Tasting Notes
I've never ever tasted a wine with structure or a fruit expression like this. This is very Manon Farm and very 2019. When Charlotte and I opened a bottle of this on Friday it literally took my breath away. Aromatically, there's an almost magical quality to the clarity of fruit....as if you're sensing the aroma of the essence or a distillation of the fruit. On the palate, maybe it's just me, but I feel like this wine communicates this ocean of quartz more clearly than any wine I've tasted from the farm before. It's extremely precise and pure, the texture is like glass or polished marble and there's a very clear impression of the light that quartz attracts. The fruit is as clear or even more clear on the palate than it is aromatically. There's a clear varietal impression (cabernet franc / cabernet sauvignon / merlot / pinot noir) and then a mix of delicious dark stone fruit and fresh crunchy fruit too. Despite this essence or suggestion of rich fruit the palate is super vertical and wonderfully taut and elastic. It's very direct, very long and there's a salivating notion of sappiness in the fruit too. I have no hesitation in saying this is one of the most unique wines I've had this year. I can't recommend it highly enough. - Campbell Burton
Manon is the label for Tim Webber and Monique Millton, farmed from their high altitude vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. Tim and Mon have a strong belief in working with nature, and have implemented a number of different programs to support this. Everything in the vineyard is done by hand, following biodynamic principles, they have begun to gradually remove introduced flora, and replant with native vegetation, as well as encouraging native animals, such as kangaroos, who keep the grasses under control, but don't damage the soils through compaction.
A similar philosophy is utilised in the winery, with everything carried out slowly and without any additions. Bunches are harvested by hand, carefully sorted and then allowed to ferment naturally, with indigenous yeasts. Left to settle over the winter months, the wines are finally bottled unfined and unfiltered. These are natural wines - a pure expression of their site and fruit.
| Product Type | Wine Red Rose |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Sub Region | Adelaide Hills |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |