“…this blend of Sangiovese with some spicy, fragrant Beechworth Shiraz is exactly the kind of wine that will take Australia into the next phase of international acclaim.â€? Penguin Wine Guide
Notes
The harmony created by the marrying of Sangiovese and Syrah create a unique wine. The nose is of exotic spice; tar over black cherry, cedar wood and earthy extract with notes of fresh rich humus, turmeric, graphite, with beautiful red fruit. The palate is fine and long with an earthy, black-fruited impact and textural richness coming from the fine, beautifully chiselled tannins.
Overall it is dry and savoury with lovely earthy elements, deliciously rich, yet avoiding sweetness.
About Castagna
Castagna is one of the leading producers of the Beechworth region.
In 1997, Julian and Carolann Castagna packed up their city life and moved into and caravan on a bare patch of dirt in the Beechworth region of north-east Victoria. Farmed biodynamically from the get go, the Castagnas planted their vineyard with a view to making complex Syrah in the mode of Cote-Rotie and savoury, structural Italian varieties that could compete with their European counterparts.
It's a wildly successful family business that they have built, with son Adam stepping into the winemaking role and a sea of adoring wine collectors awaiting each new release. Castagna wines are true wines of terroir. They taste of where they come from as do all of the great wines of the world.