Nick Spencer Wines 2023 Light Dry Red

Inspired by the Australian ‘Burgundies’ of the 50’s 60’s and 70’s. The Light Dry Red pays homage to the Classic light bodied Shiraz and Shiraz/ Pinot blends mastered by Maurice O’Shea. Winemaking 50% Shiraz, 50% Pinot Noir in Amphoras & 500 litre puncheons Each variety was picked and fermented separately. 100% de-stemmed and fermented on skins for 14 days. After pressing the wine was transferred to old puncheons and amphoras and matured for 12 months before bottling. Reviews and tasting notes “Nick Spencer started sourcing fruit from this yet-to-be-household-name region over a decade ago and it’s a vital source of quality grapes. Here the LDR (Light Dry Red) is a 50/50 nod to an old Australian blend of Shiraz (Gundagai) and Pinot Noir (Tumbarumba and a little Gundagai fruit) seeing a renaissance. Deep garnet hue: serious nose of just opened dried cranberry packet, packed cherries in their juice, deep red English cabbage rose petal, ermine velvet, a little herby thyme, plum sauce, char and with vanilla pod licks and creamed coffee comfort. Elegance, etching, filagree, delicacy, style, class. Just medium weight but with such intensity of balanced flavour: neither variety dominates, but harmonises with the other.” Regan Drew, Winepilot. 95 Points | Regan Drew, Winepilot 95 Points | Campbell Mattinson, Winefront