Tasting Notes
"Another new cuvée for 2022. This is a blend of Nero D’avola & Moscato Giallo. It is in the style of wine that I enjoy drinking the most, a complex yet easy drinking light(er) red with great structure. The fruit for this wine was grown by the Chalmers family on the slopes of their Mt Camel vineyard in Heathcote. These are very rocky, volcanic soils with a complex mix of Ironstone, Dolerite Green Basalt and Jasper which always imparts an abundance of minerality to the wines.
Each variety was handled separately, and fermentation took place in 100% stainless steel. Both varieties were fermented semi-carbonic. This method allows good extraction of flavour and phenolics while keeping the wine on a leaner side of things - as opposed to over extracting tannins and overtly “fruit forward” flavours. Balance has always been what I strive for most in a wine and this set of 2022’s has achieved that exceptionally well. This wine has great harmony between fruit, minerality and acidity. Bottled by gravity with 10 ppm so2 added just prior bottling." - Winemaker Note
Momento Mori and most recently, Nikau Farm were founded by Dane Johns, a native New Zealander who honed his craft working for Gippsland legend Bill Downie. Bill is a legend in his own right and someone who definitely helped Dane forge his own path as he now follows a very similar ideology in his winemaking and viticulture.
Dane under the artwork that is the Momento Mori label focusses mainly on Italian varietals sourced from the Chalmers Vineyard, even his Syrah gets a splash of Nosiola! All of his wines are as hand made as it gets…. Small wild ferments, no new oak, no mechanical pumps, filtration, no additions other than the a very small dose of SO2 before bottling for some wines if needed. Given the nature of his operation there are only ever very small volumes of wine produced each year and for those fans of Momento Mori they get snapped up quickly.
| Product Type | Wine White and Red Blend |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Sub Region | Heathcote |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |