Tasting Notes
It became a mystery complex wine, but I was thrown initially by the opening smells and taste. I thought about powerful candied fruit (eg raspberry) on nose and palate, but then read that it was made with 100% whole bunch. So I was a bit confused. After it was opened for an hour the wine began to sing. The candied fruit was not there; but still had a feel of perfumed fruit with complexity from sweet spice and hints of leaf and fine chalk tannin. - Michael L
The name "Two Tonne" refers to the intial parcel of fruit that Ricky got to make his first micro-vintage back in 2013. It's a literal name, but one that also reflects Ricky's small-batch philosophy. As he says, "Small parcels. Big love."
As the Two Tonne project has grown, Ricky has stayed true to his word, producing three small batches of Pinot noir, sourced from three different regions across Tasmania. He also makes Chardonnay and Riesling from the Tamar, as well as his more experimental label, Ziggurat.
To round things out, his premium offering is labelled as the Dog and the Wolf. The name comes from the French expression, ‘entre chien et loup’. This translates to ‘between dog and wolf’ and is an expression used to describe a specific time of day, just before night, when the light is so dim you can’t distinguish a dog from a wolf. For Ricky, this label "expresses that limit between the familiar, the comfortable versus the unknown and the dangerous, between domestic and wild. It is an uncertain threshold between hope and fear. This wine is produced with all these elements in mind; it is a blend of two vastly different winemaking styles."
All of his wines are brilliant expressions of Tasmania's various regions, and utterly delicious to drink. In 2016, Ricky was awarded the People's Choice in the Young Gun of Wine Awards. Not surprising really.
| Product Type | Wine Red Pinot Noir |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Tasmania |
| Sub Region | Tamar Valley |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |