“Displays aromas of tropical fruit, lychee, pear and citrus complemented by bright acidity and a deliciously refreshing floral racy and still textural palate. In a word…yum. One for the next wine options night!
Crafted from almost 100% single vineyard estate grown Furmint grapes (with a smidge of its typical companion grape Harslevelu), this is the inaugural vintage of FREEMAN Furmint a rare white variety that is said to originate in Hungary and date back to the Middle Ages, a king called Bela and the Tartar invasion of the Tokay region.
Here in the Hilltops furmint was first planted at Freeman Vineyards in the mid-seventies, just a row back then. Since we have gradually expanded plantings and trialed a few vintages. But not till Vintage 2023 did we craft a textural dry white aromatic wine to feature in the portfolio – arguably Australia’s only furmint.
Planted on our Altura Vineyard, furmint is a thin-skinned variety, typically picked mid-season after chardonnay. Ripe whole bunches are de-stemmed and lightly pressed within an hour of picking and fermented in stainless steel, amplified with gentle lees stirring and a mix of new and old barrel ageing of selected parcels. This first release flags the arrival of an exciting rare variety here in the cool elevated Hilltops region.”
Freeman
