Jean Bouteille
2025 Jean Bouteille Al Dente
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$46.00
Description
WINEMAKER: Jean-Baptiste Courdesses
REGION: Barossa Valley, SA
VARIETY: Chardonnay
VITICULTURE: Organic
100% Chardonnay from Matt Rohrlach organically farmed & Certified vineyard in Williamstown. The Vines thrives on Loamy soil over red & yellow clay on undulating hills at the foot of the Hale Conservation Park. The Chardonnay has been all hand picked at optimum phenolic ripeness & whole bunched tipped into a stainless steel tank & enclosed to undergo carbonic maceration for about a week till the pressure in CO2 really pick up.
Foot stomped to progressively extract the juice out of the berries & feed the yeast. The tank is then completely sealed up at the end of the primary fermentation and kept closed for seven weeks. The must has been pressed in a horizontal screw press quite oxidatively before heading to old seasoned French barriques which were filled to 80% & un-topped for the full length of élevage of seven month. As a result the barriques have seen the formation of a yeast veil on top of the wine with a slight influence on its aromatic & its alcohol content. 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.
2025 Jean Bouteille Al Dente
$46.00
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SPÖN Bottle Shop & Wine Bar: Made for Discovery
A 50-seater wine bar; Inspired by the charming, drink-in bottle shops hidden throughout the cobblestone streets of Europe, explore a rotating world of natural, organic, rare & vintage wines, and craft beers sourced from Australia and across the globe.
Born in Newtown
Nestled in the vibrant heart of Newtown – We created SPÖN as a cozy neighbourhood bottle shop and wine bar that feels relaxed, welcoming and distinctly its own. Creative, a little gritty, a little playful and always full of something new & unexpected — just like Newtown.
A bottle shop with a bar problem.
SPÖN - a discovery-led hybrid bottle-shop/Wine bar experience. Browse the shelves, grab a bottle and drink it at the bar — or pull up a stool and explore a daily rotating board of over 15+ distinct wines being poured by the glass. SPÖN is built around drinking what interests you.
Come curious. Leave with a new favourite.
We don’t tell you what to drink. You don’t need to know your varietals, regions or vintages, and you certainly don’t need to pretend you do. Tell us what you like, hate, what you’ve tried or curious about — we’ll take it from there. Sometimes the best bottle is the one you didn’t know you wanted.