Tasting Notes:

"Our second attempt at this variety. The fruit is grown at Spreyton near Devonport, which about an hour away from us.

The fruit is picked and chilled for three days. We then stomp the grapes in the bins and leave them for another three days before pressing it to old oak for fermentation.

This year, in an attempt to give the wine more texture we fermented 20% of the juice on skins in Amphora and left it for 3 months. We think it has helped a lot.

Brine and Cardano on the nose. There is some potato skins and salted peanut flavours on the palate.

This vintage has more depth to the palate, with the texture from the skin contact giving some tannin and power."

Lou & Joe Holyman

About Stoney Rise Estate

Dream team and husband and wife duo, Lou and Joe Holyman, are paving the way down at the Apple Isle.

Narrowly missing a career in cricket, Joe studied wine marketing in Adelaide before launching into a very hearty wine career including vintages in Burgundy and the Douro.

Both Joe and Lou worked at Cape Jaffa Wines in Robe, South Australia on different ends of the business, and launched Stoney Rise together at the start of the millennia. After a few years in Robe, they eventually moved to a 20-
year-old vineyard on the Tamar, a place they quite literally call home. "We don’t use herbicides, we don't add anything other than sulphur. It's about reducing." Joe says in an interview with WBM. "I'm looking at the vineyard now from our loungeroom and it's 15 metres away. Lou and I have three young kids – we don't need to be out there throwing chemicals around."

With this mentality, Stoney Rise has quickly gained recognition as one of the most influential wineries in their region.

Situated on the foothills of Mount Arthur, in the heart of the Tamar Valley in Northern Tasmania, Stoney Rise has been growing and producing the best wines to showcase the unique terroir of their 1986-planted vineyard (formally known as the ‘Rotherhythe Vineyard’). A family-owned and operated vineyard, Stoney Rise specialises in small-batch production, allowing for greater control over the quality and flavour of the wines.

The region benefits from the cool  climate of the Valley, ideal for growing premium quality grapes. With a focus on sustainable farming and minimal intervention, the Holymans have allowed the natural characteristics and flavours of the vineyard do the work. These are truly artisanal wines and as such the selection released varies from year to year depending on what the growing season throws at the Tamar.