2020 Wildman Wine Astro Bunny Pet-Nat
Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Riverland, SA
A cosmically delicious blend of fizzy weirdness from South Australia made by Tim Wildman MW.
$38.00
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...great gluggability. She’s fun! Shake well before opening, fridge cold, serving suggestion: beach or park.
Tim Wildman (owner/winemaker)
About The Wine
The Astro Bunny is a playful Pet-Nat by the hands of Tim Wildman, MW.
This is an all sorts blend of Fiano, Arneis, Nero d’Avola and Zibibbo, from various vineyards across Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale and Riverland.
Tim is emphatic that wine should fall into one of two categories: fun or fine. This wine sits firmly in the former category.
Astro Bunny is fun and fizzy, a little funky and positively loaded with personality. It's a spritzy wine that will charm any fan of this hugely popular wine style.
About Wildman Wines
The Piggy Pop and Astro Bunny Pet Nats are the wild creation of notable UK Master of Wine, Tim Wildman.
Each year Tim makes the pilgrimage from the UK to South Australia to pursue his bespoke Pet Nat project.
These wines are made with sustainably-grown varieties that thrive in the warm Australian climate.
Tim is emphatic that wine should fall into one of two categories: fun or fine. These wines sit firmly in the former category.
Riverland, SA
From The Producer
The fruit from four different vineyards was picked over four consecutive days in early March (Fiano March 4th, Arneis 5th, Nero 6th and Zibibbo on the 7th). The 2020 vintage was challenging, with low crops as a result of disruptive weather during flowering in November. To make up for this we sourced a one-off parcel of Arneis from the high-altitude Yacca Paddock vineyard at the southern end of the Adelaide Hills.
The Zibibbo was given 24 hours pre-ferment skin contact to extract greater aromatics, whereas the Nero was taken from the press after just a few hours to provide colour, then the four varieties were co-fermented. The wine was bottled with 12 g/L residual sugar and completed its fermentation in the bottle over the winter, becoming fully dry and resulting in a final pressure of 2.5 to 3-bar, producing a gentle foam rather than an aggressive fizz. Wild yeast, no adds, no filtration, no fining, zero sulphur = 100% natural goodness.
Blend : Fiano (50%), Arneis (15%), Nero d’Avola (15%), Zibibbo (20%)
ABV : 12%
Closure : Crown
Drink Until : 2021
Critic Reviews
Hugely peachy and a little grapey with a dash of lychee like of the nose. There's some florals characters, a hint of lemon sorbet and some white strawberry notes too. It goes down dangerously easy. There's just engough fizz, just enough tactile grip, and refreshing acid to keep it on track. Feels almost like drinking fizzy fruit juice which is no bad thing. Delish. - Different Drop Wine Team
Peachy-orange colour with floral and nectarine aromas. Gentle foaming bubbles with a watermelon wetness and a grapefruit tang giving great gluggability. She’s fun! Shake well before opening, fridge cold, serving suggestion: beach or park. - Tim Wildman (owner/winemaker)
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