Seresin Chiaroscuro 2018

A harmonious marriage between the three aromatic varietals, this wine brings much lightness and elegance to the palate. Bright with dense, ripe citrus fruits and yellow peach, also white flowers, yet the wine is also savoury and spicy, textured and structured. A wine with huge personality that is often changing, depending on the mood!

Chiaroscuro 2018

Certified organic fruit was hand-picked from the rich, clay-based slopes of our biodynamically certified Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley.

Following on from the aromatic theme for 2018 set by the incredible Riesling fruit, we saw the potential of all of the aromatics from the Raupo vineyard and set out to make a traditional Alsatian field blend. By the end of March there came a time where all three aromatic varietals – Pinot Gris, Riesling and Gewürztraminer were ripe, so we hand harvested each varietal and combined the fruit in the field, then transported to the winery whereby it was whole bunch pressed. The juice was left to settle naturally, then transferred to a mixture of old neutral puncheons and barriques to undertake fermentation naturally. A long, consistent fermentation took place – 3 months. Each barrel then had a small sulphur addition and was topped, and left to rest for an additional three months, stirring occasionally. Selected barrels and puncheons were then combined into a stainless steel tank to stabilise and filter prior to bottling.