2022 Lucy M Petit Verdot

WINEMAKER: Anton Von Klopper
REGION: Adelaide Hills, SA
VARIETY: Petit Verdot
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

100% Petit Verdot. This fruit comes from the same vineyard as the Mourvèdre - the Watkins Family site in Langhorne Creek. It’s a limestone-rich site with 35-year-old vines. Whole branches of bunches were placed in a fibreglass tank and sealed. After carbonic fermentation, the wine was pressed to barrique for maturation.

Anton van Klopper’s commitment to making wines without any additions and his unwavering, unapologetic attitude have made him a pinup boy of natural wine — not just in Australia, but internationally. His craft of natural wine is a straightforward exercise: it involves vinifying grapes, and grapes alone, without any additions whatsoever. Few debates in wine have been so charged or divisive but Anton’s approach remains on course.