Specially selected Organic certified vineyards in the Riverland and McLaren Vale of South Australia lend their fruit to this wine. Exceptional organic husbandry has produced ripe flavorsome fruit.

2010 was almost a perfect vintage. Some rain and good inflows into the Murray Darling allowed vines to be watered adequately during the growing season. A short hot period in November lead to some irregular flowering and set and subsequently reduced yield. The rest of the growing period was excellent, lots of sun for ripening, yet cool nights to retain freshness and flavour.

Picked late at night to harvest the grapes as cold as possible the grapes were transported to the winery and pressed using modern membrane tank presses. After cold settling the clear juice was carefully racked to cooled fermentation tanks and small oak barrels and inoculated with selected yeasts. Cool fermentation was followed by minimal handling filtration and bottling at the Angove Family’s Certified Organic winery.

“Bright green-straw; certified organically grown; like the shiraz, well-handled, and with plenty of flavour. Its organic credentials are enhanced by the Lean+Green bottle with 38% less glass than the conventional bottle. This results in 19% less water being used and 19% less carbon dioxide being produced in the bottle production.” 88 points » James Halliday » The Weekend Australian Jan 15 2011

Bronze Medal » Royal Hobart Wine Show 2010