2023 Jean Bouteille Machina
WINEMAKER: Jean-Baptiste Courdesses
REGION: Adelaide Hills, SA
VARIETY: Tempranillo
VITICULTURE: Organic
Tempranillo from the certified organic & biodynamic Mount Bera vineyard farmed by the master hands of Greg Horner & Alessio Lopardo. This North-West facing vineyard next to Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills sit on a mix of clay & Quartz on reductive clay which give power yet perfume to the grapes.
The Tempranillo is hand-picked & carbonically macerated for a week, then foot-stomped & left infusing on skin for a day before getting pressed the following morning. The juice is then fermented in a mix of stainless tank & barriques. Aged in tank and Barriques for 9 month on fine lees. Bottled on site in our Basket Range winery without fining nor filtration.
After accumulating years of experience from various fermentation, farming & hospitality work around the world, Jean-Baptiste Courdesses started in 2019 to hand make wines exclusively from organically farmed grapes, focus on regenerative practices & made naturally without any additions, fining nor filtration but only grape juice. Our small scale winery is based in Basket Range, Adelaide Hills. We farm our vineyard according to a strict organic method & purchase fruits from like-minded trusty viticulturist to craft wines only from the highest quality grapes. Based on intuitive reaction & natural instincts decisions, our wines reflect the landscape & the character of the grape varieties only permitted by a farming respectful of the environment, the fauna & flora.