Vinteloper is a one-man show drawing on fruit from the Adelaide Hills and selected vineyards in other South Australian regions. VUWP, short for Vinteloper Urban Wine Project, is a rather unique project in as much as the wine was vinified in the heart of Adelaide’s commercial office precinct on Grenfell Street.
VUWP is anything but a one-man wine, as members of the public were invited to participate in the winemaking process from foot-treading whole grapes, pressing and transferring the wine to oak for maturation.
As to the wine, it is a ‘one-off’, a blend of Aglianico, Shiraz, Barbera, Shiraz, Graciano and Pinot Noir. Aromatically, the wine very much speaks of the blend, rather than its component parts. Red fruits lead the bouquet together with distinctive stemmy and smoky notes. The palate slightly belies the nose, being quite round and fleshy. All in all it’s a pleasantly rustic drop, not particularly complex but nonetheless enjoyable. It’s the sort of engaging wine we could do with seeing a bit more Down Under.
2013 VUWP RED #1
Producer: Vinteloper
Variety: Italian red blend
Vintage: 2013
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 7 September 2014
Tasting Note:
Mid-ruby. Interesting nose of cranberry, cherry, rhubarb and sour cherry. Stems and woodsmoke. Slightly sappy. Dry, medium bodied, soft and round, brambly red fruits leading to a sour cherry finish. Acidity is initially very prominent, but is enveloped by the structure of the wine as it opens up. Pleasantly rustic.
Score: 15/20
VUWP is anything but a one-man wine, as members of the public were invited to participate in the winemaking process from foot-treading whole grapes, pressing and transferring the wine to oak for maturation.
As to the wine, it is a ‘one-off’, a blend of Aglianico, Shiraz, Barbera, Shiraz, Graciano and Pinot Noir. Aromatically, the wine very much speaks of the blend, rather than its component parts. Red fruits lead the bouquet together with distinctive stemmy and smoky notes. The palate slightly belies the nose, being quite round and fleshy. All in all it’s a pleasantly rustic drop, not particularly complex but nonetheless enjoyable. It’s the sort of engaging wine we could do with seeing a bit more Down Under.
2013 VUWP RED #1Producer: Vinteloper
Variety: Italian red blend
Vintage: 2013
Region: Adelaide Hills, South Australia
ABV: 14.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 7 September 2014
Tasting Note:
Mid-ruby. Interesting nose of cranberry, cherry, rhubarb and sour cherry. Stems and woodsmoke. Slightly sappy. Dry, medium bodied, soft and round, brambly red fruits leading to a sour cherry finish. Acidity is initially very prominent, but is enveloped by the structure of the wine as it opens up. Pleasantly rustic.
Score: 15/20
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