
Soil: Rich dark loam topsoil over a clay subsoil with shale and ironstone bedrock.