"Hand-picked fruit, destemmed, pressed, one portion fermented in stainless steel, the other fermented with wild yeast in oak. Some winemaking thought has gone into the making of this grüner, delivering complex flavours in yellow apple, pear, ginger, lovage and white pepper. Entwined in a generous palate, textural and long offset by nicely by juicy acidity." Jeni Port, 2023 Halliday Companion
Food Matches:
Roast Turkey With Citrus Butter & Pistachio Stuffing
Ingredients:- 250 grams unsalted butter
- 1 brown onions, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 white sourdough loaf, processed into coarse crumbs
- 1/2 cup Macro pistachio kernels, finely chopped
- 4 sprigs rosemary, finely chopped (save 2 sprigs to decorate)
- 1 lemon, zested, juiced
- 1 medium to large free-range Turkey
- 3 lemons, sliced into rounds
- Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Line a large roasting pan with baking paper.
- Melt 100g butter in a large frying pan over low heat. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes or until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Transfer to a large bowl. Add bread, pistachio and half of the chopped rosemary. Season and stir until well combined. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Place remaining butter and chopped rosemary, zest and lemon juice in a small saucepan over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring, or until melted and combined.
- Pat turkey dry, inside and out, with paper towels. Loosely fill front and back cavities with bread mixture. Secure front cavity with toothpicks, and legs with unwaxed kitchen string. Tuck wings under turkey, then place in pan and brush with citrus butter. Cover with baking paper, then foil. Bake for 2 hours 30 minutes (allow 40 minutes per kilogram), basting every 30 minutes.
- Remove and discard baking paper and foil. Add lemon slices to pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until turkey is golden and juices run clear when thigh is pierced with a skewer, and lemon slices have caramelised.
- Cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes. Decorate turkey with extra rosemary sprigs, then serve with lemon slices.
Reference: Fresh Idea's
Winemaking Notes: 2021 vintage conditions were absolutely flawless for the production of cool climate white varieties in the Adelaide Hills. The 2020/2021 growing season was the coolest in over ten years, recording no heatwaves and only 9 days over 35 degrees and only one over 40. Over the growing season the average temp was over 1.2 degrees cooler than the LTA of 17.2 degrees and harvest dates more like the 1980/90. This long; even seeming to be dormant growing season ensured the maximum flavour development with little disease pressure experienced in most long cooler vintages.
2.1 tonnes of Gruner Veltliner fruit were machine harvested in the cool of night from the K1 Vineyard in Kuipto forest, after the fruit arrived at the winery it was sealed up in stainless steel tank under a blanket of Co2 cover for a cold soak on skins for three days. After the cold soak it was sent to the press for a light pressing to extract the best free run juice which was split into two parcels. One portion was sent to tank where it was settled before fermentation in stainless steel to produce fruit forward characters of white peach, lime and grapefruit. The second portion was filled into oak barrels and allowed to undergo a wild fermentation on solids. This treatment has resulted in wine with a mid-palate richness - with honey and nutty characters evident. The two parcels were blended together following fermentation and have produced a very sophisticated, richly flavoured and attractive, complex wine. Following stabilisation, the wine was lightly fined using natural fining agents.
- Harvest Date: 18th of March 2021 Bottling Date: 6th of September 2021
- Closure: Stelvin Drinking Window: 2021 -2027
Awards & Accolades:
- 93 points James Halliday Wine Companion
- 2020 vintage won the Trophy 'Best Gruner Veltliner of Show' Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2020
- 2020 vintage won a Gold Medal Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2020
Per bottle:$29.99
Six Pack:$169.99
Dozen:$319.99