2024 GARGOYLE GRILLO
Looks...
Bright pale gold
Smells like...
Sweet melon fruits with a note of papaya and white flower blossom
Tastes like...
Ripe Meyer lemons and a hint of nougat run through the palate.
Feels...
A generous mid-palate with loads of natural acidity provide a crisp finish with a waft of sea spray.
Perfect meal...
Drink when...
Sing to...
Mmmmm…anchovy soldiers to start followed by blue swimmer crab linguini to finish.
NOW!
Additional Details
ORIGIN: Grown by Vicki Vasarelli in Currency Creek, Southern Fleurieu Peninsula.
FERMENTAION: Eight hours on skins, then the juice was removed from the skins and allowed to ferment naturally in older French barriques and in tank. Minimal additions were made during and after fermentation.
MATURATION: The wine remained on yeast lees for 11 months with occasional batonnage prior to a single filtration immediately prior to bottling.
ANALYSIS: Alcohol 11.8%v/v, Sugar <0.5g/L (dry), pH 3.28, Titratable Acidity 6.2 g/L