Paxton
Graciano | 2017
Regular price $19.00
Product Specifications
- Winemaker
- Richard Freebairn
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Fleurieu Peninsula
- Type
- Red
- Varietal
- Graciano
- Vintage
- 2017
- Alcohol %
- 13
- Background
Esablished in 1979,Paxton is a family-owned wine company and sources exclusively from estate vineyards adhering to organic and biodynamic farming.
A renowned viticulturist in Australia with over 30 years of experience, David Paxton grafted their Graciano onto old Chardonnay vines, showcasing the range of McLaren Vale's potential for a varietal otherwise grown primarily in the Rioja region of Spain.
After 'selective harvesting', winemaker Richard Freebairn oversaw a slow and cool whole-cluster fermentation in open top vessels. Following 13 days of pumpovers and plunging to enhance the tannin profile, grapes were pressed to oak barriques for 9 months of aging prior to blending and bottling.
- Vineyard notes
-Sub-region: McLaren Vale
-Farming: Biodynamic / Organic
- Awards and accolades
-Importer: Little Peacock Imports