Pét Nat White

The grapes come entirely from the estate’s own organic vineyard near Canowindra. The vines grow on deep, water-retentive red clay soils at a site gently sloping down towards the Belubula River. The early-picked grapes were pressed directly and macerated in stainless steel with active lees. Fermentation took place with wild yeast from the estate’s own grapes, slowly cooled and without added sugar. Before the first fermentation was complete, the wine was bottled, fermented for three months on its lees in bottle, then riddled and disgorged. It is light, lively, fruit-driven and fresh in acidity, with little tannin and body. The 2022 vintage yielded 150 dozen bottles.