2021 Ngeringa Aglianico

WINEMAKER: Erinn Klein
REGION: Mount Barker, SA
VARIETAL: Aglianico
VITICULTURE: Certified Biodynamic

Ngeringa is OG biodynamic. Certified for over 20 years. This is their aglianico. "A lighter example of this Southern Italian variety. A slight hint of reduction, herbal notes, nutmeg and cherries. On the palate there is a presence of zippy acid and crisp tannins. Overall a light to medium bodied red. Our Aglianico grapes are grown on a steep westerly facing slope of the Rufus Vineyard at about 360m above sea level, on rocky red ironstone and schist over clay. Quite a challenging vineyard site - facing west it receives the intense summer afternoon sun and often is exposed to characteristic winds of the Adelaide Hills. From the top of this vineyard in the distance, however, one can see Lake Alexandrina and the mouth of the Murray River, consequently receiving cooling evening breezes, which do much to preserve fruit acids and flavours through the critical weeks of ripening. Only 500 vines planted."