Varney Entrada Vermentino 2023

THE VINEYARD
Sourced from Oliver’s Taranga and Lopresti Vineyards, McLaren Vale. Picked early to retain natural acidity. This variety has been showing great promise in McLaren Vale for the past decade and the chance to source fruit from two of the top Vale vineyards simply could not be passed up.

WINEMAKING
Picked early in the season to retain a focused acid structure in the cool of the night, the fruit was gently pressed to stainless steel tanks for cold settling. The free run was fermented with a Champagne derived yeast at a very low temperature to gently preserve the layers of varietal aromatics. This wine spent some time sitting on yeast lees to lend an element of palate weight before being bottled for immediate enjoyment.