It was winemaker Joe Grilli’s father-in-law, Rinaldo Zamberlan, who suggested making a unique, complex red using the Northern Italian 'Ripasso' technique. Rinaldo’s other suggestion, making Grappa, will have to wait!  TASTING NOTE  Incredibly intense and complex with rich, ripe dark berry fruit and a nutmeg spice. Dark chocolate from the Ripasso process is counterbalanced with a burst of maraschino cherry from the Sangiovese.  VINEYARD REGIONS   Our McMurtrie Road vineyard on the Vale floor enjoys cooling maritime influences and warm days giving full fruit flavours and body.   VINTAGE CONDITIONS   This has been the kind of year that winemakers dream of. Ample rain in the 2022 Winter produced a healthy canopy in the vines. The cool, dry picking season gave us a harvest with bountiful yield and exceptional quality  WINEMAKING To create this wine using the Italian Ripasso technique, newly fermented young Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon is pumped over the dried grape skins from the JOSEPH Moda for additional fermentation. The wine is then pressed and barrel aged. Harvest March 2023 Grapes 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Sangiovese Oak 12 months in new/aged French and American barriques Alcohol 13.5% Winemakers Joe Grilli & Tom Garrett Peak drinking Drinking well now and developing  over next decade.