Brash Higgins 2021 ‘RIPPLE’ Carbonic Cabernet / Nero-Organic (6 Bottles) McLaren Vale

There’s a story behind this wine, our first foray into legit carbonic maceration. A fellow winemaker, Tom Colman, pulled me aside after a long consumer tasting in Sydney and said, “Brash, you should pick some whole bunch Cab Sav and flood it with Nero juice and let it ferment”. I was intrigued and it haunted me. This wine, the 2021, is made from freshly picked, destemmed Nero d’Avola grapes which were quickly pressed.