WILDMAN Astro Bunny Pét-Nat 2018
Pét-Nat
RIVERLAND
How much further out of the box can we get! Wild wine, wild blend of varieties (50% Vermentino, 25% Nero d’Avola, 25% Zibibbo), wild name, wild label and made by wild man, Tim Wildman that is.
Tim is a British-born Master of Wine (MW) who runs his own portfolio wine business involving travel, education and film. I guess we can consider him an Aussie Pet Nat pioneer - there were only a handful of producers having a crack at Pet Nats when he started back in 2014.
The Astro Bunny is a Pét-Nat (aka Pétillant Naturel) which is a style of sparkling wine, an ancient method of making fizz which has been around long before the famous sparklings of Champagne, these drink young wines can be red, white or anything in between. A naturally sparkling wine which ferments in the bottle – they’re cloudy, fresh and funky!
Pink, pretty and super fresh. It’s all strawberries and rose florals on the nose. The palate is bright and zippy with just the right amount of fizz for fun. Peachy fruit flavours with a mouth-watering grapefruit tang on the finish. This will go down a treat in the warmer months – the ultimate park wine!
Tasted: June 19
RRP: $35
Style: Pet Nat
ABV: 11%
Drink it: 2019-21
Food Buddy: friends, sunshine and salty snacks.
