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96 Points
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96 Points
From the Halliday Wine Companion Best Value Winery of the Year
96 Points, James Halliday
Limited Allocation - now one of the absolute best boutique producers in VIC
James Halliday Wine Companion 2025 Best Value Winery
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Description
From the Leech Vineyard in Drysdale, located in the heart of the Bellarine Peninsula. More sheltered than
Portarlington but still influenced by its maritime climate, this site is planted to MV6 clone on grey sandy loam
over yellow light clay.
Fruit was handpicked and fully destemmed into open fermenters. Wild yeast fermentation with twice-daily
punch downs lasted 9 days on skins, before pressing to oak for natural malolactic fermentation. Maturation
took place in French barriques, 20% of which were new.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Food Pairings:
Pork
Poultry
Red Meat
Description
From the Leech Vineyard in Drysdale, located in the heart of the Bellarine Peninsula. More sheltered than
Portarlington but still influenced by its maritime climate, this site is planted to MV6 clone on grey sandy loam
over yellow light clay.
Fruit was handpicked and fully destemmed into open fermenters. Wild yeast fermentation with twice-daily
punch downs lasted 9 days on skins, before pressing to oak for natural malolactic fermentation. Maturation
took place in French barriques, 20% of which were new.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Food Pairings:
Pork
Poultry
Red Meat
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Pork
Poultry
Red Meat