Wind River Barbera 2022
This is our first instalment of Barbera from the Wind River Vineyard! A wine we have longed to grow and make since first working with this variety in the beautiful regions of Asti and Alba in Piedmonte. Our focus with the Wind River wines, especially this Barbera, has been to create a strong Adelaide Hills identity around the variety rather than to simply emulate those from its European birthplace.
The 2022 harvest enjoyed a cool and long ripening period in the Adelaide Hills, with only five days over 35 degrees! Strong cropping led us to drop some fruit in January in order to concentrate the optimum bunches. This fruit was harvested by hand at first light, before being crushed cold to fermenters to soak and await the natural ferment from indigenous yeast. After an eleven day ferment the wine was pressed out to neutral oak. Created with minimal interference, this wine is a proud representation of its variety and unique terroir.
All the expressive hallmarks of Barbera are present here. We especially revel in the blue fruits and violets present both aromatically and on the palate. Fresh acidity is supported by a savoury edge and the clean mineral finish characteristic of Wind River, thanks to the quartz and ironstone throughout the vineyard.
This wine enjoys a broad drinking window of up to twenty years, but shows its vibrancy best within the first five or so.
This is our first instalment of Barbera from the Wind River Vineyard! A wine we have longed to grow and make since first working with this variety in the beautiful regions of Asti and Alba in Piedmonte. Our focus with the Wind River wines, especially this Barbera, has been to create a strong Adelaide Hills identity around the variety rather than to simply emulate those from its European birthplace.
The 2022 harvest enjoyed a cool and long ripening period in the Adelaide Hills, with only five days over 35 degrees! Strong cropping led us to drop some fruit in January in order to concentrate the optimum bunches. This fruit was harvested by hand at first light, before being crushed cold to fermenters to soak and await the natural ferment from indigenous yeast. After an eleven day ferment the wine was pressed out to neutral oak. Created with minimal interference, this wine is a proud representation of its variety and unique terroir.
All the expressive hallmarks of Barbera are present here. We especially revel in the blue fruits and violets present both aromatically and on the palate. Fresh acidity is supported by a savoury edge and the clean mineral finish characteristic of Wind River, thanks to the quartz and ironstone throughout the vineyard.
This wine enjoys a broad drinking window of up to twenty years, but shows its vibrancy best within the first five or so.
This is our first instalment of Barbera from the Wind River Vineyard! A wine we have longed to grow and make since first working with this variety in the beautiful regions of Asti and Alba in Piedmonte. Our focus with the Wind River wines, especially this Barbera, has been to create a strong Adelaide Hills identity around the variety rather than to simply emulate those from its European birthplace.
The 2022 harvest enjoyed a cool and long ripening period in the Adelaide Hills, with only five days over 35 degrees! Strong cropping led us to drop some fruit in January in order to concentrate the optimum bunches. This fruit was harvested by hand at first light, before being crushed cold to fermenters to soak and await the natural ferment from indigenous yeast. After an eleven day ferment the wine was pressed out to neutral oak. Created with minimal interference, this wine is a proud representation of its variety and unique terroir.
All the expressive hallmarks of Barbera are present here. We especially revel in the blue fruits and violets present both aromatically and on the palate. Fresh acidity is supported by a savoury edge and the clean mineral finish characteristic of Wind River, thanks to the quartz and ironstone throughout the vineyard.
This wine enjoys a broad drinking window of up to twenty years, but shows its vibrancy best within the first five or so.