Algueira Ribeira Sacra Risco 2019 ox-hardy This will be the recipe

This will be the recipe for that year: a wine which gives expression to each grape from which it originates

Luscious aromas of white blossom

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

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

Algueira Ribeira Sacra Risco 2019 ox-hardy This will be the recipeMerenzao 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.