Alpha Box & Dice O Gruner Veltliner 2021 Wine (75cl)

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Alpha Box & Dice O Grüner Veltliner is a thought-provoking style of Grüner Veltliner rarely seen in Australia. This wine showcases a more textured, complex approach to the variety, with 18 hours cold maceration on skins, wild fermentation in French oak barrique (15% new), and partial malolactic fermentation. The result is a medium-to-full-bodied white with remarkable texture and depth, offering a unique Australian take on this classic Austrian variety.

Why You'll Love It

This is Grüner Veltliner reimagined by one of Australia's most innovative producers. Alpha Box & Dice are known for pushing boundaries and creating distinctive wines with personality. With extended skin contact, wild fermentation in barrique, 8 months on lees, and partial malolactic fermentation, this wine offers exceptional complexity and texture. The 10 months in oak and 9 months bottle age create a wine that's ready to drink now with remarkable depth.

Meet the Producer

Alpha Box & Dice is one of Australia's most innovative and creative wine producers, known for making distinctive wines with personality and pushing the boundaries of what Australian wine can be. Based in the Adelaide Hills, they focus on interesting varieties and unconventional winemaking techniques.

Production

Bunch thinned and shoot trimmed for quality. Picked in the cool of night, followed by 18 hours of cold maceration on skins for texture and complexity. Pressed to tank, then racked to French oak barrique (15% new) with light solids included. Wild fermentation in barrique until dry, with partial malolactic fermentation (roughly 20%). Aged 8 months on lees, 10 months total in barrique, plus 9 months bottle age before release.

Tasting Notes

White stonefruit, brioche, oyster shells with a hint of white pepper. Medium-to-full-bodied with remarkable texture (similar to ramen consistency). Fresh and soft acidity balanced by gentle structured phenolics from skin contact. Complex, textured, and distinctive.

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