2021 Wildman Astro Bunny Pét-Nat

REGION: Zibibbo, Fiano, Arneis, Nero d’Avola, Mataro
VARIETAL: Adelaide Hills/McLaren Vale/Riverland, SA
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic
WINEMAKER: Tim Wildman

$4/bottle sold has been raised to support the people of Ukraine, thanks to Tim Wildman and Imbibo.

"Les Caves de Pyrene have approached their winemaking friends right across Europe, from Germany to Georgia, who have lodgings at their winery or vineyard that might otherwise be used for tourism or seasonal workers, but could offer a safe haven for Ukrainians who have been made homeless by the conflict. Les Caves de Pyrene are dedicating their time and resources to act as a link between the producers and those who have been displaced."

30% Zibibbo, 26% Fiano, 24% Arneis, 17% Nero d’Avola and 3% Mataro. The Zibibbo was given 24 hours of pre-ferment skin contact to extract greater aromatics, while the Nero and Mataro were taken from the press after just a few hours to provide colour, and then co-fermented with the Fiano and Arneis. The wine was bottled with 12 g/L residual sugar and completed its fermentation over the winter, becoming fully dry and ending with a final pressure of around three bar - so a gentle foam rather than an aggressive fizz.

Interestingly, Astro Bunny always goes into the bottle a vibrant, candy pink colour which transforms into the classic peachy-orange over winter as the brighter red and pink compounds fall out of the sulphur-free solution. Wild yeast, no adds, no filtration, no fining and zero sulphur.