Grapes: Riesling,  Chardonnay
Country: Australia
Regions:Gippsland
Wine Type:White
Vintage: 2022
Bottle Size: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.5%
€61,50
€82,00 per litre
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Nikau 'Tolone' 2022 is a natural wine from Nikau Farm, the home estate of Dane and Hannah Johns of Momento Mori, in the Baw Baw area of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. This white wine is made with Riesling and some Chardonnay grapes from the Tolone block.

About the Tolone Block at Nikau Farm

Tolone is the second small block at Nikau Farm, planted mainly with Riesling and some Chardonnay interplanted, with vines of around 31 years old. The soils at Nikau Farm are compacted sandstone from ancient seabeds, under a layer of fertile loam.

Production Process of Nikau 'Tolone' 2022

Going by Dane's notes on earlier vintages, the grapes get around 48 hours of whole bunch skin contact, followed by a long, cool ferment in stainless steel. 

Tasting Notes for Nikau 'Tolone' 2022

WOWZA! Give it a breather to find itself and this will really evolve into a true banger and quite special indeed. Its not problematic at first, just the first ship is a bit shy but then... oh boy!

At first you'll be greeted by a herbal nose of freshly cut mint and mild eucalyptus, and some wet grass. This is followed by buttercups and soft baked pear, with brusied apples which follows onto the palate. What is quite cool about this wine, is the fight between Riesling and Chardonnay, and it leaves you guessing how much of each is in there, as there is also a Petrolium kick that joins the party with a bit of air too! Very cool wine!

 

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Nikau Wines (Australia) - Tolone 2022
Nikau Wines (Australia) - Tolone 2022
€61,50
€82,00 per litre

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NATURAL WINES BY NIKAU

Nikau is the other half of Momento Mori. Same winemaker, different fruit: Momento Mori is made from grapes Dane Johns buys in from growers across Victoria, while Nikau is what comes off his own land. He and his wife Hannah own around 95 acres in the Baw Baw country of Gippsland, on ranges known to the Indigenous people of the area as Tolone, where fertile loam sits over compacted sandstone formed from ancient sea beds.

Only two small plots are planted, both around 27 years old. The Home Block is Pinot Noir at about 350 metres, on its own roots with roughly seven clones interplanted through it. The Tolone block sits on the highest hill, west-facing, on thinner loam that drains faster, planted mainly to Riesling with a few Chardonnay vines among it. Yields have run under 250 grams of fruit per vine, which makes fewer than 500 bottles from each site. In the cellar no sulphur goes in, and neither does anything else. No oak, no pumps, long cool wild ferments in stainless steel, and bottling by hand straight off the tank.

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