Into the Outback: Hip Australian 3-Packs for Autumn

Pack #1 – McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley & Eden Valley, SHOP HERE

Pewsey Vale Eden Valley Dry Riesling 2018

• Eden Valley, South Australia
• Winery founded in 1847
• Sandy loam
• 30-year-old vines
• Native yeast
• Stainless steel fermented and aged
• 3.1 ph, .9 g/l residual
• 94 points JS, 92 points WE
• Dried grapefruit, peach, sorrel

Bink Wines ‘Sergeant J’ Red Wine 2018

• Barossa Valley, South Australia
• Solo project from Koen Janssens of Yetti and the Kokonut
• Grenache
• Native yeast fermented
• Unfined, unfiltered
• Sour cherry, red currant, red clay

S. C. Pannell ‘Smart Vineyard’ Grenache 2017

• McClaren Vale, South Australia
• “This is a label which is quite certain to become thoroughly iconic in the years ahead.” James Halliday
• 80 year old bush vines
• Red clay loam with iron and quartz
• 100% destemmed
• 10 days on skins
• Aged 11 months in 2500l foudre and 500l puncheon
• Unfined, unfiltered
• 93 points WE
• Red cherry, fresh strawberry, Thai basil

Pack #2 – Punk as...Ochota Barrels, SHOP HERE

‘The Green Room’ Grenache 2019

• Mclaren Vale
• 82% Grenache, 18% Syrah
• Planted 1946
• Limestone and schist
• 85% whole cluster fermentation
• 28-88 day maceration
• Aged 2 months
• Unfined, unfiltered
• Red plum, black cap, thyme

‘From The North’ Mourvedre 2018

• Barossa Valley
• Sand
• Planted 1869
• Biodynamic viticulture
• 100% whole cluster
• 5 day cold soak, 12 day fermentation
• Aged 3 months
• Unfined, unfiltered
• 20 ppm SO2
• Black cherry, smoked tea, anise seed

‘The Mark of Cain’ Pinot Meunier 2019

• Adelaide Hills
• Clay
• Planted 1985
• Named after a punk band Taras Ochota once toured with
• Half carbonic maceration for one month, half whole cluster traditional ferment for 6 days
• Unfined, unfiltered
• 20 ppm SO2
• Red grapefruit, rhubarb, rose hips