THE WINES
100% Sangiovese from the Wakefield vineyard in Leasingham, southern Clare. Wild fermented and raised in seasoned oak, unfined and unfiltered.
Made as a juicy and slurpy vino di tavola style, this dials the brightness factor right up. Cherry fruit, cherry pips, Amaro, orange peel and some forest floor/undergrowth on the nose, giving way to a palate of sweet and sour cherries, dark chocolate/cocoa, raspberry, and some beautifully ripe grainy tannins in an easy medium bodied package. An absolute crowd pleaser style, built for pizza, pasta, barbecues and weeknight guzzling, with enough personality and presence to be taken more seriously.
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.
