As you know, we love the rich, textural wines of Alsace in France, the home of Pinot Gris. In the cooler vintages such as 2017, sugar accumulation in the grapes is reduced which translates to lower alcohols in the finished wines. It is difficult to obtain the texture and mouth feel we desire in our…
It is difficult to imagine greater vintage variation than what we experienced between the 2016 and 2017 harvests. Whereas the very short, hot 2016 vintage resulted in richer, fruit dominant wines with softer acidity, the very long, cool and sometimes wet 2017 vintage produced much leaner, drier wines with an abundance of natural acidity. This…
The regional wine of Friuli in North East Italy and yet another variety that thrives in the sub-Alpine climate of the Feathertop vineyard. As with the Vermentino, the 2017 Friulano is an obvious shift in style from its predecessor. Whilst not as rich and expressive as the 2016 version, it lacks nothing in complexity, power…
This is the follow up to our hugely popular 2016 Fiano, which was the first we have produced. As our young Estate grown Fiano is still a year or two away from bearing fruit, we continue to source beautifully grown grapes from one of our local growers. Reflecting the long, cooler vintage we experienced in…
The origins of the variety of Savagnin are a little clouded but our investigation traces it’s parentage back to the ancient Traminer grape variety from an area now known as South Tyrol in northern Italy. It then made it’s way across the Alps to the French region of Jura, where the mutated variety more closely…
The long, cooler ripening period we experienced in Vintage 2017 was the total antithesis of the conditions we saw in 2016. This has resulted in white wines with lower alcohols and leaner, dryer palates displaying abundant natural acidity. It also allowed plenty of time for flavour development in the grapes and allowed us to pick…
Blanc De Blanc is a remarkable wine made entirely of Chardonnay. Kel has been inspired by French Blanc de Blanc for 30 years now and this, our first vintage release has been a true labour of love. Made solely from pristine Alpine Valley Chardonnay, this Blanc De Blanc is bottle fermented and spent more than…