About the wine
Flavoursome red with a winemaking twist
- Ri-hoo-so? Yes, you may not have heard of such a creature before. Ben's version of this classic Italian technique blends the old favourites Merlot and Cabernet with just a touch of Touriga Nacional. Think of a luscious, easy drinking and rich drop, with a rustic tannin-based mouth feel to boot.
- Ripasso refers to a winemaking method. Ben fermented scrumptious Margaret River juice with extra grape skins that were air-dried prior. Those grapes were dried into sultanas for another wine, but with so much flavour left in their skins, they were perfect to add a kick to the Ripasso blend - they were 're-passed'.
- Ben's maverick reputation is widespread in the Margaret River. His inventive and experimental skills deserve to reach a wide audience - you! Angels are able to snap up this boundary pushing Aussie take on an Italian winemaking tradition for under $16 - a win for Ben and a win for you!
Best before
Made to drink now, but will cellar well for 5-8 years or so.
Serving advice
Open with good friends who are game for a unique experience!
Food match
Pizza!
Perhaps your secret weapon spaghetti bolognese recipe.
Then to finish..more pizza.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Australia
Margaret River
Merlot
Big Red
14.0% ABV
75cl
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Ben Gould
- Ben & Naomi Gould are WA winemakers with 20+ vintages under their belts. They farm and make wine the wild, organic way (with Naomi’s green thumb and Ben’s stubborn focus on flavour).
- From Gourmet Traveller’s ‘Best of the Best’ (2011) to Max Allen’s, “...swag of wines that blew me away”, they’re not here for fluff, just alive, honest, WA wines.
- Thanks to Angel support they have grown from a tiny vineyard to a bigger one, converted it to organic and biodynamic, and can focus on making wines with maximum flavour and minimum inputs.
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