Torzi Matthews is a food and winemaking partnership between Domenic Torzi and Tracy Matthews. Both share a passion and firm conviction of appreciating the value of heritage in the crafting of their wines and olive produce.
In 1996 they stumbled across a small, frost-pocketed hollow in the beautiful Mt McKenzie, Eden Valley and fell in love with the area for its remoteness and its diverse thin soils. The rationale was quite simple: this land would produce low yields of fruit which in turn would translate into flavoursome European style wines – the style of wines needed to match their Mediterranean food.
Region Eden Valley
Sub-Region Craneford and Mt McKenzie
Altitude 350 meters – 450 meters
Vineyard Practices
Family traditional methods with a diet of composts, native grasses & flora as ground cover, low water imput and natural sprays for diseases.
Soil
Complex sites that house thin sandy clay loams, Ironstone / quartz gravels with underlain schists.
Trellis System Single wire
Varietal Riesling
Age of Vines 45 – 86 years old
Alc/vol 12.5%
Closure Stelvin
Yield per Vine 2 kg / 1.8 ton per acre
Oak Treatment None
Wine Making
Hand picked whole bunch pressed and free run only. Natural cold settling for 12 days then racked with little solids remaining for wild yeast ferment at low temperature for 6 weeks continuing with lees aging for 8 weeks for added texture, weight and complexity.
Tasting Notes
Expect high tone aromatics of white stone fruits & lime. The real star is the palate which reveals all of the aromatics but sears with texture, weight & persistence that finishes crisp, dry & long.
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