2021 Carmenere ‘ASTROPHYSICS & GARFUNKEL’

$79.00

Splashings of raspberry, boysenberry, and dark plum interlude with hints of paprika and white pepper peeking through. Warm generous soft flavours of spice and dark fruits elegantly dance and twirl across the palate with a delicate acid profile.

93 points – Halliday Wine Companion

Body

Medium

Cellaring

15 Years

Type

Vegan Red

Winemaker

Mike Hayes

Varietal

Carmenere

ALC

12.5%

Reviews and Accolades

93 points – Halliday Wine Companion

Sustainable viticulture underpins the organic winemaking approach here. An unified wine. It’s lithe and tense, savoury and sappy and loaded with redcurrant and cranberry scents with meaty accents. A good dose of regional black pepper with dried lavender playing a hand. Lots going on in the wine, complexity, reserve and tension are apparent. Excellent length, persistence and finesse of tannin. Serious stuff.

Mike Bennie
Published 14 November 2022

Art & Science Name Description

Science Word – Astrophysics
As in the study of the heavens, Carmenere is a blend of natural chemistry and physics, applying to the survival of this variety. It fought back from extinction.

Art Word – Garfunkel
The sounds of silence.

Food Pairing

• Mongolian Beef with a green salsa
• Italian Sausages with Grilled Peppers
• Spaghetti alla Putenesca

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