Description
Longhop is a winemaking venture between 2 high school friends, Tim Freeland and Dominic Torzi (of leading Eden Valley winery, Torzi Matthews) and these guys continue to shake things up as far as the quality to price wine ratio goes…this wine (sourced from 3 Adelaide Plains vineyards) is extraordinary for the price.
The former Gawler high school mates seized upon an idea in 2002 of salvaging some of the last remaining old vine vineyards in the Adelaide Plains and making icon wines from that region. Vineyards were secured, old vines a priority. Their small band of growers have since embraced the ideal of delivering premium grapes in order to showcase the power and rich fruit flavours the Adelaide Plains and adjoining Mt Lofty Ranges has to offer. The wines are made with minimal intervention. Open fermented and basket pressed. No fining or filtration is used prior to bottling.
From vines aged 16 – 50+ years. Whole berry ferment in five ton open top fermenters with soft pump overs and minimal hand plunging. On skins for six days, then basket pressed into young seasoned oak with ferment finishing off in barrel. Matured in French and American oak. Two rackings prior to blending and unfiltered bottling. No fining agents used, Vegan friendly
Fruit hails from Adelaide Plains (50 plus year old vines predominantly from One Tree Hill famous for Penfolds St Henri and Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges)
From the winemaker about this release: “18th consecutive vintage release of our flagship variety. A full bodied style, mouth filling flavour with a rich palate heading into black fruits, leather, mulberry and spice. Notes of cedary oak and firm tannins keep pulling the flavours through. Impressive length, very drinkable now, cellar to 8+ years.”
This is an extraordinary bargain for the depth of fruit and length of flavour .. pedigree of old vine fruit on display here. Tasting this new release on day 2 & 3 reveals the pedigree of this fine wine as more layers and dimensions are revealed. Do not miss out on this extraordinary bargain.
92 Points, Katrina Butler for Halliday Wine Companion “Sitting on the sweeter scale of fruit, though not jammy conserves, just plush with a breadth of ripeness to its red and black plum, blackberry and vanilla offerings. Raspberry licorice, some violet lift, with nicely integrated tannins generating structure and frame.”
RRP $26 Our Special Price $18.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine
