Tasting Notes
A blend of Malvasia, Shcioppettino rosé & Syrah all grown in rocky, red volcanic soils. It is designed to be served chilled and can happily be consumed over a couple of days and shows very well on day two. It is an aromatic, energetic, slighty wild & a very refreshing wine. Acid driven and medium to light bodied in nature, and in saying that it also has some good underlying complexity and layers of fruit that show through. It can also be consumed at ambient temp if preferred and certainly has enough flesh and weight to go well with food. - 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 Red Other Varietals & Blends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Sub Region | Heathcote |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |