2022 Delinquente Roxanne the Razor NND

WINEMAKER: Con-Greg Grigoriou
REGION: Riverland, SA
VARIETAL: Negroamaro, Nero d'Avola
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

Wild fermented Nero d'Avola (10%) & Negroamaro (90%) from the Bassham Family Organic and Biodynamic vineyard in Barmera. Negroamaro and Nero d’Avola are the two varieties that are perfectly suited to the hot, dry Riverland and the nature of the wines we want to make. The cooler vintage conditions meant that acids remained high, flavours developed intensity and nuance, and yields were excellent too! Wild fermented in stainless steel, The Negroamaro and Nero d’Avola were picked and fermented separately, and blended prior to bottling.

Con-Greg Grigoriou grew up on a vineyard in the Riverland, South Australia, where his father has managed wineries for over 35 years. A few years ago, while working for an advertising agency in Melbourne, he tasted his first truly interesting Riverland wine and something clicked - why weren’t people producing high-quality wines in his home region?

Greg’s idea for Delinquente Wine Co was to take advantage of the Riverland’s small vineyards planted with Southern Italian varieties, which are suited to the region’s dry Mediterranean climate. He sources grapes from trusted growers many of whom he has know his whole life, who work organically. In the cellar Greg takes this organic philosophy forward, all his wines are small-batch and single-vineyard, fermented in stainless steel with wild yeast and without acid adjustments. His aim is to make wine that is pure, drinkable and delicious - or as he would put it, “smashable”.