Hochkirch Syrah 2021
Regular price $52.00
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- TASTING NOTE: "Wow, game meat. Like beef jerky meets venison meets peppery salumi. Unreal. The texture is sublime, soft, supple, medium weight with this feathery web of tannin pulling things close. So much spice. So many herbs. Somewhere in that all a red fruited freshness and succulence. Boysenberry and mulberry faintly. Complex, layered, detailed, wildly drinkable and oh so serious at the same time. Magnificent. Syrah lovers pay attention." 96 POINTS - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
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ABOUT THE WINE: Open vat ferments with 30% whole-bunch and no additions, natural ferment and daily pigeage. Pressed to French Barriques (2-10 years old). Racked once, assembled with a small amount of sulphur and bottled.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Jennifer and John Nagorcka's 20 acres of vines are within a 700-acre property that also produces wool, grain and meat. The entire farm is Demeter-certified biodynamic, demonstrating the couple’s love of the land and firm commitment to balanced agriculture. They are known for their ability to leave the grapes to their own business: wild ferments, a little skin-contact for the whites, large neutral oak, no filtering or fining and minimal sulphur is the only addition. Prices fluctuate each vintage; a refreshingly honest indication of what drinkers will find in the bottle. Also welcome is their willingness to release some of their wines with a little bottle age—rare in a fast-moving world.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Henty, Victoria
- VARIETAL: Riesling
- WINE STYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Jennifer & John Nagorcka
- CLASSIFICATION: Natural / Lo-Fi, Unfined & Unfiltered, Minimal Sulphites, Biodynamic Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 750ml
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