Witches Falls Winery - Mount Tamborine Gold Coast Queensland Australia - Australian Award Winning Wine and Winemakers

Tasting Notes

As the name suggests, in a 'wild' ferment no commercial yeast is added.  Instead we encourage the juice to ferment with the indigenous yeasts present on the grape skins.  While the outcomes of such ferments can't be predicted, they are often spectacular.  Witches Falls have produced a Wild Ferment Chardonnay every vintage since 2005 and have been so pleased with the outcomes, that the range has now been expanded to include a number of varieties including our 2010 Wild Ferment Pinot Noir.

Vineyard Location and Condition

The fruit for this wine was grown by Davydd and Cheryl Westlake at Bowden's vineyard in the Ballandean district of the Granite Belt.  The Granite Belt is situated on the Great Dividing Range 850m above sea level and 95 km inland from the coast. The winters are cold and frosty and summers warm producing a continental climate. Most of the region's rainfall comes in spring feeding the growing buds and shoots. The soil is largely composed of granite, somewhat on the acidic side and is very free draining. 

Wine Analysis

Colour	Dark ruby
Nose	Strawberry and cherry
Palate	Dark cherry, raspberry and smokey oak
Alc/vol	12.2%
Cellar	5 years - this wine will develop gamey characteristics
Serve With	Meat pies and stews