2020 La Petite Mort Gentil Qvevri

Mandarin orange, lemon myrtle, and rose petal lead, followed by subtle hints of crushed‑rock minerality. The palate is lean and dry with bright acidity and a firm texture.

Grapes are hand‑picked and co‑fermented in buried clay qvevri using native yeasts with extended skin contact, and the wine is aged on skins underground for 151 days. The finished wine is unfined, unfiltered, and bottled with minimal sulfur.

Produced by La Petite Mort, an experimental label from winemakers associated with Bent Road Wines in Queensland, Australia. The Gentil Qvevri blend of Gewürztraminer and Muscat of Alexandria is sourced from vineyards in New England, Granite Belt, Heathcote, and Central Victoria, with decomposed granite, sandy loam, and clay soils at elevations around 770 m.