Domaine Fontanel L'Ancêtre 2007 (500ml) Canberra District berry and vineyard dust form

berry and vineyard dust form the nose along with a whiff of new leather

resinous pine

Harvest began on September 23 under perfect conditions

it’s a lovely Rosso that could give insight to what readers into what to expect for the style

Domaine Fontanel L'Ancêtre 2007 (500ml) Canberra District berry and vineyard dust formThis is a rare example of what is one of the oldest forms of winemaking, once found throughout the Mediterranean and now preserved by Catalan tradition on both sides of the French Spanish border. The grapes are hand harvested and fermented with native yeasts, without fortification. The youngest wines informing this wine date from 1946; the oldest from 1908. Exposed to the elements and aged for many years in partially filled oak barrels, the resulting