2021 Chalmers Piedirosso

The Chalmers Piedirosso is grown at 210 – 225m on the chalmers family vineyards in Heathcote on basalt, shale, sandstone, dolerite, quartz, limestone soils. Picked on 23 Mar & 2 Apr 2021, wild ferment in open fermenter, whole berry, no acid adds, extended maceration, unfined, unfiltered, vegan friendly, contains sulphites.

A generous , powerful, detailed wine showing blackberry, blood plum, dried herbs and ras el hanout. Sensationsal served slightly chilled with beetroot risotto or rare seared venison. Piedirosso vines imported by chalmers in 2015 & first piedirosso produced by chalmers in 2018