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2021 Swinging Bridge #003 Amber

2021 Swinging Bridge #003 Amber

Orange, NSW

Tom Ward's skinsy sensation. Some creative, boundary-pushing stuff out of the Orange region.

$35.00

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About The Wine

This is Tom Ward's sixty go round on the experimental #003.

He's refining the style every year, with each vintage increasing in smashability and seeing a little less wildness. This is not quite as 'out there' as the earlier releases but the intent to create a textural yet vibrant skin contact white wine remains the same.

This is a blend of Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The fruit spent four weeks on skins, all the fruit was co-fermented and then spent three months in old wood prior to bottling. No additions made during the making, the wine bottled totally unfined and unfiltered with just a little sulphur to keep it sturdy.

The Riesling is from a slightly higher altitude vineyard this year and gives the wine a spritely acid backbone which allows the textural sides of the Gewurz and Gris to shine their brightest.

About Swinging Bridge Wines

Swinging Bridge is one of Orange’s premier producers.

This producer has always served up extremely well-priced, classically styled wines, but recent years has seen the quality and variety go to another level.

Owner/winemaker Tom Ward has a vision for Swinging Bridge to be renowned for its premium Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and for innovation, and they're making great strides. 

Their Chardonnay is already as good as any in the region; the Pinot Noir, while early days, is winning trophies and shows great promise, the innovative '# Series' is full of all sorts of deliciously quirky experiments.

An excellent producer and a leader for the future for Orange and NSW wine.

Swinging Bridge owner and winemaker, Tom Ward
Swinging Bridge owner and winemaker, Tom Ward
Orange, NSW
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From The Producer

Our #003 Amber is a skin contact blend of Riesling (42%) Pinot Gris (37%) and Gewurztraminer (21%). As part of our Hashtag Range this wine aims to showcase difference and challenges the traditional conventions of winemaking.

The Amber was fermented separately on skins and phenolics were reduced in each variety. The grape varieties were plunged daily to keep the cap wet and manage temperatures for each ferment, although Gewurztraminer ferment was processed at quicker rate to bring aromatics to the fore. The Amber was produced in an open top wild yeast ferment and the skins were pressed off after a couple of weeks and left to rest and soak together to combine and provide colour and texture. Lastly, the unfined and unfiltered process used to produce this wine increases the hazy appearance and again adds to the flavour compounds and texture.

Blend : Riesling (42%), Pinot Gris (37%), Gewurztraminer (21%)
ABV : 12.4
Closure : Screw Cap
Drink Until : 2025
Bottle Size : 750ml

Winemaker Tom
Winemaker Tom
Orange, NSW
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Such an interesting flavour.

I didn’t know what to expect from orange wine. The natural yeast brought it more in line with a sour beer or a cider than a wine. I wound up accidentally drinking the whole bottle but barely suffered for it the next day. Will buy another bottle soon.

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Easy and fresh

Easy to drink. A bit on the fruity side for my taste. But not offensive.

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