Farr Rising Gamay Viognier The estate’s diverse soils

The estate’s diverse soils

" a distinctive geological formation of clay sand soils over a bed of calcareous soils

indigenous malolactic fermentation begins

With increased attention to detail in the vineyard this will only improve

Farr Rising Gamay Viognier The estate’s diverse soilsGrafted onto own rooted Cabernet vines planted in 1999, this Gamay flourishes in a dynamic terroir of black cracking clay, interspersed with submerged volcanic pebbles and boulders at one end and a more friable, chocolate hued soil at the other. The vineyard yielded its first fruit in 2014, marking the beginning of an expressive and characterful wine. The grapes are hand picked and sorted in the vineyard before being placed whole in the fermenting