2024 Momento Mori Fistful of Flowers
Description
WINEMAKER: Dane & Hannah Johns
REGION: Heathcote, VIC
VARIETY: Moscato Giallo, Vermentino
VITICULTURE: Organic
The 2023 Fistful of Flowers is a blend of Moscato Giallo and Vermentino, with the fruit being sourced from the Chalmers vineyards. Plenty of rain in 2023 has resulted in very high quality fruit straight off the vine. Relatively low sugar and great ripeness meant they were able to pick early and keep the keep the abv lower. Lemon, blossoms and stone fruit with a fine salinity tying it all together. ELECTRIC.
New Zealander Dane Johns worked many years as a barista in Melbourne where he learned about roasting, the nuances of blending & flavour infusion. The formative years ahead of his vinous endeavours. After getting a passion for wine, Dane decided to gain winemaking experience by working several vintages with the innovative Adam Marks at Bress Winery, Central Victoria & famed Bill Downie in Gippsland.
He then headed to Europe to work with more of the wineries that he admired, absorbing their knowledge like a sponge. Dane’s passion for wine grew & after some time working in wine retail he took the plunge to release his first wines under the Momento Mori label. Singular, considered & pure. These are serious wines by a seriously passionate vigneron.
2024 Momento Mori Fistful of
$44.00
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.