Quartz Reef Central Otago Single Ferment Pinot Noir 2020 Aperitif IngredientQuartz Reef was founded in 1996 by Austrian born winemaker Rudi Bauer on a site in Bendigo named for the gold bearing quartz deposit once mined beneath it. Bauer, who made Central Otago's first gold medal Pinot Noir back in 1991 at a neighbouring vineyard, converted the entire estate to biodynamic farming in 2007 and never looked back. This Single Ferment expression is hand picked from the estate's north facing Bendigo slopes, fermented with
a young trader from Jersey who built his business on the banks of the Charente
30% Cariñena and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in stainless steel and matured in concrete vats and French oak barriques for 15 months
Tenuta la Novella produces its olive oils
under controlled fermentation
says the first character of this Sangiovese
in the Northen half of the village in Burgundy Cotes de Nuits
resulting in aromas of tropical fruits like mango and guava
this coconut syrup brings tropical creaminess and warmth without artificial sharpness — true coconut character rather than a one-note sugar bomb
balancing the intensity of berries with the freshness of peach
They also replanted more than 30 hectares and recuperate 5 hectares of old vines (planted between 1910 and 1934) based in the 2 indigenous varietals – cariñena and garnacha (90%)
more like dark chocolate and caramel than vegetable
A beautiful introduction to Priorat — juicy black fruits
