First Drop, Full Fat White 2018

The aim throughout the fruit processing stage is to preserve the fresh flavours by gentle handling, and by keeping the fruit and juice as cool as possible. The fruit is crushed as soon as it arrives at the winery and then undergoes skin contact for various durations dependent on variety. The fruit/ juice is then fermented by a neutral yeast strain at low temperatures of 12-15ºC so that the wine maintains primary fruit aromas and flavours. Throughout the process the aim is for minimal handling, and attention to detail, ensuring that the delicate aromatics are not compromised. Fermented to dryness, the wines mature sur lie for 9 months in stainless steel. This wine was filtered and bottled in December 2018

First Drop was born in 2004. Conceived by two friends, Matt ‘Gantos’ Gant and John ‘JR’ Retsas, with a desire to make wines to drink, not just appreciate. Mother’s Milk!  Based at the ‘Home of the Brave’ in the Barossa, First Drop is making wines with flavour, texture and a splash of funk; from fruit sourced from unique vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale and Barossa to bring you a diverse, deliciously exciting and thought provoking line up of flavours. Seriously fun!