Mitchell Harris / Pyrenees And Ballarat, Vic

Pinot Meunier and Sangiovese are two distinct and exceptional rosé wines, each with its own unique flavour profile. The delicate and fruity notes of Pinot Meunier are complemented by the more robust and savoury taste of Sangiovese Rose. Fermented separately using wild yeast in 6-10 year old French oak barriques and hogsheads, and matured on lees for 5 months prior to bottling, this sublime blend of Pinot Meunier and Sangiovese Rose creates an exceptional and truly unique rosé wine.

Wild yeast fermentation in French oak hogsheads on full juice solids. Approximately 10% fermented on skins for 2 weeks. The vineyard delivers ripe grapefruit and passionfruit characteristics, with wild ferment and Fumé-style funk, further complexed by a ferrous mineral underpinning and a tiny lick of creamy texture from the barrel and lees work.  A Sauvignon Blanc with complexity, length, texture and zing.

Grown on the undulating slopes around Moonambel in the Pyrenees, the Sangiovese fruit undergoes simple open top fermentation with light tannin extraction to maximise vibrant fruit characters. Matured in old French oak hogsheads for 6 months, the 2021 Sangiovese displays fresh and spicy black cherry fruit and savoury dark chocolate for which the variety is famous. Great drinking now & over the next 5 years.

The gentle west facing exposure and red/brown, rocky, free-draining soils, provides ideal ripening conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon. Matured in French oak hogsheads (20% new) for 18 months.

Varietal Cabernet all right – elegant and medium bodied, with a lovely line of cassis, a drop of mint, a savoury edge of capsicum, and ultra dark chocolate/Blackforest cake.  Tannins are fine and long, a complex and grown-up iteration of the most noble of grapes.

From the cool 2021 vintage, the inclusion of 25% whole bunches, 3% Viognier and wild yeast fermentation, bring floral notes and bright crunchy stem and black spice complexity to the nose and palate. 18 months maturation in 2 to 5 year old French oak provides a fine savoury edge in harmony with the vibrant and concentrated red and blue fruit notes from the vineyard. Enjoy now to 10+ years.

Grown in the Wightwick vineyard situated 500 meters above sea level just to the North of Ballarat. This wine boasts notes of white nectarine and lemon curd, and its soft and creamy texture makes it a truly indulgent experience. On the palate, a long, slightly chalky phenolic grip and tangy acid tail are expertly balanced with subtle toast and spice notes, courtesy of its maturation in French oak hogsheads, 50% of which are new.

65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, from Macedon, Henty and Pyrenees, aged 3 years on lees and dosed at 4g/L.  This is Mitchell Harris’ flagship wine – given John Harris’ former work at Domaine Chandon as chief winemaker, there’s formidable pedigree in this wine, a through and through Champagne level experience and a wine with a true cult following.