Winemaker Notes
The rich fertile soil and Mediterranean climate of the Fleurieu has proven to be perfect for growing magical Sangiovese.
Perfumed and zippy, this wine offers graceful aromas of rich fruits, tea leaves and potpourri that lead onto a palate of red plums, sour cherries and licorice. A clean, crunchy and moreish finish.
Professional Ratings
-
Wine Enthusiast
This Sangiovese is as fruity on the nose as the cherry color implies. It's ripe but still fresh, the red berries backed by notes of sage, ground black pepper and subtle florals. The palate is nicely balanced and linear with rapier acidity, fleshy fruit and fine, chalky tannins. It finishes a little short but would be a knockout with barbecue or roast mushroom fare.
Among Italy's elite red grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the chief component of Chianti, it is also the main grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Secret—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French island of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
A narrow band of hills and valleys east of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a diverse landscape featuring a variety of microclimates. In general it is moderate with high-altitude areas cooler and wetter compared to its warmer, lower areas.
Piccadilly Valley, the part of Adelaide Hills closest to the city, was first staked out by a grower named Brian Croser, in the 1970s for a cool spot to grow Chardonnay, then uncommon in Australia. Today a good amount of the Chardonnay goes to winemakers outside of the region.
Producers here experiment with other cool-climate loving aromatic varieties like Pinot Gris, Viognier and Riesling. Charming sparkling wine is also possible. On its north side, lower, west-facing slopes make full-bodied Shiraz.