CAREY GULLY – PICCADILLY VALLEY – ADELAIDE HILLS
The Wine
With only 8 rows of Grüner planted at our place, each vintage is produced in a very limited amount. The cold 2021 Spring caused late and extended flowering into December. This together with windy conditions resulted in hen and chicken throughout the crop, reducing the overall yield for 2022.
The nose has honeysuckle, white peach, white pear and bee’s wax. The palate shows wet slate minerality, nutmeg, textural layers and a nougat finish.
Drink 2022 to 2030+
Serve 9-11℃, cooler in warm weather
Alcohol - 13.5% alc/vol
Vegan Friendly
Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT winery in Carey Gully.
100% NASAA Certified Organic Piccadilly Valley Grüner Veltliner.
Harvested 30th March 2022. Hand-picked.
Whole-bunch pressed to tank to begin wild fermentation, then transferred into older seasoned (neutral) French barriques for barrel fermentation on full solids.
100% wild yeast ferment. Full wild MLF. Occasional lees stirring. 12 weeks in oak.
Bottled July 2022.
Arranmore Vineyard
Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016.
NASAA Certified Organic since February 2019.
Location: Carey Gully – Peramangk Country – Adelaide Hills
Elevation: 550 meters
Aspect: East facing
Planted: Grafted on 22yo Sauvignon Blanc vines, winter 2017. Cuttings from Geoff Hardy’s K1 vineyard Grüner.
Clone: Elite
Map: -34.969564, 138.760102
Soil: Dark loam topsoil over clay subsoil, with shale and ironstone bedrock.