Cloud Cuckoo Land Red

Cloud Cuckoo Land Red

Cloud Cuckoo Land Red – Nero D’Avola, Montepulciano, Riverland 2019
Cloud Cuckoo Land is an imaginary state of absurd over optimism – something that we at Wild & Wilder are often accused of. Indeed, not so long ago, if we’d said that we wanted to make high quality, low intervention wines made from Mediterranean varieties in the Riverland, Cloud Cuckoo land is exactly where people would have said that we lived! But, we believe that anything is possible if you don’t see the obstacles, you challenge the “received wisdom” and resist the naysayers. Cloud Cuckoo Land is for everyone who feels the same.
Vintage Conditions
Right across South Australia, the 2019 vintage will be remembered as a very challenging one. Very dry conditions persisted throughout the growing season while some areas also had to contend with frost, hail and wind – all of which reduced the crop but helped increase concentration and quality.
Winemaking
Nero D’Avola was hand-picked and Monte was machine harvested, both were wild fermented with gentle plunge downs twice daily. Gently pressed and matured in older oak for 5 months.
Tasting
An unusual blend of varieties but this wine has the characteristic energy you’d expect from Italian reds. Deliciously succulent with smoky, dark cherry fruit, subtle spice and a mouth-watering finish.
Alcohol:13.5%
Total Acidity: 5.63g/l
pH: 3.65
Residual Sugar: ,2g/l
SO2: 69mg/l
Fining: None
Vegan: Yes
Vegetarian: Yes

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Wild & Wilder is all about good clean fun. Working hand in hand with our merry band of growers, we craft wines of supreme quality at our Adelaide Hills winery, but we don’t take it all too seriously. Great fruit from Barossa, Langhorne Creek, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills, grown by great people, and made with a lot of love by those that know that wine is all about good times, tasty food and creating great memories.