2019 Breaking Ground Albarino

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Wine Profile

Our Breaking Ground Range celebrates our focus on innovation pioneering alternative wines and wine styles.  We were the first to plant this white variety in the Hunter Valley. Albariño originates from the Galician region of North West Spain. Like the Hunter, this region is classified as warm maritime and its wines are low in alcohol and acid focused, typical of our Hunter Valley whites. The wine is characterized by its high natural acidity, minerality and zesty fruit.

Region Broke Fordwich, Hunter Valley

Vineyard The Home Block, Ceres Hill.

Tasting Notes  Hallmark regional qualities of line and length in the form of refreshing acidity, mid palate texture and saline minerality.

Nose    Sea spray, lime zest, lime sherbet

Palate   lemon balm, pear, zesty grapefruit

Food Match  Recently we walked through Galicia as part of the Camino de Santiago. We drank a lot of Albarino (research, of course) and it went perfectly with all the seafood of the region.

Cellaring Enjoy now as an aperitif. It will develop beautifully over the next 3 to 6 years and live a bit more after that.

Winemakers Notes Small bunches and intensely flavoured fruit with bright aromatics was a characteristic of the 2019 vintage, resulting in beautifully ripe and healthy fruit which we picked in mid January. After minimal skin-contact we fermented the juice in stainless steel tanks using a small amount of solids and wild yeasts. Extended lees contact post fermentation resulted in a textural complex wine.

Alcohol – 11.5 %              pH- 3.36                 TA - 7.1 g/l