Vickery Watervale Ries 22 Sparkling

Vickery Watervale Ries 22 SparklingThe 2022 vintage has produced distinct and expressive wines, showing fantastic varietal regionality. The growing season was very cool, and we experienced low rainfall which allowed the fruit to hang on the vine a little longer than in previous years, developing flavour without climatic pressures. The resulting wines are bright with balanced high natural acid, enhancing the primary tones and lifted aromas. View Tasting Note

Fiano is an Italian white grape variety whose origins can be found in Campagnia

This is attributed to good strong winter and heavy spring rains coupled with low temperatures

At sea level Sicily is climatically identical to McLaren Vale

so we kept the skin contact time to just 5 days during fermentation

widely planted through most of central Italy was one of the original “alternative” varieties trialed in Australia

Southern Portugal in particular is climatically identical to McLaren Vale

Colour - Deep Ruby

the grapes were gently crushed and fermented in two tonne open fermenters

This wine showcases the best of both Shiraz and Cabernet with bold reed and black fruits

Pale straw colour

Complex and vibrant with notes of plush black fruits

Black fruits