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WINERY RATING |
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| James Halliday, |
Australian Wine Companion 2010 |
Josef Chromy
has built a new, state of the art winery at the base of the vineyard at Relbia, just 10 minutes South of Launceston. The clean, modern, minimalist exterior provides a home for some of the best winemaking equipment available. Fruit reception begins with a vibrating hopper that gently shakes the grapes into the destemmer, which has a smooth plastic cage in order not to break any berries. The grapes are pumped into the press through a peristaltic pump, using the same gentle technology that transfers live fish or pumps blood during heart bypass surgery.
A high tech German press enables juice extraction at low pressures, giving more delicate aromatic juices. All Pinot Noir is fermented in small batch open top fermenters and a pneumatic plunging device, co-developed by Josef, is used to gently plunge the cap and manage the extraction of colour and tannin during the fermentation. All the equipment and processes in the winery are designed to respect the delicate varietal flavours of the high quality, cool-climate Tasmanian fruit.
Appearance:Salmon pink with a lively fine bead.
Nose: Crisp Granny Smith apple with strawberry notes.
Palate: A young, vibrant Sparkling Rose with lifted fresh field berries carry onto a clean textural palate with length and freshness.
Grapes: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay sourced from our estate vineyard at Relbia in northern Tasmania.
Winemaking: Whole bunches of hand-picked fruit are gently pressed to ensure delicate flavours. After primary ferment the wine is tiraged with no malolactic fermentation and dis-gorged after 12 months on yeast lees to retain crisp, fresh flavours.
Serving Suggestions: Natural oysters
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