Carousal Wines Sangiovese 2024 (12 Bottles) Alpine Valleys, Vic

Carousal Wines Sangiovese 2024 (12 Bottles) Alpine Valleys, Vic

by Principal Wines

$342.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

The wine is a vibrant ruby, boasting an enticing nose that features aromatic notes of red cherry, maraschino and raspberry and subtle hints of dried Mediterranean herbs. It delivers bright, savoury sangiovese fruit balanced by lively acidity and classic dusty tannins with underlying red spice and ginger tones, leading to a deliciously satisfying finish. An immensely enjoyable wine, full of juicy character.

Tim and Mark Walpole embarked on their winemaking journey in 1989 when they established an 18-hectare vineyard at Whorouly South, near Myrtleford in Victoria’s Alpine Valleys region. They chose the site for its north-east orientation and its ideal well-drained gravel and red loam soils. Their initial planting included tempranillo in 1996, followed by sangiovese, which was grafted in 2009 using the superior Mat 6 and Mat 7 clones.

Today, Tim and Mark operate the vineyard as a family partnership, with Tim overseeing the Bungamero Vineyard in Whorouly South, and Mark managing the Fighting Gully Road Vineyard in Beechworth. Beyond their vineyard operations, they also run a sheep and dairy farm on the property, reflecting their diverse agricultural interests.

The sangiovese is selectively harvested and transferred with care to a large open fermenter with whole berries intact. A single remontage per day further lengthens the fermentation provided by the whole berries. The grapes are then pressed off to old barriques after four weeks to allow for a short period of ageing before bottling.

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About Carousal Wines

Carousal (noun) / “kuh” + “ROW” + “zuhl”

Definition: A wild, drunken party or celebration – the act of celebrating or enjoying yourself, usually by drinking alcohol and speaking and laughing loudly with other people.
Example: ‘The tavern was filled with the sounds of laughter and carousal late into the night.’

Carousal is all about fun times and coming together, featuring delicious wines from beyond Patrick Sullivan’s Gippsland base. By choosing varieties specifically suited to their ideal growing regions, Patrick proves again he’s a master of all grapes and enjoys the challenge of stepping outside his usual laser-beam focus point of Chardonnay.

A family-led project with his wife Megan, Patrick searches beyond the cool ranges of southern Victoria to celebrate Australia’s great and diverse wine regions, centred around vineyard exploration and the dynamic exchange between winemaker and farmer. At its core, Carousal is about honest farming, respecting each site’s nuances and unique rhythms, and crafting wines with an inherent drinkability – the hallmark of Patrick’s approach.

Carousal is an invitation to embrace life, to enjoy delicious wines with great company, and inspire moments of joy and connection – perfect for pouring in your bar, restaurant… or tavern!

Principal Wines

We are wine lovers with no agenda, except to work with people who grow grapes, and to put their wines into the hands of people we respect.

We bring many years’ collective experience working in restaurants and winemaking to Principal Wine and think we have a pretty good idea of how a great glass of wine tastes.

Things change all the time in the world of wine, but our core values always remain the same - to work with people who make their wine in the vineyard, to have fine wine to sell to places we’d like to drink ourselves, and to provide excellent service.

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