Airlie Bank Garden Red 2022 (6 Bottle Case)-Red Wine-World Wine

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Airlie Bank Garden Red 2022 (6 Bottle Case)

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The Wine Front – Crushed blue and purple fruit, plenty of spice, almost an incense perfume, also quite meaty. It’s meaty and sappy, juicy blue and red fruit, a tickle of Co2 spritz here too, kind of glassy ‘mineral’ acidity and feel, light graphite tannin, and a sappy/meaty/juicy finish of solid length. It’s quite the little thing. Frisky! - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

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James Halliday – "A blend of grenache/gamay/cabernet franc. Fermented with 100% whole bunches and matured in older French puncheons. A light bright crimson. Lively with red fruits, pomegranate and dried herbs. Light- to medium-bodied with silky smooth tannins, there's also a juicy succulence to the mid-palate, making it ideal for chilling slightly. Very nicely put together and well priced to boot." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

About This Wine

First contact is a burst of juicy fruit that surrenders to a seductive velvety palate, with a savoury, punchy tannin finish from the grenache. Inspired by the success of the 2021 wine, this wine hits the high notes of fresh fruit and 100% whole bunch. Gamay, Grenache and Cabernet Franc make up the majority of the wine, though there is a splash of Malbec in there as well to enrich the mid-palate. It’s a touch more opulent and concentrated than the 2021, and the tannins are a little more delicate. All batches were fermented in one-tonne pots, then pressed to old puncheons where the wine stayed (unsulphured) until July and bottling. It saw a minimal SO2 addition (25ppm) before heading off to bottle with no finings and minimal filtration.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Cabernet Franc Gamay Grenache
Country	Australia
Region	Yarra Valley
Brand	Airlie Bank
Vintage	2022

Yarra Valley Wine

The Yarra Valley wine region is the most important area of wine production in Victoria today, and with its proximity to Melbourne, also the most visited in the state.

Yarra Valley is split into the Upper Yarra and the valley floor. The Upper Yarra is cooler in climate due to its elevation and coupled with younger, fertile, red soils produces most of the region’s notable varietals: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The valley floor is warmer and has predominantly grey soils with pockets of granite and limestone.

Pinot noir has long been considered a notoriously difficult variety to grow. However, the cool climate and longer growing seasons of the Yarra Valley allow the fruit to develop full flavoured and ripe character.

Chardonnay in the past has long been associated with a deep oily, buttery style that experiences full malolactic fermentation and great amounts of oak. This style has since fallen out of favour and wine makers in the Yarra Valley have capitalized on this trend to produce leaner, acid driven Chardonnays that are closer in style to those from Burgundy.