2023 Good Intentions Magnolia

WINEMAKER: Andrew Burchell
REGION: Mount Gambier, SA
VARIETY: Gewürztraminer
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

"Gewürztraminer grown in Wrattonbully (Limestone Coast) on the soils of loam over clays, gradational clay loams and shallow red loams over calcreted limestone. The grapes are left on their skins for 6 days creating an extremely floral wine with a heavy bouquet of potpourri. On the palate it is fresh lychees and cinnamon. A little lighter this year and lower alcohol brings a freshness to this vintage still powerful in its own way but less colour, depth and richness. A more balanced and refined direct style of Traminer."

Mount Gambier is a truly unique wine region to Australia. A young volcano by the sea, it juxtaposes cool climate limestone slopes with oceanic moderation. Andrew's property is located on the south side of one of the volcano. Erupting less than 6000 years ago it is filled with water that changes colour with the seasons. Arising from an ancient inland sea made into limestone and now receiving water from underground caves added with our generous rainfall all contributes to the abundance of water stored in underground limestone caves with pockets of flint rock spread below the nearby soils. The limestone filters the water naturally and the result is a pure water thriving with minerality. All this helps make for incredible soil complexity and their cool climate makes for perfect growing conditions and in turn beautiful, elegant and totally unique wines like no other.