2022 Aristotelis Ke Anthoula Riverland

WINEMAKER: Tony Zafirakos & Maddie Park-Neilson
REGION: South Pambula, NSW
VARIETAL: Saperavi, Petit Syrah
VITICULTURE: Organic

A blend of Saperavi (50%) and Petit Syrah (50%), two bold red grapes that make up some of the alternate varieties grown out in rich red soils of the Riverland. They both thrive in the hot dry conditions with Saperavi holding a beautiful, fruity acidity and Petit Syrah creating incredible plushness. It’s chocolate-y and rich but at the same time bright and moreish. We couldn’t be happier with this splash and we’re so excited to share it.

The fruit is mostly destemmed with small amounts of whole bunch, co-fermented, with half pressed after a few weeks and the remaining left for an extended maceration of a few months, then aged in old 500L puncheons.

Aristotelis Ke Anthoula started as a family pastime. Having migrated from rural greece in the early 80s, Aristotelis and Anthoula longed for the feeling of home so they started making their own wine in a garage in the beachside suburbs of Sydney. From the beginning, all their wines were made entirely by hand (and foot) using only grapes, with no additives, no filtration or fining and no pumps or machinery.

All fruit is hand harvested and farmed with care. Our wines are still crafted from grapes alone with the aid of very little machinery. They are carefully made by hand and laboriously fussed over to extract maximum flavour and ensure they are high quality and stable. Natural, wild yeasts are used for fermentation, and there are no chemicals or preservatives added at any time. All of our wines are unfiltered and unfined and to this day we have never added (nor had a need for adding) any sulphur to our wines.