'Picnic Wines' Pack ~ June 2025
Who doesn't love a picnic?! This mix of wines will suit everyone, and are great for sharing.
This month's Picnic Wines 3-Pack includes:
1. 2024 Dormilona Blanc de Blancs Pet Nat
Chardonnay | Margaret River, WA | Josephine Perry | Dormilona
We love an effortless Pet Nat, this one is all about purity and fun. She leads with bright lemon zest, grapefruit, and green apple - a zing, a zap. On the palate, it’s dry and textural, with a fine chalky grip and a soft creamy layer that makes it extra plush. The fizz is light and gentle, we’re talking a more creamy bubble than what you might traditionally expect, which makes it a super sippable, sessionable kind of pet nat. Made from hand-harvested Chardonnay grown biodynamically in Burnside, this one was whole bunch pressed straight into seasoned French oak, wild fermented with full malo and battonage, then bottled with a splash of fresh juice.
2. 2023 See Saw ‘Marge’ Gamay Pinot Noir
Gamay, Pinot Noir | Orange, NSW | Monica Gray | See Saw
Chilled red? We recommend this one: Bright and sultry, Marge is a skin-contact blend of organically grown Gamay and Pinot Noir from Orange, NSW. Made with minimal intervention and plenty of care, she’s a cloudy magenta colour bursting with dark cherry, plums and cheeky raspberry on the nose. These juicy red fruits carry through on the palate too giving a plush and velvety texture. Carbonic maceration and whole bunch wild fermentation add lift and freshness, while four months of lees work rounds everything out, leaving you with a lovely mouthfeel.
3. 2022 Grape Pirates Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon | Orange, NSW | Rebecca Milne + Aaron Onegin-Ward | Grape Pirates
A cool-climate Cabernet looking its best, truly. Look out for Jalapeno, fennel, bergamot and cacao on the nose, with boysenberry and fresh acidity on the palate. It was fermented in open tanks, hand-plunged, and matured in old French oak for 16 months before a natural settle in tank. Silky and savoury with a lovely bit of grip, perfect for your next dinner party. We’re giving it a little chill this month, you could too…?
