Heroes Anti-Hero Pinot Meunier vendor_Oakdene Vineyards

Heroes Anti-Hero Pinot Meunier vendor_Oakdene VineyardsProducer James Thomas has two wine labels: Heroes and Anti Hero. The Heroes label is made with fruit from his organic farm in Deans Marsh in the Otway Hinterlands, while the Anti Hero label is used for the wine made from purchased fruit, mostly from other Geelong vineyards. Originally from the UK, James moved to Australia in 2004 to study a postgraduate degree in Oenology at La Trobe. Afterward, he worked as assistant winemaker at Bannockburn

steely minerality

Once picked

There's a light tread

and the rest was destemmed

hands down

The small addition of co fermented viognier along with the use of 2 clones of Shiraz (51% Houghtons Selection/42% clone 470) add to the wine's complexity

It is a cool-climate Chardonnay at its essence and will continue to develop beautifully with age

with a pulsating

ripe cherry

Ten rows of Shiraz planted pre-1860 were saved from the developer's bulldozer and replanted alongside the original Langmeil vineyard on the banks of the North Para River

win for all

Christmas lily