KUITPO – ADELAIDE HILLS

Wine
The colour shines! As it pours into the glass it feels like opening a treasure chest of Aztec gold. 
Alpine strawberries and pineapple on the nose welcome you to a palate that is rich and full. The secondary flavours are exotic, like a booty loaded pirate ship traveling through the Malacca Strait… Lichees, nutmeg, white pepper, and kaffir lime.
Drink now or bury ya loot in the cellar!  
13% alc/vol

Cellaring
Enjoy at release, or drink/cellar until 2029+.

Winemaking
Made by Candice and Frew at the CRFT winery in Carey Gully. Harvested on the 7th March 2024.
Whole-bunch pressed to tank then transferred to older seasoned (neutral) French barriques for barrel fermentation on full solids. 100% wild yeast ferment. Full wild MLF and regular lees stirring. Approx. 2 months in barrel.
Bottled June 2024. Vegan friendly.

K1 Vineyard
Grape vines in their youth battle for their place on the earth. Water, soil and sun is hotly contested until they each establish their territory. Young vines can often be overly ambitious and unbalanced, but as they come of age, their canopies fill out, bunches become consistent and vineyard characters become more distinct.

The K1 vineyard is home to one of the oldest plantings of Gruner in the country, and whilst 2008 may seem recent, these are old vines in an Australian Gruner context.   

Vineyard: Owned and farmed by Geoff Hardy
Location: Kaurna + Peramangk Country – Kuitpo – Adelaide Hills
Elevation: 300 to 320m
Aspect: North West facing
Planted: 2008 (grafted)
Clone: Elite
Map: -35.226406,138.668736
Soil: Rocky, flinty ground with ironstone and sandstone, and orange clay loam.

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