"Bright, youthful and fragrant, the bouquet shows dark plum, blueberry jam, cocoa and floral characters. The palate is juicy and lively, and delivers attractive fruit intensity and smooth texture, nicely framed by soft tannins. Very easy-going and friendly. At its best: now to 2020." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

The nose on the Farm Hand 2017 is lifted and expressive, displaying mellow red fruits, a dusty herbal perfume and notes of mocha oak. The palate is likewise open and medium bodied with blackcurrant, olive and mulberry flavour matched with subtle tobacco. The wine is generous in the mid plate before soft tannins and bright acidity carry the wine to a lingering finish.

The Farm Hand wines were grown by the Grigoriou family, fourth generation wine growers, from almost one hundred acres of Organic Vineyards in the Monash Valley of South Australia.

The moderate, dry climate with very low rainfall during autumn and fertile soils is perfectly suited to organic viticulture. The well-established vines (up to thirty years old) are planted widely apart for airflow to minimise disease pressure and minimal drip irrigation ensures low yielding fruit with rich flavours and varietal expressiveness. The 2017 vintage saw a return to conditions no commonly seen for over two decades. A very wet winter followed but a cool summer with few spikes of heat, resulted in harvest being a month later than normal in recent years. However, a dry and consistently moderate autumn ensured the fruit was able to ripen slowly I ideal conditions. This ‘throwback’ vintage will become famed for quality and elegance of the fruit.

After harvest grapes are fully destemmed before fermentation in mix of open and closed tanks. This wine was primarily vinified without the influence of oak for maximum fruit expression before blending with a component aged in three and four year old French oak.