The deep, dark hue of Kalleske Buckboard Durif 2021 from Barossa Valley is striking. The fragrant bouquet entices with scents of violets, baked fruit cake, cherry, plum, trifle, sarsaparilla, grape jubes, sage flower, and a touch of toasty oak. On the palate, this full-bodied wine boasts bold and flavorful notes of rich dark fruits. The characteristic tannins of Durif are prominent, textured, and lingering, beautifully complemented by the influence of new oak barrels which add hints of dark chocolate, smoke, and coffee. The finish is long-lasting and harmonious, showcasing the perfect balance between fruit, tannin, and oak.
The Kalleske Buckboard Durif 2021 is a robust and harmoniously structured wine that can be appreciated both presently and after ageing for over ten years.
Buckboard Durif is a single vineyard wine that’s been grown, vintaged and matured on the Kalleske property. Vigilant grape growing, traditional winemaking and maturation in new and seasoned American oak hogsheads has resulted in a powerful, full-bodied wine of great flavour and intensity.
For more than a century, the horse drawn ‘buckboard’ was indispensable on the farm. The buckboard buggy transported not only people but hauled produce and supplies to and from the farm, including countless loads of grapes. In the mid 1900s the horse was replaced with a motor and then the buckboard further evolved into a flat bed truck and eventually to the modern ute.
The grapes were picked and de-stemmed into open top fermenters. The must was native-yeast fermented for 8 days on skins with hand pump-overs twice a day. After pressing off skins the Durif was filled to a mix of 25% new and the balance used American oak hogsheads. The wine underwent natural malolactic fermentation in barrel. The Durif was matured in barrel for a year prior to bottling
