Ampelus; (Latin) a personification of the grapevine and lover of the god of wine, Dionysus. These wines extend this personification back to the bottle, reflecting traditional techniques and the vineyard in which they are grown.
So far, the Ampelus range is a three wine showcase of Hunter Valley Chardonnay, a Saignée produced Rosé of Shiraz and Pinot Noir and our ceramic amphora-matured Argilla Syrah.
Introducing the second iteration of the Ampelus Saignée – the 2024 vintage combines Shiraz and Tempranillo from our Tallavera Grove vineyard in the Hunter Valley. Saignée (meaning "bleeding" in French) is a winemaking method where the first free-flowing juice is "bled" off during fermentation, creating a rosé with concentrated flavors and complexity. This technique produces a beautifully layered rosé, full of intrigue and character.
The pinnacle of our Mount View Estate, fruit taken from vine selections from the three oldest blocks on the site. Concentrated blueberry & black cherry fruits and framed by earth and graphite. The blocks were handpicked, manually sorted then fermented together before maturation in a Vin et Terre sandstone 'Gres' Jarre without finings or filtration.
