2025 Grüner Veltliner
- Courabyra, Tumbarumba: west-facing slopes at 730 m on decomposed granite, grafted to Grüner Veltliner in 2016.
- Hand picked in the early morning, pressed into steel chilled to 4°C, wild fermented at 17°C.
- Snapped snow pea, green apple and nectarine, with racy acidity; 12.3% alcohol.
- Region
- Tumbarumba
- Vineyard
- Courabyra Vineyard
- Alc/Vol
- 12.3%
- Size
- 750mL
- Dietary
- vegan friendly | no animal products | contains sulphites
Tasting Notes
Tasting notes
'Grüner' in German means 'green' i tend to think of it as ripe green, think that fresh crisp green alikened to a fresh snow pea just been snapped in half from the garden, little fresh cut green apple, nectarine and a hint of citrus zest. Fine yet supple texture with racy acidity that lends grippy minerality on the finish.
Vineyard
The site
Courabyra Vineyard - The site with its western facing slopes, altitude of 730 metres, decomposed granite soils. The vineyard was first established in 1993 with plantings of Pinot Noir, Pinot Muenier and Chardonnay. The Grüner Veltliner was grafted in 2016 with the first fruit from the vines in the 2017 growing season. Think crisp clean air and running green hills with lush growing conditions.
Winemaking
Winemaking
Hand picked very early morning to keep the fruit cool, immediatly loaded onto enclosed truck and headed straight back to the winery. Pressed into stainless steel cooled to 4 degrees and racked from heavy lees, natural yeast, fermented at 17c, minimal sulphur added.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.