Blood Orange 2024
Born from an extended co-ferment of red and white grapes, Blood Orange is a luminous, feather-light red with a citrus streak. Juicy cherries, raspberries and kaffir lime peel flow into a cleansing bitter finish, making it both refreshing and complex. Best enjoyed chilled, it recalls the playful delicacy of Jura reds like Poulsard or Trousseau, but with its own coastal Australian accent.
What it's like
Juicy cherries, raspberries, and kaffir lime peel flow into a cleansing orange bitter finish, making it both refreshing and complex.
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Serving suggestions
Serve chilled. Pairs perfectly with grilled vegetables, buttery steak or a tuna crudo. Think classic euro wine bar.
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Varieties
50% Fiano, 30% Vermentino, and 20% Nero d’Avola from Gundagai NSW. Co-fermented, drawing freshness from the whites and depth from the red.
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Production
All fruit was hand sorted and destemmed into stainless steel, then gently basket pressed in late winter. Aged in neutral barrels until bottling ahead of the 2025 harvest.
12.2% ABV
No added sulphites
1100 bottles produced
Vegan friendly
Gluten free
2023 – Fiano, Vermentino, Nero d'Avola
Riverland
2022 – Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon
Hilltops, New South Wales
2021 – Fiano, Pinot Noir
Hilltops, New South Wales
Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Fresh and intense strawberry, raspberry aromas, clean and fresh, while the taste is intense and balanced. The tannins impart a trace of bitterness which is pleasantly refreshing. It reminds of a Jura light red, such as a Trousseau.
Peter Lock, Annandale Cellars
Super moreish light "red" blend that is surprisingly mostly white grapes! It's actually a blend of 75% white and 25% red grapes which is where the colour and all the red fruit flavour comes from. The combination of the two shifts the fruits more towards the cherry side of things brightening up the darker side Cabernet tends to offer added with a citrus character coming from the Sauv Blanc. Reminds me of a really light Amaro?! Super cool.
"It reminds of a Jura light red, such as a Trousseau."
Huon Hooke, The Real Review
