Tasting Notes
This is a gastronomic wonder. Local organically farmed and wild apple, pear and quince - crushed and the pressed through straw (cut from the farm), run to barrel an topped with garganega and savagnin skins.
This is medium bodied, dry cider with wonderfully chalky phenolic structure and a delicious mix of fruit and savoury character. Of course, this is so wonderful as an aperitif but please do keep a bottle in the fridge to have with food. If I was forced to choose between wine and cider with my dinner......I reckon nine times out of ten I'd choose cider like this one. The structure is simply sublime when it comes to food matching, and also very versatile. - 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 | Cider Australasia |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Sub Region | Adelaide Hills |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |