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Peninsula Adventure Pack

The not so common varietals Mencia, Fiano & Gamay and more make a wine pack for the adventurous & curious wine drinker. Skin contact & carbonic. Textural & fine. Quirky & Interesting. This pack is our way of showing appreciation for the producers trying something a little different, and it working. Hurrah!

$206 / 6 pack

$206.00

THE WINES

Phaedrus Fiano 2023

This is a classical Italian white variety that was grown in Ancient Rome. Lightly pressed, fermented with wild yeast & prepared for bottling with minimal interference. Similar to a Riesling in style but with its own floral/spicy varietal characters & a bit more texture.

Stilvi ‘Jungle Freak’ Pinot Gris 2023 (skin contact)

Cool soaked on skins & stem for 10 days before being pressed, settled then racked into old French oak barrels for WYF fermentation. Soaking on skin delivered a gorgeous peachy blush! Citrus rind, cardamon, tangerine, ginger, musk, & a smidgen of peat.

Brothers McLean Mencía 2023

Not surprisingly this release from Brothers Mclean really grabbed our attention. Made by very good winemakers, Alex & Peter McLean this wine is alluring & layered. Produced with Mencía (“Men-thee-ah”) from the Pyrenees. A grape originally from Western Spain and Portugal is a delicious middleweight red that is full of red and black fruit flavours, minerality and fine tannins.

Telera Itana Fume Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Itana is an expression of Mornington Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc. Richly textured and aromatically complex, it’s made from estate-grown handpicked grapes, barrel fermented with wild yeast in selected French oak, and left on stirred lees for six months. Itana is a limited release full-bodied wine, of tropical, savoury and citrus freshness, with a balanced acidity and a delicate finish.

Hickinbotham Tempranillo 2023

A harmonious fusion of small berried blue and black fruits greets the senses. Blackcurrant, raspberry, strawberry, black plum entwined with dark chocolate cherry ripe. This wine is all about juicy fruits and textural mouth filling tannins.

Elan Gamay 2022

Dusty, musky cherry & blueberry on the nose. The palate is light to medium bodied, dry with a touch of sour cherry, along with chocolatey cherry ripe & salty plum. Bright acid & just enough tannin make this a great little wine.