2023 Linnaea '8 Track Sally' Sangiovese

The 2023 vintage is an enticing union of fruit-driven & savoury characters persisting across a decadently rich yet pillowy-soft palate of extensive finish.

Sangiovese has clearly found its home-away-from-home on Heathcote's ancient red soils, staking a legitimate claim as a world-class destination for this ancient Italian grape.

The Linnaea plantings are a mix of mature and teen blocks in which we have the guilty pleasure of access to 7 different clones of Sangiovese: a heady choice of superior modern Italian selections plus a mysterious suitcase clone from Montalcino, allegedly smuggled into Aus some decades ago. Mostly dry-farmed, these vines live with minimal intervention amidst an interplanted ecosystem, using regenerative techniques.

Daniel and Michelle choose clones based on complementary flavour profiles through to harvest. The fortunate clusters are hand-picked & whole-berry fermented in open-top batches seducing us to deliver personalised loving care. After macerating at length on skins, 8 Track Sally swirls away for 14 months in a concrete egg to soften, marry and enhance aromatic intensity, before bottling unfined and unfiltered. 

100% Sangiovese rustic clones. 750ml. ABV 14.1%