Gamay Headcase by Angus Vinden
Angus Vinden brings together an unusual blend of red and white grapes in an experimental style, to create something immensely fruity and delicious, especially when chilled.
The wine is relatively light, but powerful in terms of flavours. Each grape brings something completely different to the final blend. The Gamay provides fresh red berries, whilst the Shiraz offers some richness and spice. Pinot Meunier gives a soft roundness to the texture, and perhaps most interestingly, Gewurztraminer adds some delicate floral and herbal characteristics.
The result is a highly interesting wine, with lots of complexity, and an array of flavours that somehow blend together in perfect harmony.
Why we choose it?
Gewurztraminer blended into a red wine...in the Hunter Valley? Yes please!
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Headcase
An absolute Wildcase favourite, this wine is a great conversation starter for any dinner party. The label features a self portrait of Angus himself, taken after the harvest of this vintage. A wine that fully delivers the flavours that clearly took some effort to extract! At its very best when well chilled to 10 degrees.
Angus Vinden
Angus Vinden is a second generation winemaker with a small, 12 acre plot. He employs a minimal intervention approach, combined with organic and regenerative farm practices, to make wines that represent the region. At the same time he plants unusual varieties such as Gewurztraminer and Fiano that allow him to push the boundaries of modern winemaking.