Algueira Ribeira Sacra Risco 2019 ox-hardy The palate is taut and

The palate is taut and fresh with quite pointed acidity and then it just starts to run out of breath at the finish

Luscious aromas of white blossom

the Tinta Cão brings bright and fragrant blue fruit energy

in our Adelaide Hills vineyard our Dawn Patrol heads out to select whole bunches of the perfect Pinot Noir

Offers subtlety and great delicacy to the wine from this terroir

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Risco 2019 ox-hardy The palate is taut andMerenzao is the same variety as Trousseau (and Bastardo in Portugal) and was probably brought to Ribeira Sacra by the Cistercian monks who set up camp here in the Middle Ages. Algueiras Merenzao vines have an average age of 80 years and are rooted in a steep slope of gneiss, quartz and slate in the Amandi Gorge. The fruit sees a wild yeast, 100% whole bunch ferment, is pressed by foot and aged for 12 months in old oak and some local chestnut vessels.