Brand:Ngeringa
Closure:Stelvin
Organic Certification:NASAA
Country of Origin:Australia
Serving Temperature:18-20°C
Drink By:2032
Wine Ageing:10 months predominantly older French barriques and puncheons
Winemaking Style:Minimal-intervention
Harvest:Hand-harvested
Winemaking:65% whole-bunch fermented, small amounts of sulphur added at blending, just before bottling. No enzymes, no fining, minimal filtration.
Viticulture:On the northern slope of the Mount Barker Summit, at an altitude of 420m, is the Iluma Vineyard, home of Ngeringa’s “most inspiring and exciting fruit”. The majority of Syrah and Viognier is planted here, facing west on a lean, textured soil of micaceous schist and ironstone over clay on the Nairne terroir (2km from the other Ngeringa sites).
Food Pairing:Beef short ribs, Pepper crusted eye fillet, Venison steaks with celeriac mash and blackberry gravy, Smoked brisket, Goulash, Beef wellington, Pot-roast wild boar and pumpkin, Seared steaks & sage brown butter with cauliflower, Beet & apple hash, Sirloin steak & creamy mushroom-thyme sauce with mashed potato & greens beans.
