Billy Button Rosso 2021

Billy Button Rosso 2021
Alpine Valleys, King Valley, Victoria.  Award winning smashable wine with plumy ripe fruit and fine tannins...

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Billy Button

Jo Marsh is not a box ticker. She embraces every task with great expectation and seeks out the path less travelled. With a focus on alternate varietals, Jo produces an astounding array of wines, which, including cellar door only wines, comprises over 20 different varietals, some in miniscule quantities. Working closely with local growers, Jo has helped to breathe new life into this tiny wine region, and shine a light on the breadth and depth of the grape varietal variation that we have in Australia. Jo follows no rule book, she believes in doing what’s best for the wine, polishing and perfecting, highlighting the fruit and sculpting the palate so the wine flows through the mouth with texture and interest.

The Alpine Range

The "Alpine” range are value wines made to offer immediate enjoyment to the consumer. The range is made up of a Prosecco, Bianco, Rosato, Rosso and a Sparkling Red. Components vary year to year depending on the season and careful blending is used to create interesting wines featuring an abundance of varieties. Even though this range is made on a slightly larger scale than other Billy Button wines, all the components are made using a small batch ethos and are kept separate until the final blending.

Billy Button Rosso 2021

Production Notes

A delicious blend of Barbera, Tempranillo, Dolcetto, Refosco and Sangiovese. All components were fermented separately in open tubs and hand plunged. A combination of selected yeast and wild yeast were used across the different components. Each batch was pressed pressed directly to a variety of vessels, including old oak, stainless steel and flexcubes for malolactic fermentation and maturation. Components were kept separate until blending and filtration. Bottled November 2021.

Tasting Notes

Smashable wine with plumy ripe fruit and fine tannins.

Technical details

Region:                Alpine Valleys and King Valley

Variety:                37% Barbera, 23% Tempranillo, 18% Dolcetto, 13.0% Refosco, 9.0% Sangiovese

Alcohol:               13.5%

Winemaker:         Jo Marsh & Glenn James

Awards

Awarded GOLD at the 2022 Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show

Awarded GOLD at the Victorian Wine Show 2022

Reviews

"Demonstrates why blends matter, and even more so why Mediterranean grape varieties are so well suited to this part of the world. Vivid, deep purple hues. Red cherry, wild raspberry, fennel seed, earth and spice aromas are welcoming, fresh and vital. The palate is supple and even with a brisk acid crunch. So good, so more-ish. Terrific value." Awarded 94 points, Halliday Wine Companion, Jeni Port, published 21 February 2022

"Blend of Barbera, Tempranillo, Dolcetto, Refosco and Sangiovese. It’s a dry red with plenty of juicy fruit flavour – though there’s more to it than that. Indeed when I use the word "plenty”, I should also say that it’s made in a light- to medium-weight style. Fruit is the main game but it’s not heavy or dense. Dried herb and floral notes add plenty of interest and the finish has a lovely dryness to it. In short, there’s plenty to enjoy here." Rated 91 Points, The Winefront, Campbell Mattinson - 4 October 2022

"Got mates popping round for pizza? Have this little beauty ready to rock and roll. The blend of barbera, tempranillo, dolcetto, refosco and sangiovese from the Alpine Valleys is juicy but savoury all at once. Italy in a bottle." The Sydney Morning Herald - Good Food guide, Katie Spain - Published 21 March 2023

Vintage
2021
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