Utzinger Roter Satz 2024

West Tamar fruit (Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir), hand-picked, fully destemmed, wild ferment, extended time on skins, basket pressed into old and new French oak barrels, unfined, unfiltered, cork.

Dark crimson red. black current, cooked plum, sour cherry, vanilla and white pepper flavours.

Soft attack, important amount of young tannins, full bodied with good volume, long finish. Will show its full potential after a few years in bottle.

Fruit sourced from West Tamar Valley vineyards. Hand-picked and fully destemmed. Wild fermented with extended maceration on skins for colour, structure, and complexity. Basket pressed into a combination of old and new French oak barrels for maturation. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, sealed with cork.

In 2015, a Swiss winemaker travelled the world in search of the right place to establish a vineyard. Along the way he met a Tassie girl… And so the story of Utzinger Wines begins.
Our winery is located in the cool climate of northern lutruwita (Tasmania), on the western side of the beautiful Tamar Valley. We instantly fell in love with this land, which overlooks the meandering kanamaluka (Tamar River).
The adventure of cultivating our own grapes began in 2018. With five clones of Pinot Noir, six clones of Chardonnay, some Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah, our vineyard is planted at a high density of 6500 vines a hectare and a row spacing of 1.8m. The rich, ferrous top soil contains large volumes of dolerite pebbles and lays on top of a heavy clay subsoil, which acts as a natural sponge for water and nutrients.
Our wine growing stems from a deep love for our planet, the creatures living on it and a common idea of true terroir wines. Our approach emphasizes on creating habitat for beneficial invertebrates and other native wildlife to create a balance between all elements found in our biosystem. To this end, we are a certified organic vineyard and winery.
In addition, ten percent of the property has been set aside to preserve intact native grass and an additional fifteen percent has been planted with trees, understory and ground cover plants to support the native animals present. We care deeply about the environment and aim to protect it whilst producing the highest quality fruit.
Our wines are crafted with maximum care and minimal intervention in order to truly represent their origin.
We are vignerons – our wines are grown, not made.