Blind Corner Wilyabrup Bernard 2017 franz-hirtzberger Vermentino brings freshness and acidity

Vermentino brings freshness and acidity to the wine whilst Fiano contributes breadth and texture

light earth and spicy tobacco notes then ensue

6% Petit Verdot

clay and sandy soils

the former is rich and gushing

Blind Corner Wilyabrup Bernard 2017 franz-hirtzberger Vermentino brings freshness and acidityTaking its cue from Valpolicella's Amarone, Gould handpicks his fruit and air dries the bunches prior to fermentation. This, he finds, not only intensifies the flavours of the fruit, and gives it a more potent edge, but also softens and lengthens the wine's tannins. The grapes are then foot crushed, hand plunged during wild fermentation, and basket pressed into mature French oak barrels. There the blend matures for 12 months before being bottled