Sidewood Wines
Sidewood is a privately owned vineyard, nestled in the cool climate region of the Adelaide Hills, the heart of Australian premium wine. Owners and Vignerons Owen and Cassandra Inglis, who have owned the estate since 2004, aim to create stylish, elegant wines with a focus on high quality from estate grown fruit.
The Sidewood Winery is a state of the art winery that was the original site of Mayhem and Co. Sidewood Wines are made by internationally acclaimed winemakers Natasha Mooney and Darryl Catlin. The Sidewood Winery is managed by Darryl who’s work was recently awarded ‘Best Red Wine in Australia’ from 2014 International Wine Challenge.
The Sidewood Vineyard is canvas of art, carefully manicured to perfection to ensure the fruit flavour profile at its peak. Directors of Vitiworks, Mark Vella and Peter McIntyre have been a vital part of the Sidewood Team since 2009. Mark and Peter have a combined experience of 32 years in the wine industry with over 21 years in the Adelaide Hills.
Viticulture
The Sidewood Vineyard is situated at the 300 acre Ashwood Estate in the cool -climate of the Adelaide Hills wine region, 380m above sea level. Climate, soil, careful pruning techniques and hand-picking play a vital role to ensure that only the best fruit is produced for Sidewood Wines. With the rows of vineyards planted facing East - West, this ensures that combined with intensive canopy management the intensity of the fruit flavour profile will be enhanced.
Vinification
Winemaker Tash Mooney carefully selects the best parcels of fruit according to ripeness from the various blocks. For the inaugural release of the Isabella Rose the Pinot Noir was picked from clone NV6 and the Chardonnay was picked from clone Bernard 95 on Block 14. Each clone has its own flavour spectrum that is individual, resulting in the amazing characteristics that are bursting from this wine. Once hand-picked the fruit undergoes cold ferment and is produced "Méthode Traditionalle”, with the secondary ferment occurring in bottle with a late disgorgement after a minimum of 22 months on yeast lees.
Tasting Notes
With a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay this sparkling wine displays lifted aromas of fresh strawberries, red cherry and peach and is beautifully complemented by notes of brioche and biscotti. Blush Pink in colour this wine identifies finesse with an attractive mousse, fine bed and soft creamy palate. Simply serve chilled.
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