Nosiola

We have the only row of Nosiola vines in Australia.  Lucky us!  What a unique grape.  It tastes quite subtle and mild with a strong ripe red apple character.  The berry itself is quite gelatinous like a lychee inside, so the extraction rate for juice is very low, especially when pressing by hand.  The wine looks quite neutral most of the way through ferment until all of a sudden at about 3 baume it comes alive.

 

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