Producer >
Owned by John & Melissa Innes, Ottelia draws on fruit from the Limestone Coast (Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, Padthaway, Robe & Mt Gambier). John and Melissa moved to Coonawarra thirty years ago, they bought a parcel of land ringed by tall Red Gum Eucalypts and natural wetlands dotted with Ottelia Ovalifolia, a native water lily. The first plantings were in 1993, now there are 9ha in total. The wines are deliciously evocative. The lifted aromas and fragile structures are intriguing and we think, will keep you coming back for more.
Winemaking >
The Limestone Coast wine zone encompasses
the regions of Coonawarra, Padthaway,
Wrattonbully, Mount Benson, Robe and Mount
Gambier. There is great diversity of climate
within the Limestone Coast, with the warmer
regions better suited to red varietals such as
Sangiovese, that need to achieve full flavour
and textural ripeness.
The Ottelia 2017 Sangiovese is made with
fruit sourced from the warmer Mediterranean
region Padthaway. The vines are 18 years old
and grown from the H6 V9 Sangiovese clone.
Fruit thinning is practised to achieve yields of
approximately 9 tonnes per hectare.
The wine making philosophy is to promote the
fruit flavour and structure of the wine while
allowing the characteristic acidity and tannin
of the Sangiovese to prevail. Time spent in
medium aged oak puncheons assists with
softening and rounding the tannins whilst
retaining and enhancing the mid palate fruit
structure
Sangiovese
13.8
AUSTRALIA
12
Screw Cap
J & M Innes P/L
Vegan
Vegetarian 
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