Koerner Wines- Pigato Vermentino 2023

Grown in the historic Gullyview Vineyard in the Watervale subregion of the Clare Valley. The vineyards are planted at a fairly high elevation at the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, with a refreshing breeze blowing in from the cold waters of the Gulf of St. Vincent. The climate is more continental due to the elevation, but it is still hot enough for the white grape to start a bit early. In this case, the grapes were hand harvested and hand sorted in the vineyard on March 18 and 21, 2023.

Soil Type(s): Terra Rossa, red clay on limestone

The grapes are hand harvested, sorted and processed, 50% whole berries, not whole bunches. Then natural fermentation begins in open top steel fermenters, hand-plunged twice daily. Time on skins is 20 days with free run pressings combined, then settled, off gross lees for 7 days. Afterwards, the wine is aged in stainless steel for 7 months, No filtration, no fining...

South Australia is home to some of the world's oldest continuously producing vines. Phylloxera has never set in here due to the strict quarantine protocols established in the 20th century. Prior to that time, trade was restricted by England. In the 19th century, having learned from our example, the British made sure that each state only traded with Britain, not with each other. None of the disease pressure faced by New South Wales and Victoria made it to the state of South Australia to this day!

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