Established in 2013, Santa & D’Sas is a boutique winery collaboration between the Santarossa and Di Sciascio families.
…ish is a word suffix that is sometimes used to add a sense of 'belonging to', 'in the manner of' or 'in the characteristics of' to a noun in order to make it an adjective. Dolcetto is the grape variety, Dolcetto…ish means a whole lot more.
The King Valley is one of Australia’s most exciting, emerging wine regions, showcasing varieties with a distinct Italian bias. The region is located in North East Victoria – approximately three hours north of Melbourne and seven hours south of Sydney. Home to picturesque and unspoilt environments, the King Valley benefits from a cool climate with extremely varied terrain, that ranges from snow-capped Alps to sun baked fields.
The …ish range of wines are made to reflect an …ish expression of the wonderful flavours and characteristics of each grape variety with the sense of place of their unique vineyards in the King Valley, made in a manner honouring the Old World culture from where each grape variety originated - New World...ish Old World...ish wines.
...ish Dolcetto 2018
The fruit for the 2018 Dolcetto was picked on the 3rd of March at a phenological ripeness level of 13.1° baumé. The grapes were picked in the early morning, and were destemmed and then crushed to a static fermenter. The fruit was cold soaked for three days with light pump overs keeping the cap fresh. A slow fermentation on skins with a peak at 30°C with twice daily pump overs. Once pressed off skins, MLF fermentation at 22°C took place for about 6 weeks in concrete vats. The wine was kept on lees with no sulphur for maturation in the concrete vats until late January which allowed the wine to remain fresh, while providing texture and mouthfeel.
Aromas of black cherry, fruitcake and fragrant wild herbs. Flavours of black cherry and liquorice define the palate along with intriguing fine bitterness. A medium to full bodied wine that is textural and multi layered, balanced with chalky acidity. An excellent match for corzetti with mushroom and sausage ragù.
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