Stoney Rise Savagnin ‘Tradition’ 2023 lowesoftedm molasses and 70% dark chocolate

molasses and 70% dark chocolate

Opening with dense blackberry/boysenberry fruit and a black olive savouriness the aromas then shift to reveal lifted qualities of purple florals and fragrant sweet spice

This carries to a medium to full-bodied Gigondas with plenty of mid-palate depth

Layer on layer of complex savoury flavours lead to the extremely long finish

It comes from the heart of the historic Classico zone

Stoney Rise Savagnin ‘Tradition’ 2023 lowesoftedm molasses and 70% dark chocolateIt was pretty exciting for us a couple of years ago to find out a former professional cyclist growing Savagnin just outside of Devanport on Tasmanias North West Coast. After a couple of calls and a few visits we convinced them to sell us some fruit from this vintage. The fruit was picked and chilled for three days. Its a perfect pair with the Trousseau we grow ourselves. We then stomped the grapes in the bins and left them for another three days