Gentle Folk Onkaparinga Sangiovese 2023

Well here it is! A new wine in the portfolio for 2023. Meticulously farmed twenty-six year of vines from the boniest and highest section of the Turnbull Vineyard in Charleston have allowed us to realize our dream of making site specific Sangiovese. It’s still young and primary but with the natural acidity and the fine boned tannins we are sure that this wine, as well as this story, have only just started their journeys.

Vineyard: Turnbull Family Vineyard, Charleston

Planted: 1998

Clones: HCV9

Elevation: 460m

Aspect: N

Soil: Sandly loam over siltstone and sandstone

Vinification: 100% destemmed open top fermentation for two weeks before closing the lid and sealing for two more months. Basket pressed to a 1000L terracotta amphora and a new 228L French oak barrel for 10 months before bottling.

Harvest date: 24 April 2023

Bottled: 14 May 2024

Alc: 14.5%

pH: 3.52

TA: 5.8 g/L

Production: 1487 bottles