Jester Vermentino 2024

Story

The life of the party, the instigator of frivolity, the undying entertainer. A modern-day jester gathers friends around regularly to eat and drink well, and much like their medieval predecessors, reminds us that life shouldn’t be taken too seriously.

Tasting Note

White stone fruit and fresh pear shine through salted lemon and hints of white musk, paw paw and pineapple. Fine textures of shale, talc and soft sherbet melt into smooth lemon curd and slipperiness, enveloping a softly balanced and zesty acidity which carries through to the crisp finish. 

Winemaking

Picked in the cool of the night, the fruit is destemmed and crushed before pressing to tank for cold settling. The juice is then racked, inoculated and fermented over 11 days at cool temperatures down to 14ºC, to capture the delicate fruit characteristics. Once primary ferment is complete, the wine is chilled, stabilised and filtered before bottling.

Vineyard

Lopresti Lot 10 Vineyard - Flour Mill Road, Whites Valley.
Characterised by heavy black Biscay clay, atop Ngaltinga
Formation. The Biscay clay promotes strong growth in spring but dries out and cracks in summer, releasing excess moisture and pulling back vine vigour approaching veraison. The coastal location allows sea breezes to mediate daytime heat during the critical ripening period.

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