William Downie, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Massa Vecchia The essence of Ribeira Sacra

The essence of Ribeira Sacra

or as Con-Greg puts it

as they finally now have their own space where they make the wines

This Garnacha is fermented and aged for a year in amphora prior to bottling

It's a blend of Merlot and Caladoc picked early in the morning to retain freshness and aromatics

William Downie, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Massa Vecchia The essence of Ribeira SacraWho William Downie Where Mrs Nicks and Rivendel vineyards, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia What Red Wine Pinot Noir When 2023 How Biodynamic, destemmed, whole berry spontaneous fermentation between open steel and wooden vats, no temperature control, punch down or pump overs, pressed after 30 days, matured in 15% french oak barriques, unfined, unfiltered, only small sulphur addition, vegan Produced by winemaker, William Downie. In 2006