THE WINES
From a single site in Leasingham, wild fermented. 20% of the fruit is left on skins for four days to build texture, all fruit fermented and aged in stainless steel.
White gold in the glass with an expressive nose of green grapes, almond paste, honeysuckle, tangerine and apricots. Structurally interesting, balances a little oiliness with cut from acidity, texture meets tension. Its almond paste/almond meal note gives a bittering balance, also offering up apricot and tropical fruit flavours. Solid concentration and length, a sight slipperiness to the finish, varietal and nicely poised.
on any dozen* or non dozens over $350
Any 12 bottles bought together
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Additional Information
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Winemaker Marnie Roberts, a Clare Valley inhabitant since 2008, is best known for her excellent label Matriarch and Rogue, specialising in Italian and alternative varieties.
Marnie was offered Sangiovese from the Wakefield Vineyard in southern Clare several years ago. M&R’s Sangiovese source was covered, but the fruit was too good to pass up, so Dilettante was born as an unashamed fun side project. The offering has since expanded with the release of a delicious and varietally correct Fiano, treading the line between concentration and texture versus freshness.
The naming is derived from Italian Dilettare, meaning ‘to delight’.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Biodynamic Minimal Intervention Wines From A Beautiful Adelaide Hills Estate
Owner Damon Nagel started life as a sommelier in Adelaide, moving to London to further his wine education whilst working in top end dining restaurants. Achieving success in London property, he would eventually return to Adelaide, purchasing the beautiful undulating Brackenwood farm in the early 2000s, first releasing wines from vintage 2005.
Winemaking is today overseen by Daniel Zuzolo, ex Primo Estate, with the stable offering interesting blends and lesser seen plantings of Barbera and Gamay alongside more traditional offerings such as Shiraz and Riesling.
Growing and winemaking is strictly along biodynamic lines, with no additions bar minimal sulphur at bottling. A pure set of releases very much at home alongside Felixir’s European offerings, fun styles of personality with enough depth and interest to be taken seriously.
