Tasting Notes
Quality Shiraz from Heathcote showing the areas best side - blue savoury fruits. And it comes without a big alcohol hit (12% alc). Decant to let most of the earth hints blow off; then enjoy the mouth-filling mid-weight fruits. Subtle, yet mouth-coating tannins. Interesting! - Michael L
Syrah but not as you know it! Lighter, fresher and includes more Nosiola than your normal Syrah ever would… 5% to be exact. Once again sourced from the Chalmers vineyard in Heathcote including the Nosiola which is only 3 rows of the vineyard. This addition really lifts the Syrah up further and helps to bring the wine together. Expect lots of red and blue fruit, bright acidity from the Nosiola component. As Dane calls… “Freshness that is on another level". - Pete L
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 Shiraz |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Sub Region | Heathcote |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |