Gentle Folk Rainbow Adelaide Hills

In Gareth’s words: “This cuvée originally started with a small vineyard in Basket Range planted to 21 varieties, but over time morphed into a medley of bits and pieces from all our vineyards and colors, hence…Rainbow Juice… Red varieties are direct pressed into rosé and the juice poured into a vat with the white varieties (de-stemmed) and then the vat is sealed up and left. So easy to drink. Straw, anyone?”

Age of Vines: 12-42 years

Elevation: 450-620 meters

Soil: Mainly clay over sandstone, but some vineyards have lots of quartz and schist

Vineyard Treatments used: Sulphur, Copper, Ecocarb, Milk Wey, Nettle tea, Biodynamic preparations 500, 501, and 508.

Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc dominant + Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Syrah and Gewürztraminer

Vinification Method:: Rolling maceration of the white varieties on skins for three weeks; grapes are added to the ferment as they arrive at the winery. Red pressings are then added to give the wine a little bit of pink.

Personality: Full-bodied and rich, yet the perfect pitch of fruit – sweetness, aromatics, and acid.