MT Wines Yarra Valley Sangiovese 2022
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‘Grapes grown at Killara Estate on grey–brown sandy loam soil in Seville East, upper Yarra Valley. The fruit was destemmed and cold soaked for a couple of days prior to alcoholic fermentation. Two weeks of maceration, hand plunged twice a day. Pressed into seasoned French oak barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation and aged for 10 months. Bottled without filtering or fining.’
Sangiovese’s popularity in the vineyards of the Yarra Valley is well and truly on the rise and this wine is a nice indicator of what to expect. Prominent notes of black cherry, ripe raspberry, plum and strawberry lead over herbs and pepper. The palate is overly savoury and sour at the outset although the fruit comes back to play after some air and becomes more rounded. This Sangiovese lends itself well to food pairing, such as with pasta or even cheese, and I’d recommend decanting it, even at its tender age.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
