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2022 Hailstorm Pet Nat

2022 Backyard Blanc Pet Nat

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Red/white; blanc/blanc.

GRAPES
50/50 Sauvignon Blanc + Mataro Blanc de Noir 
ZERO Sulphur.
12% Alc/vol.

FIELD NOTES
This 2022 Pét Nat blend was a new experiment for us. 48-hour skin-soaked Sauvignon Blanc blended with with the first harvest of our new red grape Mataro. The Mataro was hand harvested early, whole-bunch pressed for minimal colour extraction, creating a white wine from red grapes! The two ferments were combined slowly at just the right moment and just over 350 cases were hand bottled on a weekend in the middle of vintage (shout-out to Juls, Marj and Mim!) with zero added sulphur.

TASTES LIKE
Delicate, crisp, textural. Orange sherbet, baked apple, stone fruits, watermelon rind. 

PERSONA
Loves mowing your lawn.

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SKU
2022 Backyard Blanc Pet Nat Minimum
2022 Backyard Blanc Pet Nat is available to buy in increments of 12

WHY THIS APPROACH?

Our background is organic vegetable and flower farming and just like the flowers and vegetables on our farm, we believe in creating wines that are completely organic from vine to bottle and as true to the grapes we harvest as possible.

IN THE VINEYARD.

It all starts in the vineyard. For over four years now we have been practicing solely organic, regenerative farming techniques in our vineyard, including green manure cover crops, compost teas, mulching, under-vine cultivation, no chemicals or pesticides, and advanced water-saving practices. 

Our primary focus for the next few years is increasing the amount of organic matter and microbial diversity of our soil. So far, the results have been magnificent. We believe that the healthier our soil gets, the healthier our vines get, the better the character of the fruit gets = better wine.

IN THE WINERY.

We are big advocates for wild fermentation and as of vintage 2020 all of our wines are 100% wild fermented. We aren’t against adds (additions) as a blanket rule, but for us to use an ‘add’, it must be three things:

'Minimum impact' (i.e. it doesn't alter the true character of the wine).

Massively enhancing to the finished product (like a chef adding a pinch of salt to a dish—small addition for big results).

From nature. 

Every one of our adds is organic and naturally derived and we use them only when needed, only in minimal amounts. As of 2021 we are only using 4 adds: tartaric acid (naturally derived from the winemaking process), spent yeast cells (like the superfood supplement brewer's yeast, this is extra nutrition for our wild yeasts when they need it during fermentation), dry ice (solid CO2) and minimal amounts of sulphur (see below). 

We ferment in a variety of seasoned (old) barrels, big 450-1500L buckets, stainless steel tanks, large open wooden vats and a very new barrels for spice. If we ever need to inoculate a wayward ferment we only use organically cultivated wild yeast strains isolated from biodynamic vineyards. We don't fine our wines but we do filter our Main Range (with diatomaceous earth or inert membranes) before bottling. Our Short Runs range is always unfined & unfiltered.

More Information
Wine Region Goulburn Valley
Liquor License 36300076.
Occasion Sip, Smash
Wine Tags Barrel Ferment, Exciting, Grower Producer, Low Sulphur, Minimal Intervention, Natural, Certified Organic, Organic, Organic Practices, Sustainable Practices, Unfiltered, Unfined, Vegan, Regenerative Farming
Year 2021
Body Medium
Size 750ml
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