Alpha Box + Dice 'Ancient Youth' Gamay 2025

Red apple skins
Splattered cherries
Finesse

Harvested in the morning. Destemmed and gently pressed with the free-run portion to stainless steel and pressings to barrel. Settled overnight and racked clean the next morning. Naturally fermented until dry. Pressings matured in barrel for 6 months on lees. Partial and spontaneous MLF.

Vineyard Vasarelli Vineyard, Finniss, Fleurieu SA 100% Picpoul, grafted 2022. 10m elevation, flat, no aspect. Grey sand over structured clay. VSP spur pruned to a permanent cordon.

Since its beginning in 2008, AB&D has become a champion of South Australia's alternative – particularly Mediterranean – varieties, exhibiting innovation at every step of the process by bending traditional winemaking norms.