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This step softens the acidity, builds a textural mid-palate, and adds complexity without overwhelming the delicate Riesling character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-ved=\"2ahUKEwj48Zuunt-UAxWX2skDHd7fGeQQi4wTegoIAggACAAIERAA\" class=\"\" data-bfc=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-complete=\"true\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACBEQAQ\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAYQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eMac Forbes is a pioneering, Yarra Valley-based winemaker who founded his eponymous winery in 2004\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eHe draws heavy inspiration from older, mid-to-late 20th-century European practices, as well as renowned winemakers like Dirk Niepoort in Portugal.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAYQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgBCAYQAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eRenowned for his terroir-driven approach, he focuses on producing elegant, low-intervention Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Cabernets in the Yarra Valley, alongside Riesling from the cooler Strathbogie Ranges.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eForbes maps the nuances of the Yarra Valley, releasing site-specific, single-vineyard wines rather than relying on broader regional labels.\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested, wild-yeast fermented, and aged in old French oak. 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Fruit was flavorful and good quality with overall average yield and bunch sizes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eVineyard notes: The Fighting Gully Road site is 8.3ha planted at elevations between 530 and 580m above sea level, receiving 850mm rainfall per year. The vineyard is\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003echaracterized by prevailing winds from the north-west. During the growing season these breezes have lower levels of humidity and ensure that the vines have restrained vegetative growth and remain disease free. Soils are Ordovician mudstone with younger granite intrusions, promoting a balance of structure (mudstone) and aromatics (granite).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWinemaking: A portion of the grapes were destemmed to retain whole berries while the balance were crushed. Fermentation took place in a mixture of stainless steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eand oak vats with the wine remaining on skins for a total of 28 days. The wine spent 10 months in new and seasoned fine-grained, Italian-coopered French oak barriques, puncheons, and larger format oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt an elevation of 530 – 580m above sea level, Fighting Gully Road is a cool, breeze-blown site. It’s steady slopes rise to the top of the escarpment that overlooks the fertile Murmungee basin, south of Beechworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, when we purchased the farm, these slopes were covered in scrub, stumps and many thousands of rabbits. There was hard work ahead, but also plenty of potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first vines were planted at the Fighting Gully Road vineyard site in 1997 – Cabernet Sauvignon and a small plot of Merlot on the north and west-facing slopes, followed by Pinot No​ir on the upper and east-facing slopes in the following year. 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RR127 and Pewsey Vale clones grown in the Concongella Creek and the Rhymney Vineyard sites (granite sub soils with red clay loam and granite\/quartz gravels), this Riesling shows both intensity and finesse. Vines date back to the 1960s. Grapes are cold fermented in stainless steel tanks, retaining the fruit’s inherent aromatics and acidity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS PRODUCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth-west of Melbourne in the region of The Grampians (formerly known as Great Western which is now a subregion), James Halliday describes the area as “quintessential Australian bush country, much of the slopes still covered with stringybark eucalypts”. Indeed, the old “great western” name harks back to the mid 19th century, a time when the vast expanse of western Victoria meant the gold rushes and endless get rich quick opportunities. 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