2019 Wines
2019 BLANC DE BLANCS
HOME BLOCK
The hot dry summer summer made for some beautiful more ripe fruit complexity. 100% hand picked Chardonnay on 25 February 2019.
Delightfully fresh, with gorgeous natural acidity. Method-Traditionnelle. Perfect with chilli crab or that special occasion.
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WINEMAKING
Winter 2019 was cold, followed by excellent rainfall in the late Spring. Uninterrupted flowering meant that we were seeing generous yields with the hot dry conditions in January and February driving gorgeous fruit complexity.
100% handpicked Chardonnay on 25 February 2019 and chilled in the cool room overnight. De-stemmed and hydraulic basket pressed to 300 bar to ensure gentle extraction of juice. 80% free run juice.
Chardonnay was inoculated with a 9 day fermentation period. Juice was placed in the cool room to control ferment temperatures.
Tirage September 2019
1st Disgorge August 2022
Dosage 3g/l
pH 3.37 // TA 6.7
11.9 % alc // 7.1 std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 BLANC DE NOIRS
HOME BLOCK
The hot dry summer summer made for some beautiful more ripe fruit complexity. 100% hand picked Pinot Noir on 21 February 2019. Delightfully fresh, with a generous mouth feel.
Method-Traditionnelle. Perfect with kingfish sashimi or fun in the sun with friends.
VINEYARD
WINEMAKING
Winter 2019 was cold, followed by excellent rainfall in the late Spring. Uninterrupted flowering meant that we were seeing generous yields with the hot dry conditions in January and February driving gorgeous fruit complexity.
100% handpicked Pinot Noir on 21 February 2019 and chilled in the cool room overnight. De-stemmed and hydraulic basket pressed to 300 bar to ensure gentle extraction of juice.
80% free run juice. Pinot Noir (MV6) was inoculated with a 10 day fermentation period. Juice was placed in the cool room to control ferment temperatures.
Tirage September 2019
Disgorged August 2022
Dosage 8g/l
pH 3.26 // TA 6.7
11.7 % alc // 6.9 std drinks
Vegan friendly
2019 Riesling
NAGAMBIE VINEYARD
VINEYARD
WINEMAKING
2019 SINGLE BARREL CHARDONNAY
MELBA BLOCK
VINEYARD
WINEMAKING
100% handpicked on 25th March 2020. Whole bunch pressed using a half-ton hydraulic basket press, with overnight juice settling. Inoculated and matured in a one year old François Frères barrique. Matured on full ferment lees for 14 months. Bottled 13 May 2021. Unfined and unfiltered.
pH 3.25 // TA 5.65
12.0 % alc / 7.1 Std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 CHARDONNAY
MELBA BLOCK
Our 2019 Chardonnay is reflective of the hot and dry season. A more textural wine compared to the previous year, displays notes of tropical fruits and melon. Not overpowered by oak and influenced by partial-malolactic fermentation. This Chardonnay has potential to cellar for 10+ years and is best enjoyed at 7-10 degrees celsius.
VINEYARD
WINEMAKING
100% handpicked in March 2019. Combination of whole bunch and destemming and pressed, with overnight juice settling. Wild yeast fermentation. Matured in a mixture of seasoned french oak barriques (20% new) and part-malolactic fermentation. Matured on full ferment lees for 9 months. Bottled in December 2019. Unfined and unfiltered.
13.5% alc / 8.8 std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 SINGLE BARREL PINOT
MELBA BLOCK
Similar to the Single Barrel Home Block Pinot Noir, the Melba Block Pinot is more Shiraz like in colour than Pinot. The nose displays bright cherry fruit characters, with the French oak integrating beautifully.
Silky elegance with a fine tannin structure makes this a wine to be enjoyed alone or paired beautifully with foods ranging from pastas, duck all the way through to red meats.
This Pinot is drinking perfectly now, but will certainly develop with careful cellaring. (only 285 bottles made)
VINEYARD
Situated at 150m above sea level, planted in the early 1980s. Similar to the Homeblock, the Melba block vines are all cared for by hand, 100% cane pruned to ensure best quality fruit is grown and hand harvested.
WINEMAKING
100% handpicked on 07 March 2019. Inoculated and fermented on skins over a 2 week period. Pressed using a half-ton hydraulic basket press with the primary ferment being completed in a one year old François Frères barrique. Matured on full ferment lees for 13 months. Bottled 28 Jan 2020. Unfined and unfiltered.
Malic 0.01 // Glu/Fru 0.15
13.0 % alc / 7.7 std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 SINGLE BARREL PINOT
HOME BLOCK
VINEYARD
WINEMAKING
100% handpicked on 01 April 2020. Inoculated and fermented on skins over a 2 week period. Pressed using a half-ton hydraulic basket press with the primary ferment being completed in a one year old François Frères barrique. Matured on full ferment lees for 13 months. Bottled 07 May 2021. Unfined and unfiltered.
pH 3.45 // TA 5.55
Malic 0.03 // Glu/Fru 0.07
13.0 % alc / 7.7 Std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 PINOT NOIR
ESTATE BLEND
This wine demonstrates a vibrant nose of black cherries and strawberries,. The palate is delicate and fine with an exotic array of red and black fruits intermixed. This Pinot Noir has elegance, power and finesse. The red fruit complexity from the Melba Block helps to balance out the earthiness from the Home Block fruit.
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WINEMAKING
2019 Atkins-Davis Merlot
SINGLE BARREL MELBA BLOCK
Owners/ Vignerons son Sebastian has been making a barrel of wine since the age of 8. Now 12, Sebastian is releasing his very first wine under his own label “Atkins-Davis”. Nicknamed “Smerlot”, this medium-bodied wine, displays black fruits and tobacco. The Merlot fruit comes from the Steels Gate Melba Block, in Dixons Creek. Rich in tannin and good acidity ensures this wine will ages gracefully over the next 10+ years. (to be enjoyed at Sebastian’s 18th birthday :))
VINEYARD
Situated at 150m above sea level, planted in the early 1980s. Similar to the Homeblock, the Melba block vines are all cared for by hand, 100% cane pruned to ensure best quality fruit is grown and hand harvested.
WINEMAKING
100% Hand picked Merlot on 14 Mar 2019. De-stemmed and fermented in a single french oak barrel for 15 months. Bottled 07 May 2020.
2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
NAGAMBIE VINEYARD
VINEYARD
WINEMAKING
100% machine picked in March 2020. Inoculated & fermented over a 2 week period. Matured in a combination of aged french oak hogs heads over 11 months. Bottled 25 February 2021.
12.5% alc / 7.4 std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 GRACIANO
NAGAMBIE VINEYARD
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The Shelmerdine Estate, located in the picturesque Nagambie region. Situated at 400m above sea level, the Graciano was grafted on merlot vines in 2016 on textured sandy red clay loams over free draining soil east to west facing.
WINEMAKING
100% hand picked Graciano on 27 Mar 2019. Inoculated & fermented in fermentation pots and matured in a combination of aged french oak. Bottled in March 2020.
13.4% alc / 7.9 std drinks
Vegan Friendly
2019 BASTARDO
NAGAMBIE VINEYARD
Bastardo originated in the Jura region of Eastern France, where it is known as Trousseau. Much more widely grown in Portugal under various names including Bastardo. In the Douro region it is used in Port blends or in red wines either as a varietal or in blends. Our Bastardo has full fruit intensity with tones of blackberry and mulberry. Medium body in comparison to a Pinot Noir with a little more grunge.
