PREMIUM ITALIAN VARIETALS
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Our philosophy is simple, we seek to create vibrant, beautiful wines that excite the senses and bring together friends and family on any occasion and with any cuisine.
First Ridge Sangiovese Frizzante
Our Rosé Frizzante is made from Sangiovese fruit and is quickly pressed to ensure the pale salmon colour desired. It has a lively and inviting nose of strawberries and cream and all the red berry fruit spectrum. Strawberries and spice coupled with lovely savoury textured tannins and light bubbles making this very much a party wine.
First Ridge Vermentino Frizzante
Our Vermentino Frizzante is crisp and zesty. The palate has bright citrus fruit flavours and exhibits varietal aromatic notes of pineapple, pear and lemon. Perfect with seafood.
First Ridge Vermentino
Vermentino is at home in the red loam soils on the side of the North facing hill. Good sun light protection from the south and good ventilation has produced a wine exhibiting strong varietal notes. Bursting with fresh pear, pineapple and citrus fruit on the nose. The palate is bone dry with bright lemon pith, pear and a savoury hint of anise giving the wine length and character.
Alira Prosecco
Our Prosecco is named in honour of the owner’s granddaughter. Fresh and vibrant, exhibiting crisp citrus lemon, melon and pear and a beautiful creamy finish. Our Prosecco is great on its own or with fish and delicate foods. It’s also an integral ingredient in any aperitif and Prosecco cocktails.
First Ridge Fiano
Fiano is the white grape variety grown in the Campania region of southern Italy and on the island of Sicily. Our Fiano displays ripe pineapple and toffee apple aromas. The palate is textured with bright tropical fruits and fresh honey blossom. A portion of barrel fermentation gives the wine a richness, which coupled with the slightly riper spectrum makes it a positive style difference to our other whites and Rosé
First Ridge Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio is a white grape variety with a greyish pinkish skin, thus why it is called Grigio which means grey in Italian. Immensely popular, the Italian Grigio style is typically lighter bodied, has crisp acidity and is fresh, with vibrant stone fruit and floral aromas and a touch of spice.
First Ridge Rosé
We find that our Sangiovese is perfect for making our Rosé. It doesn't impart too much colour and allows us to maintain the pale salmon pink we are aiming for. It sings in the glass with fresh aromatics of strawberry and hints of of rose petal and spice. The palate is savoury with zesty acidity creating a perfect balance, whilst giving the palate a savoury feel with zesty acidity to balance. A charming and delicious wine suited to any table.
First Ridge Christina-Sangiovese
Christina-Sangiovese is well suited to our climate and soils, especially when grown on the rocky ridges at 520 metres. This Sangiovese exhibits rich fruit with bright cherry and raspberry notes, and hints of vanilla and spice, which pair perfectly with its subtle, yet savoury tannin structure.
First Ridge Marco
Marco is a blend of First Ridge’s two key Italian grape varieties – Barbera and Sangiovese. Marco fuses Barbera’s deep blue/black colour and bold flavours with Sangiovese’s more savoury characters and acid-etched finish. The Sangiovese’s mild mannered tannins come to play with the Barbera’s acid zing. The combination enhancing and elongating the finish make a perfect duet.
First Ridge Montepulciano
Montepulciano is a newer arrival in Australia – its homeland the Adriatic Coast region of Abruzzo, near the ancient city of Pescara. Strong fragrance of dark cherries, mulberries and blackberries with an earthy twang. Sweet oriental spices form an exotic background make it true to the variety. Chewy and chunky with upfront black-fruited flavours that echo the nose with a raft of decisive tannins to mould the finish.
First Ridge Barbera
Our Barbera is grown at the highest part of the vineyard at just under 600 metres. In this part of the vineyard the top soils are shallow, with the shale rock and iron stone underneath influencing the production of intense, varietal low yielding fruit. Bright spicy berry aromas lead to a palate of rich dark plum and spice, with supportive vanillin oak, backed by crisp acidity, and soft tannins. A hallmark of this variety.