17/05/2026
Know what rhymes with "sexy"?
No. The answer this time is not "w**e" (but it usually is) it's "basket pressy".
Today we pressed off our vintage. One shot. One opportunity. One barrel.
Vintage 2026 marked the beginning of a new chapter for us at Whistling Kite W**es, a sharper focus... Less production... Focussed on growing grapes solely for the label... Selective, conscious, w**e making, striving to express the best aspects of the best fruit we can produce. All the while proudly proclaiming "Riverland" as a premium w**e producer and what can be accomplished through organic & biodynamic practices...
Initial Baume of 14.2, wild yeast, no additions at crush, sixteen days on skins.
It's gonna be a fire cracker...
It's been put to bed in one the same french oak barrels I used for vintage 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25... More photos to follow ☺️
