Blind Corner Ripasso 2023

This is Ben Gould’s riff on Amarone. It’s a single vineyard wine sourced from the Gould’s organic- and biodynamic-certified home vineyard in Wilyabrup, just four kilometres from the Indian Ocean. It’s a blend of two blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon (88%) and one block of Brunello clone Sangiovese (12%). The fruit is crushed by foot and plunged by hand during fermentation. A portion (7%) of air-dried, raisined fruit used to make the premium Blind Corner Amarone style Cabernet, Bernard, is then ‘re-passed’ through the Cabernet and Sangiovese. This practice intensifies the flavours and softens the structure. The wine matures in seasoned oak for a short time before bottling.