The Artisan McLaren Vale Barbera 2017

Allegiance Wines The Artisan McLaren Vale Barbera 2017

Varieties

Barbera

Region

McLaren Vale

Winemaking Notes

Barbera is renowned for producing a fresh bright and youthful wine style with marked acidity and quite low and approachable tannins. Produced from a single block, the fruit is thinned prior to harvest to ensure only the highest quality is delivered to the winery. The bunches are destemmed into open fermenters and left to undergo a spontaneous fermentation. The ferment is gently hand plunged twice a day to ensure gentle tannin extraction, then pressed into a mix of older and some young seasoned oak.

Colour

Bright, vibrant red

Nose

Typical of the 2017 vintage, it is highly aromatic and bright with red fruit. There’s a subtle hint of grated nutmeg and woody spice on the nose, complimented by rose petal, raspberry and dark cherry.

Palate

The bright palate is abundant with forest fruits and berries with juicy acidity giving impressive length.

Comments

The Artisan, a skilled craftsman producing high quality wines in small quantities using traditional methods. Allegiance Wines The Artisan is a small batch release of outstanding wine expressing the finest regional and varietal characters. Cellar potential of 5-6 years.

Alcohol

14.5%

RRP

$40.00