Torzi Matthews is a food and winemaking partnership between Domenic Torzi and Tracy Matthews. Both share a passion and firm conviction of appreciating the value of heritage in the crafting of their wines and olive produce.
In 1996 they stumbled across a small, frost-pocketed hollow in the beautiful Mt McKenzie, Eden Valley and fell in love with the area for its remoteness and its diverse thin soils. The rationale was quite simple: this land would produce low yields of fruit which in turn would translate into flavoursome European style wines – the style of wines needed to match their Mediterranean food.
Torzi Matthews also produces wines under the Vigna Cantina label that introduces their Italian family native varietals and those outside the Italian wares that they seek interest to explore. These wines are truly wonderful in their aromatics and fresh lively fruit flavours that are the pinnacle of Mediterranean food pairing.
Region Barossa Valley
Sub-Region Moppa Springs and Koonunga Hills
Specified Vineyard 350mt altitude Moppa Springs Piccolo and Brunello clone on ironstone over clay loam and Koonunga Hill 300mt altitude Grosso clone on terra rosa with intermediate ironstone over limestone.
Altitude 300 – 350 metres
Trellis System Single wire
Varietal Sangiovese 100%
Age of Vines 16 years
Closure Stelvin
Yield per Vine 3 kg / 2.5 ton per acre
Oak Treatment Seasoned Cadus and Radoux French oak for 16 months
Tasting Notes
Packed with Sangiovese high fragrances of cherry, dried fig, mulberries & provincial herbs. The flavours flow on from the aromatics which are full, delicious and savoury with a lovely juicy, bright refreshing palate and supple ripe tannin lift with oak in minor. A lovely table wine most suited to tomato based pastas, pizzas, grilled meats and hard cheeses.
Wine Making
Made via a mixture of whole berry and 30% whole bunch wild yeast ferment in small open top fermenters, soft pump overs, basket pressed and bottled unfiltered.
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