Ox Hardy
Upper Tintara Vineyard Fiano Blewitt Springs 2023

This Fiano comes from our Upper Tintara Vineyard in Blewitt Springs. My father Bob and I planted these vines in 2011 after deciding that Fiano would be well suited to not only this particular location, but to McLaren Vale’s warm, dry mediterranean climate.

Picked in the early morning of March 2nd and transported to our winery. The grapes were pressed and the juice pumped into a stainless steel tank where it was fermented at cool temperatures for just under a month. At sugar dryness the yeast lees were stirred in the tank weekly, increasing mouthfeel and helping balance the natural acid.