Vino Volta Methode Ancestrale 2019

Vino Volta Methode Ancestrale 2019

  20:34    Stu.

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Grenache based Petillent Naturel (AKA Pet Nat, mate) from WA's Swan Valley. 

Pouring more like a bronzed onion skin than the red you might think of associating with a Grenache. Offers a subtle raspberry vibe over wholemeal bready hints.

Soft and delicate, it gently rolls across the palate, bringing something like a subtle honeyed and brandy snap tail with a soft minerally tickle on the back palate. Delicate persistence on the finish too. 90 

Tasted on: Sunday 1st March 
Source: Retail
Price: $30
Alcohol: 13%
Closure: Crown Seal
Website: https://www.vinovolta.com.au/

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Delinquente Wine Co. Weeping Juan Pet' Nat' 2017

Delinquente Wine Co. Weeping Juan Pet' Nat' 2017

  08:30    Stu.

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Not sure who Juan is in the context of this wine, but i'd suggest there's no need for the waterworks.

Scant detail on the actual composition of this pretty number from the Riverland's Delinquente Wine Co. I'd hazard that there's perhaps at least a splash of Nero d'Avola or such in the mix - though I'd perhaps also suggest that actual composition is of scant relevance once you clap your laughing gear around its charms.

Pours a blush pink in the glass, the petillence evident from the off. A slight turbidity too. A little muskiness, macerated strawberry and raspberry. Joyous.

Fine on entry with a rambunctious minerality that bolsters credentials through the middle. Feels quite rounded, sitting nicely in the mouth, yet a tickle of bubbles cascades across the palate. The fruit not afraid to make itself known across the final third. Good drinking. 90

Tasted on: Sunday 22nd October
Source: Retail, Camp Hill Cellars
Price: $25
Alcohol: 
Closure: Crown Seal
Website: http://www.delinquentewineco.com/

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BK Wines Pet' Nat' Chardonnay 2017

BK Wines Pet' Nat' Chardonnay 2017

  08:30    Stu.

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It's fresh, lemon balm over a bready, yeasty character. Not the strongest aromatic game.

But the fun happens on the palate. It's a lively, big bubbled mouthful of fun - to me therein lies the charm of the Pet Nat style. It enlivens, encourages and has you yearning for more. And more is what you find yourself doing. Drinking that is. 

Straightforward appeal, inherent drinkability. 90 

Tasted on: Sunday 10th September, a Fruit day
Source: Retail, Craft
Price: $25
Alcohol: TBC
Closure: Crown Seal
Website: http://bkwines.com.au/

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Tom Shobbrook Making Space Pet' Nat' Shiraz Riesling 2015

Tom Shobbrook Making Space Pet' Nat' Shiraz Riesling 2015

  14:04    Stu.

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Bottle image 'half inched'
from drnks.com

Primary, red fruit, a little rhubarb.

Lively on the palate palate, bristling and energetic. Mineral, sour red fruit, suggestive of citrus tang. Fresh, freshening. Finishes clean, something you want to drink. Lots of love. 90 

Tasted on: Sunday 15th May, a Fruit day
Source: Retail, Craft Red Hill
Price: $32
Alcohol: 12.5%
Closure: Screwcap
Website: Dunno

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