Vintage fortified is only stored in barrel for approx 18 months before bottling so it goes into bottle with more acid and fresher fruit characters it then ages in the bottle so its your decision when to drink, where as Tawny is stored in barrel for 10 years+ it oxidises and some of the acid drops out it also changes colour and has a sweeter taste.
If you buy 12 or more bottles of wine we will delivery them free to your door, under 12 bottles there is a flat rate delivery fee of $25
We have Three wines in bottle at the moment under or Lo Bo May label, a Grenache Rosė a Blewitt Springs Nouveau and a preservative free Pet Nat that is 10% ABV
Lo Bo May is a play on words around the French word Baumė. Baumė is a unit used to measure the amount of sugar in the fruit a high sugar content results into a high Alcohol percentage because the Sugar is turned into Alcohol by the yeast through fermentation so low Baumė = low Alcohol. Because our Lo Bo May products are low intervention and low Alcohol it makes perfect sense😃
we do not have mains water here so all the vines are irrigated from our dam which is filled from rain water
The farming practices are quite similar that only certified organic inputs can be used ie no pesticides or chemicals the difference is that a special preparation of microbes are used in Biodynamic farming and pruning , harvesting etc are alined with the moon cycles both practices ensure the wine is clean and is free from man made chemicals.
We usually harvest around March / April depending on the weather conditions some years we have started to harvesting in February
Yes we grow Fiano and Arino white grapes and we grow Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro and Nero red grapes
Some of our wines are additive free but it is very hard to age wines without Sulphides so minimal organic Sulphides are added before bottling, no other Chemicals are added.
We are a small family run Vineyard/ Winery and Cellar door our land holding is approx 100 Acres
We run sheep in our vines over winter, they eat the grass and weeds they also fertilize the soil
We have a Fiano and a Grenache/ Fiano blend Rosė that is about to be bottled.
Our Rosè is an easy 11% alcohol volume or approx 6.5 standard drinks per bottle
Family owned, boutique vineyards, winery & cellar door in Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale SA 🍇
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