2024 Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese
2024 Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese

2024 Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese

96 ptsHALLIDAY TOP 100
Fighting Gully Road |Beechworth |Sangiovese
Top value, classically-styled Sangiovese from an impressive Beechworth producer.
4.0
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
8 Reviews
Price:
$35.00
Stock:
In stock, ready to ship
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Description

There are few viticulturalists in Australia that get Sangiovese right. It's a difficult nut to crack, it seems. Well, here's one that's inspired by the fantastic wines of Chianti, and hits the nail square on.

Mark Walpole works the Aquila Audax Vineyard in Beechworth with an eye only for quality. This Sangiovese comes from the upper exposed slopes of the vineyard, vines planted on shale and metamorphic rock.

With the skilled hands of winemaker Adrian Rodda doing all the right things in the winery, the Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese comes out with classic varietal character and offers excellent value for those who enjoy the savoury, grippy drinking experience that this variety can give.

"Mark Walpole loves sangiovese and the feeling is reciprocated... Potential? You bet!"
- Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

Jeni Port

Jeni Port

Halliday Wine Companion 96 Points

Mark Walpole loves sangiovese and the feeling is reciprocated. This is a mighty strong follow-up to the '23, fairly bristling in cherry-fruited and aromatic brightness and crunch in youth, with an underlying brooding quality that says, 'just wait.' A smidge (5%) of the Tuscan colorino red grape adds to the iridescence of the cherry red, bright hues. Aromas rise in wild raspberries, red cherries, plum, florals, cumin, fennel seed, red earth and spice. The palate is nicely weighted, with brisk acid crunch, and is both upbeat and alive in spiced cherry, red fruits and an underlying savouriness of Campari, dried herbs, licorice and mineral earthiness. Potential? You bet!

Customer Reviews

4.0
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 8 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 3 Total 4 star reviews: 4 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 1
8 reviews
  • WL
    Weng L.
    Verified Buyer
    4 weeks ago
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    2024 Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Best Aussie Sangio

    This is probably the best Australian Sangiovese IMHO and great QPR too.

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  • SL
    Sam L.
    Verified Buyer
    1 month ago
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    2024 Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Gem

    Love it

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  • WL
    Weng L.
    Verified Buyer
    7 months ago
    Reviewing
    2023 Fighting Gully Road Sangiovese
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    Best value Sangiovese in Australia

    This is a consistent and good value Sangiovese.

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The 2024 Sangiovese is 95% Sangiovese. 5% Colorino. A portion of the grapes were de-stemmed to stain whole berries, while the balance were crushed. Fermentation took place in a mixture of stainless steel and oak vats using indigenous yeasts with the wine remaining on skins for a total of 28 days prior to pressing. The wine was then matured in predominately Italian-coopered large casks.

This Sangiovese is a medium bodied wine, savoury and textural, with a beautiful line of fine-grained tannins and acidity running through the palate. The wine delivers enticing aromas of sour cherry and plum, with nuances of dried herb.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Sangiovese
Country Australia
Region Beechworth
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 96
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
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Fighting Gully Road

Fighting Gully Road is a boutique wine outfit from Beechworth.

It combines the considerable viticultural knowledge of Mark Walpole, one of Victoria's most respected grape growers, with the impressive winemaking nous of Adrian Rodda, one of Beechworth's most accomplished younger generation talents.

The wines are made in a traditional style, Mark's immaculately grown fruit making wines that are great to drink in an array of styles.

Everything from Sangiovese to Shiraz is in this delicious and good value range.

Legendary viticulturist, Mark Walpole Fighting Gully Road

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