2024 POOL MELON

WINEMAKER: Tim, Al, Ed & Darcy
REGION: Bridgewater, VIC
VARIETY: Sangiovese
VITICULTURE: Sustainable

Made from a small parcel of Sangiovese that we had for the first time this year. Tart red fruits on the nose with a whack of watermelon and sour cherry on the tongue. It underwent carbonic maceration before being gently basked pressed to barrel, then resting there since vintage. Artwork by Melbourne icon Oslo Davis.

POOL is Tim, Al, Ed & Darcy. It is also everyone that helps us with advice, helps us pick fruit, helps us bottle and drinks our wine. We are based on Taungurung Country, in Kyneton. POOL had its first vintage in 2019 using half a tonne of local Shiraz. We learnt a lot. As we continue to learn we continue to expand and grow our repertoire with each season. We work with growers and vineyards local to the region to source grapes that have been grown in a way that is responsible to the land – reducing the use of sprays and interference and then hand-picking with our friends whenever we can. In the winery we use no additives of any kind, we don’t fine or filter and prefer to use people power and low intervention methods wherever possible.