{"product_id":"konpira-maru-whitlands-pet-nat-2025","title":"Konpira Maru Whitlands Pet Nat 2025","description":"\u003ch4\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"302\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTES FROM KONPIRA MARU\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have been making pet nat for a long time. Too long really. It started as a fun thing to try, back when there were about three others on the market. It was a glorious quest. Then, well, you know what happened next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eBut we continue. And we continue making it the proper way: primary ferment in bottle, hand disgorged, old school, labour intensive, spiritually depleting. Why? Because we love to drink it. Truly love it.\u003cbr data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"512\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"590\"\u003eBut gee whiz it is a pain. It costs a fortune to make and beats you to a pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"771\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the world will be better for this\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"632\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat one man (actually two), scorned and covered with scars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"694\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill strove with his last ounce of courage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"740\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo reach the unreachable star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eThat's right, we know we have a higher mission. To keep striving toward the perfect one. The one that hits that beautiful place of mid tipsy in two glasses, fresh flavours, and a full chorus of Michael Bublés frothing up your glass. We cannot stop. We genuinely don't know how.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1105\"\u003eAnd honestly, this one feels close to the pinnacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003eA field blend of, wait for it, Scheurebe, Kerner, Ehrenfelser, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Gewurztraminer and Chardonnay, all from the vineyard we manage, Above The King in the Whitlands, King Valley.\u003cbr data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003eGrown by us, fermented by us, bottled, disgorged, labelled and mostly drunk by us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1677\"\u003eProper cool climate and high elevation fruit, picked over a number of weeks with each day’s picking being whole bunched pressed that evening, the fresh juice added to the previous day’s ferments. This meant a super long ferment, lasting roughly four weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1852\"\u003eAs with all the pet nats we produce, it is bottle fermented, inverted, chilled, disgorged, topped, capped, cleaned, dried, labelled and boxed all for your drinking pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1852\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting note: \u003c\/strong\u003eAromas of nasturtium flowers, cantaloupe, and butternut pumpkin, with a palate of white peach, green tea, honeysuckle and goji berry. Recommended with slightly al dente teppanyaki pumpkin lavishly dipped in tzaziki spiced with chai.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVariety\u003c\/strong\u003e - An array...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e - Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e - Victoria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSub Region\u003c\/strong\u003e - King Valley\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtra\u003c\/strong\u003e - Crown Seal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\u003c\/strong\u003e - 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVolume\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e750ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca href=\"#pro_more_desc\" id=\"more_desc_btn\"\u003eAbout the Wine Maker \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4211\/3208\/files\/right-arrow_480x480.jpg?v=1647847041\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pro_more_desc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-title-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKonpira Maru started, as many great concepts do, as an idea born from two mates having a beer at the pub. Working in the retail, production and education sectors of the wine industry for many years, Alastair Reed and Sam Cook were searching for their own\u003cbr\u003ecreative outlet. Sharing similar viticultural, winemaking and beer-drinking values, they set out on a vinous journey and from these humble beginnings, produced the first vintage in 2014, which resulted in just 600 bottles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe goal was simple – to produce wines that were both full of character and with a high drinkability factor; and also to inject a littlefun back into an industry often accused of taking itself too seriously. With their memorable labels and irrepressible attitudes, the pair\u003cbr\u003eare quickly becoming must-haves on the natural wine circuit. All ferments use only natural yeasts. With little to no use of oak thesewines are all about fruit purity and transparency. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo adjustments are made throughout vinification, save for a very small amount of\u003cbr\u003esulphur at bottling, and even then only if deemed necessary. Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Working closely with their crew of dedicated growers and now spanning regions as diverse as South Burnett, the Granite Belt and Kilmore, along with their organically farmed self-managed Whitlands vineyards in the Victorian high country, Konpira Maru’s star is seriously on the rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach and every release over the past few years has seen Al and Sam take big steps forward; getting to know the vineyards better is yielding a deeper understanding of how to best express these sites, and constantly refining their craft in the winery is translating to\u003cbr\u003ewines of greater purity and balance. These are undeniably joyous wines but with a serious and contemporary edge. The aim is tomake interesting wines with minimal intervention and maximum care. The results are nothing less.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-subtitle-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-subtitle sqs-dynamic-text\" data-animation-override=\"\" data-width-percentage=\"29.6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Konpira Maru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52900788404408,"sku":"SKU-230226062803","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4211\/3208\/files\/84EAA3E0-B3BA-4493-8B98-F7037AB0C03E.jpg?v=1772523591","url":"https:\/\/www.vauclusecellars.com.au\/products\/konpira-maru-whitlands-pet-nat-2025","provider":"Vaucluse Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}