SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING
SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING
Smokestack Lightning is an early 50’s Delta Blues track originally played by Howlin’ Wolf.
It’s an edgy song and genre that uses minimal input to create raw expressions. Generally, just a guitar and a voice.
We like this kind of creativity. It’s easy to understand, transparent and endearing. We are inspired by it and would love to emulate the footsteps of these characters.
Our Smokestack Lightning wines explore white skin contact fermentation (orange wine) from grapes grown on stunning Yarra Valley soils.
Sympathetically, they walk a tightrope between raw vineyard expressions, vintage and style.
Upper Yarra Valley Pinot Gris from the dark red/brown volcanic soils of the Gunnabee Vineyard near The Patch in the Dandenong Ranges.
VOLUME = 1572 x 750mL bottles.
100% whole bunch wild ferment.
Stomped a couple of times.
14 days on skins, then pressed to old puncheons where it goes through full malolactic fermentation prior to 4 months ageing at cool temps.
No adds apart from a bit of sulphur at bottling.
No fining or filtration.
11.0% Alc/Vol
Fresh herbs, spice and smokiness. Amaro, Toffee apple, figs and red berry flavours. Juicy and bright with a tight savoury tannin and a slight orange peel finish.
Yarra Valley Gewurztraminer from the grey clay loams of the Wongungarra Vineyard up the hill to the east of Healesville in the Lower Yarra.
VOLUME = 1560 x 750mL bottles.
100% whole berry wild ferment.
Hand plunged every two days for the first 20 days on skins.
70 days on skins total in an open top fermenter before pressing to old Puncheons. 3 months maturation on lees at cool temperatures.
No adds apart from a bit of sulphur at bottling.
No fining or filtration.
11.0% Alc/Vol
Lemonade and orange fruits, spice, florals and ginger. This fresh aromatic precedes a plush yet dry mouthfeel which gently flows across the palate. A light tannin/acid grip kicks in before a soft bitterness finishes things off.
