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Wine Description
The Story
Our Hamlets Rosé showcases from Montepulciano from the Hamlet of Halletts Valley, with a small amount of barrel fermented Grenache from the Hamlet of Nuriootpa in the mix.
Picked before dawn and straight to the winery for light pressing to minimise colour and maintain freshness. Chilled down in tank then allowed to slowly warm itself up, 100% naturally fermented, minimal acid & sulphur added and nothing else!
Light pale pink in the glass...
Wine Information
The Montepulciano had extremely minimal skin contact and was immediately destemmed and pressed to tank, where natural/wild ferment occurred as the juice warmed. Fermented to complete dryness, then settled, racked and bottled in quick succession.
The Grenache (about 10% of the blend) was handpicked earlier than the “Monte” and pressed into seasoned French Oak barrels, where it underwent natural fermentation, to create a creamy texture and en...
Vintage 2024
Vintage 2024 conditions
The below-average sized crush can be attributed to a number of seasonal factors as well as various forms of human intervention driven by economic considerations and market forces.
Major global-scale climate influences on the Australian climate in 2023 were a La Niña at the start of the year, an El Niño and a strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole which were established in early spring, and a positive phase of the S...