SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Pinot Noir – The Arranmore Vineyard – NASAA CERTIFIED ORGANIC

PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS

A fresh new label for 2019 with the same Arranmore Pinot Noir you’ve know & loved for the past 8 vintages.

The Wine

Our first certified organic Arranmore Pinot release and now labelled under our ‘Arranmore Vineyard’ label range. Same wine as always, fresh new label.

Dark cherry and red berry fruit with tobacco and black current. Cardamom and star anise spice lift with hints to licorice. Beautifully textural and concentrated.

Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age.

Suggested serving temperature 16-17C.
Cellar for 5-7 years, possibly longer.
Alcohol - 14.0% alc/vol
Sugar/GF - Dry/<0.1g/L
Released - 3rd March 2021

The Winemaking

Harvested 28th March 2019.
Hand-made at CRFT Carey Gully winery.
100% NASAA Certified Organic Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir, hand-picked.
Cold soaked prior to wild fermentation in an open-top tank, 25% whole bunch, gentle hand plunge only, then pressed to barrel once dry for malolactic fermentation and maturation.
Matured for 8 months in 100% French oak, 25% new oak.
Bottled December 2019. 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).

Elevation: 545 meters
Aspect: East facing
Planted: 1998
Clones: 115 & D5V12
Map: -34.969091, 138.760670
Soil: Rich dark loam with clay and gravel mix, small pieces of quartz and ironstone sprinkled throughout.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Pinot Noir – The Budenberg Vineyard

PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS

The Wine

An incredibly steep vineyard nestled among the gum trees, 2019 saw extremely low yields with just half a tonne of fruit delivered to our winery.

Red berry and strawberry aromas with lifted sweet spice and savoury smoky notes. A tight and focused mid palate, with nutmeg spice, will benefit from a little air to open.

Ready to drink at release or cellar for up to 2-5 years.
Suggested serving temperature 16-17C.
Alcohol: 14.5% alc/vol
Sugar/GF: Dry
RRP: $39
Released: 3rd March 2021

The Winemaking

Harvested 21st March 2019 and hand-made at CRFT Carey Gully winery.
100% Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir, hand-picked.

Cold soaked prior to wild fermentation in an open-top tank, 25% whole bunch, gentle hand plunge only, then pressed to barrel once dry for malolactic fermentation and maturation.

Matured for 8 months in 100% French oak, 70% new oak.
Bottled December 2019. 34 dozen produced. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard

The fruit was grown & organically farmed (uncertified) by Mark & Andrie Whisson.

The vineyard is owned by the Budenberg family.
Elevation: 540 meters
Aspect: East facing
Planted: 1995
Clones: Majority 114 & 115, 1 row MV6
Map: -34.97274,138.744384
Soil: Clay loam and shale with a mix ironstone, blue stone and quartz.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Pinot Noir – The Whisson Lake Vineyard

PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS

The Wine

A stunning Pinot with dark cherries, violet and eucalyptus notes. Shows smoky oak with a confectionary redskin lift. Beautiful concentrated fruit palate, silky smooth with great intensity. Flavours of charred oak, sweet smoked paprika and dark fruits linger.

Will develop more complexity with bottle age. Benefits from a little time to open in bottle.

Ready to drink at release or cellar for 5-7 years (possibly longer).
Suggested serving temperature 16-17C.
Alcohol: 14.5% alc/vol
Sugar/GF: Dry
RRP: $39
Released - 3rd March 2021

The Winemaking

Harvested 21st March 2019.
Hand-made at CRFT Carey Gully winery.
100% Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir, hand-picked.
Cold soaked prior to wild fermentation in an open-top tank, 25% whole bunch, gentle hand plunge only, then pressed to barrel once dry for malolactic fermentation and maturation.
Matured for 8 months in 100% French oak, 20% new oak.
Bottled December 2019. 129 dozen produced. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard

The Whisson Lake Vineyard is owned and organically farmed (uncertified) by Mark & Andrie Whisson.

Elevation: 610 meters
Aspect: North East facing
Planted: 1985
Clones: D5V12, 777, 114,115, MV6
Map: -34.967153, 138.751102
Soil: Clay with schist and Gneiss.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Mencía - The Schmidt Vineyard

Review

91 POINTS - CAMPBELL MATTINSON (THE WINE FRONT)

CRFT wines always keep things interesting.
This has drinkability written all over it but there’s a bit more to it than that. It’s fruit-driven, soft and berried, maybe a bit floral too, but tea leaf, game and sweet-earthen-root-vegetable characters add that something extra. In fact it tastes like beetroot-at-the-peak-of-its-powers. It’s as delightful as it is delicious. Personally I would drink it now/young but it may well age. Drink : 2020 - 2024+

The Wine

Lifted and aromatic the nose shows blackcurrant, pomegranate and blackberry jam, with secondary characters of beetroot, chocolate bullets and leather polish. Tea leaf and dried prune add to the complexity. Super juicy palate bursting with plush concentrated red fruit and smooth supple tannins.

A beautiful wine to drink right now or watch it age and develop over the coming few years.

Ready to drink at release or cellar for up to 5 years (possibly beyond!).

Suggested serving temperature 16-17C

Alcohol - 13.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF - Dry

RRP - $31

Released - April 2020

The Winemaking

Harvested 5th March 2019. 100% Barossa Valley Mencía grapes, hand-picked.

Hand-made by Candice and Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

Wild fermented in an open-top tank, gentle hand plunge only, 10 days on skins, then pressed to barrel for malolactic fermentation and maturation.

Matured for 9 months in 100% French oak, 25% 1yo old, 75% older oak.

Bottled December 2019, 104 dozen produced. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard

The Schmidt family own and farm the Mencía vines at Vine Vale in the Barossa Valley.

Organically farmed (uncertified) from 2018/2019 growing season.

Planted - 2012 (half grafted, half planted on own roots)

Soil - Deep sandy loam topsoil, over deep red clay subsoil.

Map -34.495745, 139.010397

Mencía – About the variety

Mencía (pronounced MEN-cee-ah or MEN-thee-ah) is a Spanish native grown mostly in the northwestern corner of Spain and if you enjoy Pinot Noir you should definitely give this a go!

The variety often shows lifted aromatics of red fruit, floral notes and earthy tones. It can be medium to full bodied and suits savoury red meat dishes, poultry or wild game, and vegetarian dishes such as mushroom risotto. In Australia, there’s just a tiny handful of plantings and producers, with the variety found in South Australia’s McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley as well as the Pyrenees Wine Region in Victoria and Orange in New South Wales. Australian Mencía will be an exciting variety to watch over the coming decades as our vines age and as we learn how to grow Mencía in our climate.

In 2019 our second planting of Mencía was established at the Rohrlach Vineyard in the Barossa Valley and we look forward to producing our second single vineyard Mencía in the future.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Chardonnay - The Arranmore Vineyard

The Wine

Lemon and lime at first with savoury biscuity flavours and orange zest. Toasty oak flavours and vanilla spice interlaced perfectly with the aromatics and bouquet. The palate jumps with stone fruit, mango and apricot and perfectly balance natural acidity. Showing exceptional length with the classic Arranmore Chardonnay pine-lime creamy flavour lingering on and on.

An elegant and restrained Chardonnay, that opens to show an amazing breadth of flavour.

Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age. Cellar 10 years, possibly longer.

Suggested serving temperature 7-10C

Alcohol - 12.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF - Dry/<0.1g/L

RRP - $45

Release – April 2020

The Winemaking 

Harvested 8th March 2019. 100% NASAA Certified Organic Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, hand-picked.

Hand-made by Candice & Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

Whole bunch pressed followed by wild fermentation on full solids in tank, then transferred to oak for barrel fermentation around half way through ferment.

Some light lees stirring with full malo-lactic fermentation in oak.

Matured for 8 months in 100% French oak, 50% 1yo, 50% 2yo oak.

Bottled November 2019, 29 dozen produced. 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).

Elevation - 545 meters

Aspect - East facing

Planted - 1995-1998

Map - 34°58'07.5"S 138°45'38.1"E

Soil - Rich dark loam with clay and gravel mix, small pieces of quartz and ironstone sprinkled throughout.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2018 Pinot Noir – The Broderick Vineyard

The Wine

Initially showing whole-bunch characters with mint, charred-grilled capsicum and a fresh herb edge, then opens to show blackcurrant and blackberry jam with tobacco notes. Warm spice of cinnamon with fresh coconut, licorice and a caramel lift. The palate is smooth with charred smoky oak and finishes with tight tannins and red fruit.

Will develop more complexity with bottle age. Benefits from a little time to open in bottle.

Ready to drink at release or cellar for 5-7 years.

Suggested serving temperature 16-17C.

Alcohol: 13.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF: Dry

RRP: $39

Release: July 2020

The Winemaking

Harvested 3rd March 2018, 800kg.

Hand-made by Candice and Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

100% Basket Range Pinot Noir grapes, hand-picked.

Cold soaked prior to wild fermentation in an open-top tank, 25% whole bunch, gentle hand plunge only, then pressed to barrel once dry for malolactic fermentation and maturation.

Matured for 9 months in 100% French oak, 40% new oak.

Vegan friendly. Bottled December 2018. 58.5 dozen produced.

The Vineyard

The Broderick Vineyard is owned and organically farmed (uncertified) by the Broderick family – Phil & Mary, with their sons Louis & Sholto.

Elevation:  440 meters

Aspect: East facing

Planted: 2000

Clones: 50% MV6, 50% 777

Map: -34.930604, 138.778963

Soil: Rocky with sandstone and quartz through clay.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Grüner Veltliner – The Arranmore Vineyard - NASAA Certified organic

CRFT 2019 Arranmore Vineyard Grüner Veltliner is our first NASAA Certified Organic wine and the very first release of our estate-owned and grown Grüner Veltliner.

The Wine

We are so happy with the first release of our home-grown Grüner. Already showing the wonderful traits of this Austrian native , with poached quince, fresh pear and dill. Gives notes of parsnip and marmalade, with a mouth filling textural palate of pepper and spice over layers of stone fruit.  

Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age. Cellar up to 8 years and possibly beyond.

Some light lees present which will settle by standing upright in the fridge, or simply drink cloudy and enjoy as is! The lees are a natural part of the winemaking process and do not impact the quality of the wine.

Alcohol - 13.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF - Dry/<0.1g/L

RRP - $30

Release – 11th October 2019

The Winemaking

Harvested 29th March 2019, 1.9 tonnes

Hand-made by Candice & Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

100% Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner, hand-picked in the cool morning.

Around half of the batch underwent skin contact for 48 hours prior to press.

Whole bunch pressed followed by wild fermentation on full solids. Fermented cool and slow in stainless steel and unoaked. Some light lees stirring prior to settling and racking.

Unfined, unfiltered, vegan.

Bottled 13th August 2019, 135 dozen produced.

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).

Elevation - 545 meters

Aspect - East facing

Planted - Grafted on 20 year old Sauvignon Blanc vines, winter 2017. Cuttings from Geoff Hardy’s K1 vineyard Grüner Veltliner.

Clone - Elite

Soil - Rich dark loam with clay and gravel mix, small pieces of quartz and ironstone sprinkled throughout.

Map - -34.969564, 138.760102

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Grüner Veltliner – The K1 Vineyard

The Wine

Our seventh vintage producing this lovely wine from Kuitpo. The nose loaded with grapefruit, citrus and lime leaf, along with subtle notes of just-picked dill, fresh cucumber, celery and white pepper. The palate has a minerally flinty edge and direct acid line with savoury textural notes and oodles of fresh-cut stone fruit. The anise spice character lingers on the finish.

Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age. Cellar up to 8 years and possibly beyond.

Some light lees present which will settle by standing upright in the fridge, or simply drink cloudy and enjoy as is! The lees are a natural part of the winemaking process and do not impact the quality of the wine. 

Alcohol - 13.0% alc/vol

Sugar/GF - Dry / <0.1g/l

RRP - $30

Release – 11th October 2019

The Winemaking

Harvested 6th March 2019, 1.57 tonnes.

Hand-made by Candice & Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

100% Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner, hand-picked in the cool morning.

Around half of the batch underwent skin contact for 38 hours prior to press.

Whole bunch pressed followed by wild fermentation on full solids. Fermented cool and slow in stainless steel and unoaked. Some light lees stirring prior to settling and racking. Unfined, unfiltered, vegan.

Bottled 13th August 2019, 123 dozen produced.

The Vineyard

Geoff Hardy grows our K1 Vineyard Grüner Veltliner from his beautiful property at Kuitpo, Adelaide Hills.

Elevation - 300 to 320m  

Aspect - North West facing

Planted - 2008 (grafted)

Clone - Elite

Soil - Rocky, flinty ground with ironstone and sandstone, and orange clay loam.

Map - -35.226406,138.668736

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Grüner Veltliner – The Longview Vineyard

The Wine

Punchy guava and mango with freshly cut granny smith apple, the nose is lifted and intense. The palate weighty with a wet slate character that is swept with textural layers and savoury grilled cheddar cheese notes.

Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age. Cellar up to 8 years and possibly beyond.

Some light lees present which will settle by standing upright in the fridge, or simply drink cloudy and enjoy as is! The lees are a natural part of the winemaking process and do not impact the quality of the wine.

Alcohol - 13.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF - Dry / <0.1g/l

RRP - $30

Release - 11th October 2019

The Winemaking

Harvested 27th February 2019, 1.6 tonnes.

Hand-made by Candice & Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

100% Adelaide Hills Grüner Veltliner, hand-picked in the cool morning.

Around half of the batch underwent skin contact for 24 hours prior to press.

Whole bunch pressed followed by wild fermentation on full solids. Fermented cool and slow in stainless steel and unoaked. Some light lees stirring prior to settling and racking. Unfined, unfiltered, vegan.

Bottled 13th August 2019, 118 dozen produced.

The Vineyard

Brothers Peter and Mark Saturno and Vineyard Manager Dino Cotsaris grow our Longview Vineyard Grüner Veltliner at Macclesfield, Adelaide Hills.

Elevation - 300 to 320m

Aspect - South facing steep slope

Planted - 2011 on own roots

Clones - Iby, HHW A1-2, HHW A1-3

Soil - Rocky, scattered with ironstone and quartz. Fine silt and sandy loam topsoil, dense clay and loam subsoil.

Map - -35.192097, 138.821556