2026 Obligato Gruner
WINEMAKER: AB&D
VARIETY: Gruner Veltliner
REGION: McLaren Vale, S.A.
VITICULTURE: Minima Intervention
NOSE: White stonefruit, flinty reduction and white pepper.
PALATE: A whiff of wet flint and a chiselled acidity frame the zesty white stonefruit characters. Texture follows to fill out the palate, yet the finish remains tight and bright.
PAIR: Fresh sashimi or fried cauliflower.
CELLAR: 15 years
Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed. Settled overnight and racked, taking light, fluffy lees. Free run was fermented in stainless and foudre; pressings fermented in seasoned hogsheads. Partial, spontaneous MLF. Matured on lees for six months.